Job cuts could hit CBSA and DND amid hiring blitz, union says

The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Liam McCarthy says these departments are expected to grow 'on the net,' but 'it is possible that we will see cuts at the same time as places are expanding.'

Public Service Alliance of Canada president Sharon DeSousa said some ports of entry in rural Saskatchewan have been closed, and there is a 'dire need' for frontline workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

February 3, 2026

UPDATED February 4, 2026

One of the federal public service’s largest unions says jobs previously thought to be immune from cuts, including at the Canada Border Services Agency and Department of National Defence, could still be on the chopping block despite a pledged hiring blitz as the L...

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