Ottawa, Ontario

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is cutting three of six Indigenous student support co-ordinator positions as part of a broader restructuring effort. The positions have been made redundant with no current funding allocated, placing affected members on a recall list.

The Ottawa Catholic District School Board is cutting non-teaching positions as it focuses spending on students. The specific number of positions being eliminated was not disclosed in the article.

The Ottawa Hospital announced plans to eliminate 400 jobs across its three campuses as a regional trauma centre. The cuts are attributed to inadequate provincial funding despite the hospital having operated with a surplus the previous year.

Library and Archives Canada is eliminating 161 positions over three years, including 56 permanent employees, as part of the Carney government's public service spending review requiring up to 15 per cent operational budget cuts. The bulk of savings of $13.6 million will come from the access to information and privacy (ATIP) unit, though the organization is receiving a permanent $20 million annual funding injection to help address systemic access-to-information shortfalls.

The RCMP plans to eliminate 63 employees and 13 executive positions at its national headquarters in Ottawa as part of the federal government's comprehensive expenditure review. Front-line RCMP officers and specialized civilian members hired under the RCMP Act are not eligible for the early retirement incentive program.

The Ottawa Hospital announced a 3% workforce reduction affecting management, non-union, support, executive, nursing and other health-care positions across its 13,281-employee organization. The hospital estimates more than 100 front-line staff, mainly nurses and personal support workers, will be affected based on union discussions.

Bruyere hospital announced the elimination of 55 positions (46 personal support workers and 9 registered practical nurses) in response to a budget deficit. The layoffs have prompted over 100 health care workers to rally and urge the Ford government to stop cuts and fund hospital services.

The Bureau of Pension Advocates, a Veterans Affairs bureau that provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members denied disability benefits, is eliminating almost 100 temporary positions including 24 lawyers. This represents a 44 per cent workforce reduction that unions and MPs warn could negatively impact services for veterans.

Fifty-five front-line nurses and personal support workers at Ottawa's Bruyère Health are facing layoffs, according to their union. The organization is referring to the action as a 'redeployment process.'

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will cut 76 positions at its national headquarters in Ottawa as the national police force looks to find billions of dollars in savings in its budget.

The Department of Justice is cutting approximately 73 employees from its Indigenous rights and relations unit, representing more than one-fifth of the 328 at-risk positions across the entire department. The Treasury Board's latest numbers show the Justice Department plans to cut 197 employees and 37 executives.

For departments outside the core public service, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has told CTV News Ottawa 587 positions will be cut in its department.

The Parole Board of Canada will eliminate 37 positions.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is planning to cut over 500 jobs as part of the federal government's larger workforce reduction strategy. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, another union speaking for CFIA workers, has said 1,371 employees at the agency have received workforce adjustment notices. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada staged a demonstration in downtown Ottawa to protest the cuts, warning of impacts on disease surveillance and emergency response.

Global Affairs Canada is eliminating 483 positions as part of a government-wide workforce adjustment, affecting 3,295 of its 7,657 employees. The department is targeting $1.12 billion in annual savings through 2028-29, prioritizing voluntary departures and natural attrition.