Hundreds of federal job cuts at CRA and ESDC

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) are cutting hundreds of positions as part of federal cost-saving efforts. CRA plans to eliminate up to 280 jobs, primarily in the National Capital Region, while ESDC is terminating around 800 term positions in the passport program by the end of June 2025. The CRA says it can no longer guarantee alternative jobs for affected staff, citing fiscal constraints and the end of COVID-era funding. Services may be scaled back or eliminated, and departments like Digital Transformation will be restructured. The public service is shrinking for the first time in a decade, with nearly 10,000 fewer employees in 2025 than the year before. Unions are pushing back, warning that job losses will lead to slower service, increased stress on remaining staff, and more public frustration. With more than 3,000 CRA positions already lost since 2024, calls for a moratorium on further cuts are growing louder.

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