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Federal bureaucracy hits record 445,000 despite promised cuts

Despite the Liberal government's ongoing promises of internal savings, job cuts, and fiscal restraint, Canada's federal bureaucracy swelled to a record 445,000 employees in 2024–25.

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
Jul 16, 2025
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Despite the Liberal government's ongoing promises of internal savings, job cuts, and fiscal restraint, Canada's federal bureaucracy swelled to a record 445,000 employees in 2024–25.

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