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A union representing federal Immigration Department employees is warning planned cuts that would lay off 60 litigation branch analysts could further impact the already strained courts dealing with hundreds of delayed immigration cases in the country's three biggest cities.
CBC News obtained a copy of one layoff notice sent to an analyst on Feb. 11, asking them to think about accepting a buyout or otherwise be prepared to lose their job in the first year of a three-year plan to reduce the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) workforce.
The analysts are responsible for reviewing case files and legal research, as well as briefing government lawyers.
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