The ministers have a few weeks to find cuts to meet savings targets outlined in the 2023 federal budget

Union leaders representing federal public servants say they haven’t been consulted.

Chris Aylward, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the largest union of federal government workers, said PSAC is calling on Ottawa to develop a government-wide staffing plan to address recruitment and retention issues in some areas.

“The government needs to pause these cuts,” he said.

“This proposed timeline is of more concern, as these changes are being rushed and conducted in silos,” he said in a statement. “As we said when the budget was released, you can’t cut $15-billion in public-service budgets without cutting services to Canadians or the jobs of the workers who provide those services.”

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    Federal cabinet ministers have been given an Oct. 2 deadline to come up with specific cuts as part of an effort to shave about $15-billion from existing spending plans, according to a letter obtained by The Globe and Mail.

    New Treasury Board President Anita Anand delivered the deadline in writing to her cabinet colleagues, meaning many ministers in new roles only have a few weeks to find cuts that were first promised in the 2023 budget.

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to shift Ms. Anand from the defence portfolio to the Treasury Board was one of the main surprises of last month’s substantial cabinet shuffle.

    During a visit earlier this month to Nova Scotia, where she was born and raised, she told the SaltWire news agency that the President of the Treasury Board is like the chief operating officer of government and is a person who sees every policy before it goes out the door.

    Chris Aylward, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the largest union of federal government workers, said PSAC is calling on Ottawa to develop a government-wide staffing plan to address recruitment and retention issues in some areas.

    Jennifer Carr, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada union, said in an interview that her members come across examples of wasteful spending and would be willing to contribute to the review.

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