Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques' office published analysis detailing $1.5-billion in spending cuts over four years, and a reduction of approximately 1,927 full-time equivalent roles across five departments.

At least 1,927 jobs across five departments will be cut from the federal public service in the coming years, as details slowly emerge about how Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to trim the public service and cut billions of dollars in government spending.

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