The Federal Government, Canada's Largest Employer, Just Became Even Larger

 "...Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the government’s latest spending plans – known as supplementary estimates (B) – asking Parliament to approve another $21 billion. That’s among some of the biggest asks in supplementary estimates other than emergency spending to deal with the pandemic.

In his latest report, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux estimates $2.3 billion of this additional spending is needed for the salaries and benefits of an expanding bureaucracy, which pushes the wage bill to $55 billion this year. That’s more than $130,000 per full-time employee.

The government has been on a hiring binge since 2015, which kicked into overdrive to deal with the pandemic..."

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/public-service-will-swell-to-409000-in-five-years-pbo-says