Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union

Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says unionBy Canadian Press on January 28, 2026. OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says staff have been told there will be 1,371 agency jobs cut as part of the government’s cost-cutting exercise. The Agriculture Union says it “categorically denounces” the cuts, which it says point toward a “looming food safety crisis” in Canada. More than 10,000 federal public servants have received notices this month warning that their jobs may be cut, say the unions representing them. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says the government is being “reckless” as it moves to cut the public service, and is calling on the government to issue a staffing plan.