Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime public servant and deputy minister, said officials began planning for job reductions ‘some time ago,’ and aren’t waiting for legislation to go through.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget bill includes an early retirement incentive as a way to reduce the size of the public service without directly cutting jobs. Bill C-15 is currently being considered by various parliamentary committees.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

February 6, 2026

With federal public servants continuing to receive notices that their jobs may be at risk, legislation for the early retirement incentive program remains in limbo, as parliamentary committees dive into the budget bill.

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