Public Servants
- Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system
- Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system
- Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system
- You can’t modernize public service by simply digitizing outdated processes. It's time for performance reform: service design that starts with the citizen and measures
- You can’t modernize public service by simply digitizing outdated processes. It's time for performance reform: service design that starts with the citizen and measures
- You can’t modernize public service by simply digitizing outdated processes. It's time for performance reform: service design that starts with the citizen and measures
- The Liberals need to put in place a system that truly protects whistleblowers and the Canadian public. Perhaps then we can begin to restore
- The Liberals need to put in place a system that truly protects whistleblowers and the Canadian public. Perhaps then we can begin to restore
- The Liberals need to put in place a system that truly protects whistleblowers and the Canadian public. Perhaps then we can begin to restore
- Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited
- Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited
- Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited
- The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its
- The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its
- The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its
- Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.
- Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.
- Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out
- Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out
- Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out
- The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The
- The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The
- The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The
- Cuts should focus on non-essential administrative or back-office functions that don’t directly contribute to service delivery.
- Cuts should focus on non-essential administrative or back-office functions that don’t directly contribute to service delivery.
- Cuts should focus on non-essential administrative or back-office functions that don’t directly contribute to service delivery.
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could
- After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
- After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
- After fears of sizable cutbacks, the money only came ‘because frontline organizations fought for it,’ says NDP MP Leah Gazan of the $660.5-million coming
- Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources
- Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources
- Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources
- Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is
- Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is
- Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is
- At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
- At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
- At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
- Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to
- Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to
- Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to
- ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement
- ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement
- ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement
- Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public
- Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public
- Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public
- Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public
- Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public
- Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public
- Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across
- Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across
- Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across
- The Pay Equity Commissioner’s office is struggling with limited resources, compliance issues, and delays with case resolutions—proper funding is essential for pay equity to
- The Pay Equity Commissioner’s office is struggling with limited resources, compliance issues, and delays with case resolutions—proper funding is essential for pay equity to
- The Pay Equity Commissioner’s office is struggling with limited resources, compliance issues, and delays with case resolutions—proper funding is essential for pay equity to
- Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’
- Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’
- Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to
- Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to
- The Liberals are still in ‘a honeymoon period,’ but the government needs to be careful with the coming cuts, says the Chrétien-era cabinet minister.
FeatureBY | September 8, 2025
FeatureBY | September 8, 2025
- The Liberals are still in ‘a honeymoon period,’ but the government needs to be careful with the coming cuts, says the Chrétien-era cabinet minister.
FeatureBY | September 8, 2025
- The Liberals are still in ‘a honeymoon period,’ but the government needs to be careful with the coming cuts, says the Chrétien-era cabinet minister.
- The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
- The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
- The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where
- ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
- ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
- ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
- Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome
