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Canada Revenue Agency to slash full-time jobs tied to benefits programs, ‘sunsetting’ tax policies

The agency forecasts reaching 47,732 staff by 2027–28, down from the planned 50,804 this fiscal year, reporting some layoffs tied to sunsetting pandemic-era programs and the consumer carbon tax.

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