5 h. ago Federal public servants earning more than $150Gs grew 96% over five years

27,261 federal public workers received more than $150,000 in salary, benefits, OT and bonuses in the 2024-25 fiscal year

Economics

30 h. ago Federal government sending early retirement info to about 68,000 public servants

The government’s 2025 budget called for the public service to decline by about 40,000 jobs

Politics

2 w. ago Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes and would otherwise qualify. Tax experts say immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents as children, […]

Economics

2 w. ago Opinion: Federal funding cut derails hopes for better public transit

The Government of Canada has cut funding for transit agencies across the country. For all the talk of investment in the federal budget, the $3-billion annual Canada Public Transit Fund has been subsumed into the new Build Communities Strong Fund and weakened the federal government’s support for public transit. Transit agencies know they cannot fund […]

Other

3 w. ago Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000

Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.

Events

4 w. ago Des œuvres d’art public recouvertes pour protester contre le budget fédéral

Un groupe d’artistes est derrière cette «grève de l’art» à Ottawa, Montréal, Saguenay et Alma.

Politics

4 w. ago Des œuvres d’art public recouvertes en guise de protestation contre le budget fédéral

Un groupe d’artistes est à l’origine de cette «grève de l’art» à Ottawa, Montréal, Saguenay et Alma.

Politics

last month Carney’s budget reveals $925.6 million plan to support ‘sovereign public AI infrastructure’

Federal govenment to spend $925.6 million to support 'sovereign public AI infrastructure'

Economics