Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service rallied on Parliament Hill on Jan. 16, 2026, to denounce the government’s proposed cuts to federal scientists and programs.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

January 21, 2026

UPDATED January 23, 2026

Workforce adjustment notifications have hit the desks of thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.

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