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A change in the senior ranks of the public service was largely anticipated after a smaller shakeup earlier this year, shortly after Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia took the reins as the government’s top public servant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali told the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Nov. 27 that the Parliamentary Budget Office's requested timeline was 'unreasonable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali told the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Nov. 27 that the Parliamentary Budget Office's requested timeline was 'unreasonable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
Industry and the public service each see shadows on the wall and interpret them as the complete picture when it comes to defence procurement, writes Dan A. Doran. Unsplash photograph by Skyler Gerald
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
Opinion | BY DAN A. DORAN | November 25, 2025
Industry and the public service each see shadows on the wall and interpret them as the complete picture when it comes to defence procurement, writes Dan A. Doran. Unsplash photograph by Skyler Gerald
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
Evan Solomon
After the federal budget laid out billions in cost savings via tech-fuelled efficiency, Digital Minister Minister Evan Solomon was pressed to explain how AI will increase efficiency in the federal public service without cutting jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
Evan Solomon
After the federal budget laid out billions in cost savings via tech-fuelled efficiency, Digital Minister Minister Evan Solomon was pressed to explain how AI will increase efficiency in the federal public service without cutting jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL WILSON | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new government has made modernization a core mission. Citizens expect their government to deliver service the way they experience it elsewhere: personalized, efficient, accountable, and human, writes Michael Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHAEL WILSON | November 17, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHAEL WILSON | November 17, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new government has made modernization a core mission. Citizens expect their government to deliver service the way they experience it elsewhere: personalized, efficient, accountable, and human, writes Michael Wilson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA, MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
Yvon Barrière, regional executive vice-president for Quebec, Public Service Alliance of Canada; left, Chris Aylward, national president of PSAC; Jennifer Carr, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada; and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA, MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA, MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2024
Yvon Barrière, regional executive vice-president for Quebec, Public Service Alliance of Canada; left, Chris Aylward, national president of PSAC; Jennifer Carr, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada; and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, right, holds a press conference on the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report, with task force chair Adelle Blackett on Dec. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
Opinion | BY WILLIAM BARCLAY | February 14, 2024
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, right, holds a press conference on the release of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force’s final report, with task force chair Adelle Blackett on Dec. 11, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 13, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan's Feb. 12 report found 'glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices' throughout the ArriveCan development and implementation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 13, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | February 13, 2024
Auditor General Karen Hogan's Feb. 12 report found 'glaring disregard for basic management and contracting practices' throughout the ArriveCan development and implementation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2024
Former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, left, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to a new report, 'we are witnessing a truly unprecedented expansion in the size of the civil service' under Canada's current leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 6, 2024
Former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, left, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to a new report, 'we are witnessing a truly unprecedented expansion in the size of the civil service' under Canada's current leader. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 28, 2024
An experienced public servant, Nathalie Drouin is the new national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 28, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 28, 2024
An experienced public servant, Nathalie Drouin is the new national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 15, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members block traffic on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa during a Feb. 28, 2019, demonstration marking the third anniversary of the implementation of the Phoenix pay system that has plagued public servants with payroll issues since its inception. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 5, 2024
Deputy Minister of Immigration Christiane Fox, left, Deputy Minister for Economic Development and President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Catherine Blewett, who chaired the task force, and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Caroline Xavier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 5, 2024
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 5, 2024
Deputy Minister of Immigration Christiane Fox, left, Deputy Minister for Economic Development and President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Catherine Blewett, who chaired the task force, and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Caroline Xavier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
Stan Lee, interim president of the Public Service Commission, left, Fiona Spencer, commissioner, and Hélène Laurendeau, commissioner. The commission released its 2022-23 annual report earlier this month. Photographs courtesy of the government of Canada, X
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 29, 2023
Stan Lee, interim president of the Public Service Commission, left, Fiona Spencer, commissioner, and Hélène Laurendeau, commissioner. The commission released its 2022-23 annual report earlier this month. Photographs courtesy of the government of Canada, X
Opinion | BY DON HEAD | December 27, 2023
Ultimately, a government and public service that places the people at the centre of its operations is better equipped to address the evolving needs of society and foster a sense of collective well-being among all Canadians, writes Don Head. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY DON HEAD | December 27, 2023
Opinion | BY DON HEAD | December 27, 2023
Ultimately, a government and public service that places the people at the centre of its operations is better equipped to address the evolving needs of society and foster a sense of collective well-being among all Canadians, writes Don Head. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
Up to 100 tenants in a 944-unit rental complex in Toronto are now facing eviction proceedings because of their ongoing eight-month rent strike against proposed above-guideline rent increases of approximately 10 per cent over two years. According to an ATIP from 2020, the building is owned by a public servants' pension fund. Photograph courtesy of Allan Vega/Unsplash
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | December 21, 2023
Up to 100 tenants in a 944-unit rental complex in Toronto are now facing eviction proceedings because of their ongoing eight-month rent strike against proposed above-guideline rent increases of approximately 10 per cent over two years. According to an ATIP from 2020, the building is owned by a public servants' pension fund. Photograph courtesy of Allan Vega/Unsplash
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2023
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, one of the representative class members in the class-action lawsuit against the federal government; Kofi Achampong, principal lawyer and government relations adviser with Achampong Law; and Courtney Betty, the lawyer leading the class action. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, and Courtney Betty
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2023
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, left, one of the representative class members in the class-action lawsuit against the federal government; Kofi Achampong, principal lawyer and government relations adviser with Achampong Law; and Courtney Betty, the lawyer leading the class action. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, LinkedIn, and Courtney Betty
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade