Federal workers are starting to learn more about planned job cuts across the public service after Statistics Canada told employees on Monday that 850 positions will be eliminated from the department over the next two years.

The federal public service underwent a significant review in 2025, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget vowed to slash 16,000 jobs by 2028.

More details about the “workforce adjustments” are expected by the end of the week, according to an email to staff from chief statistician André Loranger. That will include notifying the first 100 Statistics Canada employees whose positions are now considered surplus.