Federal Job Cuts Proposed
The Carney government ordered departments to identify billions in savings.
Reports must cover fiscal years through 2028-29.
Public Services and Procurement Canada plans 1,793 job cuts.
Statistics Canada will cut 900 jobs.
Health Canada plans 942 job cuts.
Some departments will focus on streamlining or modernizing.
Unions warn cuts will affect thousands of workers.
Sharon DeSousa of the Public Service Alliance of Canada called cuts an attack on the public service.
Departments will end programs like the LEAP Lunar Rover Mission.
Canada Revenue Agency units will be winded down.
Labs will be consolidated, military fleets retired, and surplus properties sold.
AI will be used for efficiency.
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