Several federal HR-systems units moved under Public Works and Government Services in phased transfers

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A Governor in Council order moves a series of human resources information and management system units from five federal departments and agencies — Citizenship and Immigration, Foreign Affairs Trade and Development, Correctional Service of Canada, Employment and Social Development, and the RCMP — into the Department of Public Works and Government Services. The transfers happen in four separate phases between late April and mid-June 2026. Each transferred unit dealt with HR platform administration, configuration, development, or operations (including HRMS and HRMIS systems). Staff in those units, and federal managers who rely on those HR systems for support, should expect a change in their departmental reporting structure and administrative oversight.

Who this affects: federal public servants in transferred HR units · federal HR and IT system administrators · managers and HR professionals using HRMS or HRMIS platforms · Department of Public Works and Government Services leadership