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Ottawa (ONTARIO), June 24, 2026 – The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is sounding the alarm over another round of cuts at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), warning that the federal government is cutting the experts responsible for delivering the species recovery and marine conservation efforts it recently pledged …

This month, the federal government will issue statements celebrating both Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month. At the same time, it’s rolling out an updated return-to-office (RTO) mandate that, according to its own analysis, disproportionately harms equity-deserving groups. The contradiction is hard to ignore. Read our latest op-ed on RTO by PIPSC Vice President …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 8, 2026 – Unions representing federal food inspectors, scientists, and regulatory professionals are warning that sweeping new powers buried in Bill C-30 would allow Cabinet to exempt companies, products, and activities from food safety laws and regulations for up to six years, with no public oversight or parliamentary debate. The Agriculture Union …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 4, 2026 – The federal government announced a new national Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy today that it claims is “pro-worker.” But the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) says the plan offers few concrete protections for federal public sector workers who will be expected to use, oversee, or be …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 1,  2026 – Federal scientists are entering a new round of bargaining, warning that continued cuts to public science are weakening Canada’s scientific capacity and increasing risks for Canadians. The Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group, represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), has formally launched …

Halifax, May 22 2026 — Over 100 federal employees, mainly members of the  Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, are gathering in Halifax at lunch time today to protest federal job cuts and Workforce Adjustment measures affecting public service professionals across the country. “When public service jobs are cut, Canadians lose expertise they …

Halifax (Nova-Scotia), May 20, 2026 — Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will rally in Halifax on Friday, May 22, to protest federal job cuts and Workforce Adjustment measures affecting public service professionals across the country. The rally is organized by the PIPSC Halifax Branch and is timed to …

Public servants know what happens when the federal government pushes ahead before the basics are ready. They saw it with the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, where warnings were ignored, implementation was rushed, and workers were left to deal with the consequences for years. Now, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees are seeing that pattern take shape …

UPDATE: [May 25, 2026] – [The press release has been updated with new information at the bottom.] Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 14, 2026 — A new radio and digital ad campaign is calling on New Brunswickers to help save the province’s public veterinarians before critical services are eliminated and privatized. Launched by the Professional Institute …

Ottawa, May 11, 2026 — PIPSC has learned that the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is actively seeking to lease more office space to implement the federal government’s four-day return-to-office mandate, as it does not have enough room for employees in most of its locations. The government is literally looking for more office …