CFIA vows to beef up inspection with 250 jobs while hundreds of staff remain in limbo

None of the 250 new inspection and oversight roles promised under a $30-million ‘reinvestment’ have been filled, says Agriculture Union president Milton Dyck.

PIPSC president Sean O'Reilly speaks at an Aug. 25 protest in Ottawa where the union renewed its warning that workforce reductions at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency could erode Canada's food-safety capacity.Photograph courtesy of Felipe Godoy/PIPSC

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BY MZWANDILE PONCANA

August 31, 2026

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, which represents some workers at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says 250 new inspection and oversight positions have yet to be filled, while hundreds of employees wait for news as to whether their jobs will b...

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