Nearly 350 CBSA job cuts coming as agency slowly hires 1,000 border guards

The agency confirmed it will be cutting 348 staff, both executives and non‑executives, and has hired 68 as part of a goal of hiring 1,000 border agents. The timeline to fulfill that pledge is by 2028-29.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. The Canada Border Services Agency says it will be cutting a total of 348 staff as part of the government's sweeping spending review, and plans to meet the goal of hiring 1,000 border guards by 2028-29.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

April 29, 2026

The union representing workers at the Canada Border Services Agency says government spending cuts are getting rid of jobs that directly support frontline border agents, while the government’s goal of hiring 1,000 new border agents is years away from coming to fruition.

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