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Around 6,200 public servants apply for early retirement as deadline looms
May 13, 2026 | 2:39 PM
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OTTAWA — About 6,200 federal public servants have applied to retire early, with just more than two months to go until the deadline.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website says 6,214 applications have been received as of May 12 and that eligible employees have until July 24 to apply.
The program, which was launched in late March, is part of the government’s efforts to reduce the number of public servants and allows some federal workers to retire early without a pension penalty.
About 68,000 public servants have received notice that they may be eligible for the program.
