Overview

• The Union of Taxation Employees launched phase two of its 'Canada on Hold' campaign to highlight agency-wide staffing reductions at the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Union president Marc Brière says the CRA has cut almost 10,000 jobs since May 2024, a figure the campaign cites to warn of deteriorating service for taxpayers and businesses.
• The union plans a rally outside the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday to press for reinvestment in CRA staffing and services.
• After the campaign’s first phase targeted the loss of about 3,300 call-centre positions, the CRA offered contract extensions to roughly 850 call-centre employees.
• Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne set a 100-day timeline for the CRA to reduce call-centre delays as the government pursues broader public-service savings.