OTTAWA — Federal public service unions are condemning the government’s proposed amendments to collective bargaining rules — though they admit they know little at this point about what those changes could entail.

The federal budget, tabled on Tuesday, proposes amendments to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act to ensure the government can “attract and retain the necessary talent” while “respecting Canada’s fiscal circumstances relative to its stated budgetary policies and objectives.”

The budget says public sector compensation “must align with Canadian labour market trends” and the government’s own fiscal position.

Benoit Mayrand, a spokesperson for the Department of Finance, said in an email that the amendments do not “directly” limit wage increases.

Instead, he said, they wo

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