Statistics Canada has announced it will end many term and casual employment contracts by October as it faces budget cuts.
A note sent to employees Monday by Chief Statistician André Loranger confirms the agency is ending many specified-period positions, including for term, casual and part-time workers, by October 8.
A spokesperson for StatCan says 142 individuals will be affected by the measure and that exceptions will be made where needed to avoid a “significant” impact on the delivery of a program or service, like the upcoming census.
In his note to staff, Loranger says the cuts are being made in response to the recent expenditure review announced by the government, which tasks most departments and agencies with finding savings of up to 15 percent over the next three years….