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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

41
employees affected
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is eliminating 65 positions (65 employees) as part of the federal government's Comprehensive Expenditure Review (Budget 2025). This total includes vacant positions, projected attrition, and positions to be eliminated through formal workforce adjustment. Of these, 41 currently filled positions (41 employees) are undergoing formal Workforce Adjustment (WFA) or Career Transition (CT) proceedings — the most direct indicator of employees facing displacement. 82 "affected" or "at-risk" status letters have been issued (82 to employees, 0 to executives). These notices indicate potential impact and do not necessarily result in departure from the public service. The organization employs 579 people in the core public administration as of March 2025. Notifications were issued in Phase 2 of the Government of Canada's workforce reduction process.

Key Facts

Announced Date
January 12, 2026
Province
National
Industry
Government
Laid Off
41
Source
News Media

Company Info

English Name
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Total Employees
579

Raw Data (1 source article)

ACOA confirms job cuts, declines to say how many

Telegraph-Journal·Jan 20, 2026