CRA Layoffs: Hundreds of temporary workers to be axed in December

What’s going on at the CRA?

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is planning to eliminate approximately 580 temporary workers, most of them debt collectors, next month.

A CRA representative told news outlets, including the CBC, that the organization is prioritizing resources for tax filing and reducing pandemic-era staffing levels.

The update comes after the Treasury Board instructed departments to reduce spending to meet budget targets of $15 billion in savings over four years.

At the end of March, the CRA reportedly employed more than 59,000 people.

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Union reaction

Marc Brière, national president of the Union of Taxation Employees, told the CBC that laying off debt collectors doesn’t make sense because these workers bring in much more than they cost.

Brière added that the union was told no more layoffs will come this year, and permanent jobs at the agency won’t be affected in the foreseeable future.

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