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The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER | April 4, 2019
‘Some students don’t have parents with contacts in business or government or even universities. Work placements build networks. It gets students in front of employers. It’s a social leveller,’ says RBC CEO Dave McKay. Photograph courtesy of Daria Shevtsova/Pexels
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER | April 4, 2019
Opinion | BY VALERIE WALKER | April 4, 2019
‘Some students don’t have parents with contacts in business or government or even universities. Work placements build networks. It gets students in front of employers. It’s a social leveller,’ says RBC CEO Dave McKay. Photograph courtesy of Daria Shevtsova/Pexels
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
ITAC's Andre Leduc estimates the government spends $12.5-billion annually just 'keeping the lights on' on with old technology. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
ITAC's Andre Leduc estimates the government spends $12.5-billion annually just 'keeping the lights on' on with old technology. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 27, 2019
Federal Black Employee Caucus founder Richard Sharpe says that Black employees still face systemic racism in the public service, epitomized by the fact there's never been a Black deputy minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 27, 2019
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 27, 2019
Federal Black Employee Caucus founder Richard Sharpe says that Black employees still face systemic racism in the public service, epitomized by the fact there's never been a Black deputy minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
The role of the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council, located on Wellington Street across the road from Parliament Hill, is one of the main points discussed in a new book by professors Alex Marland and Jared Wesley, The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | February 13, 2019
The role of the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council, located on Wellington Street across the road from Parliament Hill, is one of the main points discussed in a new book by professors Alex Marland and Jared Wesley, The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 23, 2019
Public services and procurement deputy minister Marie Lemay, who was appointed two months after the Phoenix launch, has been heading much of the government's stabilization efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 23, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 23, 2019
Public services and procurement deputy minister Marie Lemay, who was appointed two months after the Phoenix launch, has been heading much of the government's stabilization efforts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | December 12, 2018
Former Treasury Board secretary Yaprak Baltacioglu was recently appointed chancellor of Carleton University. She graduated from the university's School of Public Policy and Administration in 1989. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | December 12, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | December 12, 2018
Former Treasury Board secretary Yaprak Baltacioglu was recently appointed chancellor of Carleton University. She graduated from the university's School of Public Policy and Administration in 1989. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 17, 2018
Scientists are pushing for the federal government to cover more of the 'full' costs of research, which include lab equipment and technicians, on top of project funding. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 17, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | October 17, 2018
Scientists are pushing for the federal government to cover more of the 'full' costs of research, which include lab equipment and technicians, on top of project funding. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
ACFO president Dany Richard, left, and PSAC national president Chris Alyward, right, chat before a House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting on Oct. 4. The two, along with representatives from CAPE and PIPSC, discussed their unions' issues with the government's hiring process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | October 10, 2018
ACFO president Dany Richard, left, and PSAC national president Chris Alyward, right, chat before a House Government Operations and Estimates Committee meeting on Oct. 4. The two, along with representatives from CAPE and PIPSC, discussed their unions' issues with the government's hiring process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade