Over 600 public servants were notified this week that their jobs are on the line, with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) feeling the brunt of the potential cuts.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said in a news release that 219 workers at NRCan received warning that their position could be cut.

In addition, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) told Radio-Canada that 200 of its members at NRCan were also given notices of a potential layoff.

“The federal government’s decision to cut critical research programs and scientific positions at Natural Resources Canada poses serious and avoidable risks to safety and security across the country,” PIPSC president Sean O’Reilly said in a statement.

NRCan is implementing cost-cutting measures outlined in the f

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