Subhead:The number of jobs in the federal government has ballooned over the last decade of Liberal governance.#
The size of Canada’s federal bureaucracy has surged by nearly 99,000 employees over the last decade, even as the country grapples with record-high debt and affordability challenges, according to newly released data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
The figures, analyzed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, show a net increase of 98,986 federal employees since 2016, bringing the total headcount to 357,965—an overall growth of 38%. While the government trimmed roughly 9,800 jobs over the past year, watchdogs say the broader trend remains deeply troubling.
