People make their way through downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
By Catherine Morrison The number of people applying for a job in the federal government plummeted last year as Ottawa slashed the size of the public service. Two years ago, there were more than a million applications for jobs in the federal public service. But between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 202...
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