COW – Multi-year Funding Reductions – May 28, 2026
- We established spending reduction targets based on a long-term, risk-informed approach that prioritizes client services, adapts to new ways of working, and focuses on core mandates while minimizing job loss.
- Planned spending on core and internal operations is decreasing by 25% ($1.1B) over three years.
- Planned full time equivalent (FTE) workforce is projected to decline by 13% (1,440 FTEs) over the next three years.
- These reductions reflect the wind-down of temporary measures, reductions in the Immigration Levels Plans, and the Comprehensive Expenditures Review.
- We will continue to improve efficiency and productivity through modernization, policy and infrastructure updates and service transformation.