Agriculture Canada/Public Service Alliance announces 5000 job cuts, closure of 7 research operations
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Agriculture Canada/Public Service Alliance announces 5000 job cuts, closure of 7 research operations
Posted by aspiringSnowboarder
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Mass layoffs for public service workers in Canada have been started. ALL departments have to cut staffing by 10% minimum, and some even higher. Agriculture Canada announced they will be shutting down 7 research centers and consolidating its research practice to save on full time employee and center costs.
There was a lot of focus in the sub on DOGE, but Carney seems to be doing a similar thing up in Canada (though more humanely). The government is also expected to announce 5 days mandatory in office in an effort to push more federal workers to quit.
I’m somewhat skeptical of government layoffs for budget savings unless there’s a pressing need to do so (corruption, etc), but I suppose Canada is significantly more likely to have excessive non-military federal spending, and thus waste, than the US.
Carney almost certainly knows a hell of a lot more about public sector economics than me, though, so if he thinks it’s needed and it’ll increase efficiency he’s probably right.
Looking it up, Canada doesn’t spend any more on public-sector research as a % of GDP than the US pre-Trump and the private sector spends a lot less. Seems odd to cut it considering Canada has a very good higher education system with outsized global influence.