According to data collected by Matthew Lau, an Adjunct Scholar at Fraser Institute, since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in 2015, employment in federal agencies has ballooned by 43% — from 257,000 to 368,000 workers.
Employment and Social Development Canada's workforce surged by 80% since 2015, while overall employment in Canada increased by just 15%. Similarly, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada grew its staff by 11%, even as agricultural employment fell by 18%.
The Canadian Dairy Commission added 34% more employees, despite a mere 2% rise in the number of dairy cows and a 20% drop in dairy farms.
Trudeau Liberals driving up Canada's debt with bureaucrat hiring spree@franco_nomics of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins The @EzraLevant Show, where he tells guest host @SheilaGunnReid how the Trudeau Liberals' bureaucratic hiring spree is driving up debt for Canadians.… pic.twitter.com/5A8eOWaE3z
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) July 25, 2024
The growth is evident elsewhere too.
Elections Canada now employs nearly double the staff it had in 2015 — even in a non-election year.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has increased its headcount by 49%, and Natural Resources Canada by 39%, despite stagnation or decline in the industries they regulate.
A clandestine compliance bureaucracy born out of the COVID response is utilizing behavioural insights and seriously undermining accountability with little to no public oversight.
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) July 27, 2024
FULL REPORT by @TamaraUgo: https://t.co/QUS2qPrv06
Canada Revenue Agency — now with 59,155 employees, up 48% under Trudeau, is making it clear that this government prefers hiring tax collectors over supporting economic growth.
Overall, employment in federal agencies has ballooned by 43% — from 257,000 to 368,000 workers.
