Justice Department Cutting up to 264 Jobs as It Faces ‘Budgetary Pressures’

The Canadian flag flies on the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill as pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street Mall in Ottawa on Nov. 9, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The federal department of justice is set to lay off as many as 264 employees as it navigates what it calls “significant budgetary pressures.”

Ian McLeod, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email the department is taking “difficult but necessary” steps to manage available resources, given ongoing budget pressures that “can no longer be sustained.”