Workforce adjustment
Resources by organization
WFA in the news
Term employment
CAPE National
CAPE Alternation Network - Sign up with your CAPE membership to:
Volunteer to swap and leave: Members interested in leaving the public service and interested in swapping with an opting member should access the Alternation page and fill out the registration form
Find a volunteer to swap and stay: Members looking for other CAPE members willing to swap can check out our list on the page and directly contact the person listed
Government of Canada
Workforce Adjustment Directive, National Joint Council
Selection of employees for retention or lay-off: Guide for managers and human resources specialists, Canada.ca
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC Union)
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC Union)
July 7, 2025 - Cabinet ministers told to find ‘ambitious’ savings by end of summer, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
April 25, 2025 - CAPE files policy grievance over IRCC’s implementation of WFA, CAPE National (Ottawa)
January 21, 2025 - IRCC job cuts: a risky move as U.S. immigration policy shifts, CAPE National (Ottawa)
November 8, 2024 – CAPE opposes any government budget measures that target workforce adjustment, CAPE National (Ottawa)
Directive on term employment, Treasury Board Secretariat
Policy on people management, Treasury Board Secretariat
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