PCO forecasts $64-million cut, dropping 64 staff over next three years

The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, signed the introduction to the Privy Council Office's recently-published plan, which incoming Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia will be expected to execute.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 2, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney's civil service department is planning to downsize, chopping millions of dollars off its annual budget and laying off dozens of advisers to the cabinet in the next few years.

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