US EditionFood inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
About 587 CFIA employees will lose jobs entirely as cuts raise concerns of a looming food safety crisis and strain agency capacity, union leaders warn.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to cut 1,371 jobs as part of a government cost-cutting exercise, according to the Agriculture Union.
- Milton Dyck, national president of the Agriculture Union, warns that cuts to food safety may lead to increased food-borne illnesses and livestock deaths.
- The Agriculture Union denounces the cuts, suggesting they indicate a looming food safety crisis in Canada.
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada criticized the government for being reckless and urged a staffing plan.
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Job cuts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency raise food safety concerns
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is closing seven of its 20 research operations across Canada as the federal government looks to eliminate public service jobs. Research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City, Que., and Lacombe, Alta., are set to close, as are satellite research farms in Scott and Indian Head, Sask., Portage La Praire, Man., and Nappan, N.S. Approximately 665 department positions have been reduced and 1,050 employees reporte…
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Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
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CFIA Job Cuts Confirmed as Ottawa Targets $235M in Savings Over Four Years
The agency has confirmed 587 job cuts while unions say austerity measures could weaken food safety inspections, research, and emergency response capacity. It’s not yet known what effect, if any, sweeping job cuts at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) could have on the future of Seed Regulatory Modernization, as federal employees were informed this week that hundreds of positions will be eliminated across the agency. The Agriculture Union…
Job Cuts at CFIA Puts Food Safety at Risk: Union
Ottawa (Rural Roots Canada) – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is cutting jobs as part of an ongoing, government-wide expenditure review, according to the union representing CFIA employees. In a release, the Agriculture Union says it “categorically denounces” the cuts, which it says will lead to a “looming food safety crisis” in Canada. The union says employees were called into a meeting on Tuesday, where they were told some 1,371 jobs…
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