A memo sent to staff at Veterans Affairs says 800 jobs will be cut over the next three years as a result of the federal budget.
But in the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, the department’s deputy minister says relatively speaking, Veterans Affairs is fortunate.
Suzanne Tinning writes the department expects to manage the cuts mostly through redeployment or attrition, as 30 per cent of the entire workforce is eligible to retire by 2016.
Tinning says the cuts are being made because the number of veterans being served is getting smaller.
She says that, coupled with improved technology, means some of the work the department does is no longer needed.
Veterans’ advocates have long taken issue with the assertion their ranks are dwindling.
They note that while there are fewer vets from 20th century conflicts, there are thousands entering the system who served in Afghanistan…
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via Veterans Affairs to cut 800 jobs | The Chronicle Herald.
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