Public Service Strikers’ Demands Will Cost $1B if Met by Ottawa: Report

PSAC workers and supporters picket outside the Canada Revenue Agency office in Sudbury, Ont., on April 19, 2023. Gino Donato/The Canadian Press

An additional $1 billion of public-servant compensation will be required if Ottawa meets the demands of the union representing around 159,000 federal workers currently on strike, says a business advocacy organization.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) wrote in a report on April 19 that wage hikes the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is requesting for certain public servants would cost the federal government approximately $1 billion to meet.