Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could mean 70,000 job losses.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne indicated job losses are coming in the federal public service, saying its ranks have grown unsustainably since the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

October 31, 2025

Union leaders are bracing for the impacts of the pending budget, with one leader saying thousands of jobs could be cut if the Liberals make good on their promise to reduce the size of the federal public service.

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