Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review

ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding 15 per cent in program savings.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

July 11, 2025

Thousands of job losses are forecast at Employment and Social Development Canada over the next three years, according to workforce requirements published in its

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