Overview
- Statistics Canada says it will eliminate about 850 positions and reduce roughly 12% of its executive team, with affected staff to be notified within two weeks.
- Union data indicate 3,274 Statistics Canada employees have received workforce adjustment notices, a process that can lead to layoffs or alternatives such as position swaps.
- At Shared Services Canada, the Public Service Alliance of Canada reports 530 members received workforce adjustment letters, while the department has not disclosed total figures.
- Treasury Board figures show Statistics Canada had 7,274 employees as of March 31, 2025, including 99 executives, underscoring the scale of the planned cuts.
- Budget 2025 targets about 30,000 reductions over five years after roughly 10,000 recent cuts, with a $1.5‑billion early‑retirement incentive pending legislative approval under Bill C‑15, and unions warn of risks to census work, data quality and federal IT services.