Newfoundland and Labrador:

The size and cost of public sector employment has a major effect on the government’s bottom line. Since 1997, Newfoundland and Labrador’s public sector has grown from 84 employees per thousand residents in 1997 to 109 per thousand. Across Canada, the average size of provincial public sectors is 83 per thousand, over 30 percent less.

Employing far more people than the Canadian norm in Newfoundland and Labrador means greater expenses. By restraining government employment to the national per capita average last year, the province would have saved almost billion dollars – enough money to balance the budget.

For better economic health, Newfoundland and Labrador’s government needs to shrink its high level of public sector employment.

Nova Scotia:

The size and cost of public sector employment has a major effect on the government’s bottom line. Since 1997, Nova Scotia’s public sector has grown from 86 employees per thousand residents to 101 per thousand. Across Canada, the average size of provincial public sectors is 83 per thousand, or 22 per cent less.

Employing far more people than the Canadian norm in Nova Scotia means greater expenses. By restraining government employment to the national per capita average last year, the province would have saved over a billion dollars.

For better economic health, Nova Scotia’s government needs to shrink its high level of public sector employment.

PEI:

The size and cost of public sector employment has a major effect on the government’s bottom line. P.E.I. currently employs 93 people per 1,000 residents, down from 100 in 2010 and up from 89 in 1997. Across Canada, the average size of provincial public sectors is 83 per thousand, or 12 per cent less than the government sector of P.E.I.

Employing far more people than the Canadian norm means greater expenses. By restraining government employment to the national per capita average last year, the province would have saved over a hundred-million dollars.

For better economic health, P.E.I.’s government needs to shrink its high level of public sector employment.