A strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)—a union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants across the country—could impact federal services for veterans, indigenous people, immigrants, and those looking to get passports and tax returns.
The government of Canada has released details on how a potential strike among the five bargaining groups of the PSAC would affect millions of Canadians.
Canada Revenue Agency
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) said in the event of a labour disruption, certain services may be “delayed or unavailable.”
The agency said there could be delays in processing some income tax and benefit returns—particularly those filed by paper—as well as increased wait times in its contact centres….