Layoffs Canada

Government of Canada Layoffs 2025 — 60,000 Jobs Cut in Canada

~60,000
employees affected
Media Report

A report predicts that the number of federal public service jobs in Canada could drop by almost 60,000. The article references Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne but does not provide details on implementation timeline or specific reasons for the predicted job losses.

Announced Date
July 24, 2025
Province
Canada-wide
Industry
Government
Laid Off
~60,000(Planned or forecast layoffs)
Organization Type
government
Source
News Media
Organization
Government of Canada

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Sources (9 articles)

Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts

CTV News·Jul 24, 2025

Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts

The Globe and Mail·Jul 24, 2025

Government job cuts could reach 57,000 as Ottawa slashes spending

The Economic Times·Jul 25, 2025

Federal cuts are freezing new grads out of the public service

Ottawa Citizen·Jul 19, 2025

Think tank calls on federal government to cut 64,000 public service jobs

CTV News·Aug 8, 2025

Federal government plans to reduce size of public service through attrition: minister

CTV News·Aug 14, 2025

Chris Selley: What did we get for 100,000 new federal civil servants?

National Post·Aug 1, 2025

Mayor spoke to prime minister in hopes public service cuts won't be 'devastating' for Ottawa

Ottawa Citizen·Jul 31, 2025

Federal public service job cuts may reach 60,000 by 2028, new report warns

RED FM 88.9FM Toronto·Jul 24, 2025