The Canada Flag flies on the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill as pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, according to one of its members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Almost 2,000 student employees cut from federal government in the last fiscal year

by The Canadian Press September 25, 2025

written by The Canadian Press September 25, 2025

By Catherine Morrison The number of students working for the federal government fell almost 20 per cent between 2024 and 2025. Data provided by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 9,120 students were employed in the federal public service at the end of March 2024. A year later, in March 2...

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