Ottawa·NewCanada’s largest federal public sector union says around 2,000 public servants have signed up for a new online platform meant to connect workers affected by cuts in the federal budget as part of a potential job exchange.Platform created to ease transition for workers affected by cuts in 2025 budgetCBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2025 1:59 PM EST | Last Updated: 30 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The federal government says the public service has grown at a rate ‘far greater’ than the Canadian population, peaking in 2024 at just under 370,000 employees. (Pierre-Paul Couture/Radio-Canada)Canada’s largest federal public sector union says around 2,000 public servants have registered to a new online platform meant to connect workers affected by cuts announced in the federal budget.The federal government is trying to cut about 40,000 public service jobs from the peak in 2024, in part by offering a voluntary early retirement program.Once an employee creates a profile and indicates their status — whether they’re affected by the cuts or wish to leave the public service — they can browse job postings from others with similar skills as part of a potential job exchange.The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which is responsible for the platform, says while around 150 of those registered are actively seeking new positions, the majority are considering leaving the government.The tool is available to employees of the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Canada Revenue Agency, Parks Canada, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.The job exchange is stipulated in the collective agreement and is meant to keep those whose jobs have been declared surplus employed by the government.PSAC’s national executive vice-president Alex Silas said the matching tool was developed to facilitate the process.”We want to make sure that the information is accessible because the employer hasn’t done so, which is disappointing,” Silas said in French.Treasury Board Secretariat spokesperson Martin Potvin said the government is currently developing its own application to facilitate job exchanges. Any job exchange must ultimately be approved by the employer.With files from Radio-Canada
Nearly 2,000 public servants using new job matchmaking service, union says
