Statistics Canada Slashing 850 Jobs in 2026, Entering “Workforce Adjustment Period”
Stats Can Layoffs: Latest Information
Statistics Canada (Stats Can) is eliminating approximately 850 jobs — claiming that it’s entering a “workforce adjustment period.”
In addition to the cuts, the federal agency will be trimming its executive team by around 12%.
“[We’ll] be informing affected and surplus employees within the next 2 weeks,” Stats Can said in a statement.
“[We remain] focused on serving Canadians and adapting to future needs as we move through this period of change.”
The bombshell update comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government continues to scale back the size of the federal public service.
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