Departmental plans show Carney government’s path to spending cuts, thousands of job losses

New documents from 90 federal organizations forecast how many jobs will be shed in the coming years, and which programs will end, though some departments are more specific than others.

Departmental plans this year show how the federal bureaucracy aims to cut jobs and spending, following Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's summer 2025 directive for most departments to slash spending by 15 per cent by the end of the decade.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

March 18, 2026

This year’s departmental plans offer some insight into how the Carney government aims to cut billions of dollars in spending and thousands of jobs across the public service, with some federal organizations turning to artificial intelligence and technology for cost savings ...

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