For every single piece of policy proposal, be it legislation or a program, there has to be a memorandum to cabinet, which normally would include the number of employees required to implement that legislative piece or that program—or at the very least, in the Treasury Board submission. It's an integral part of the budget submission and the budget request to have the number of FTEs required to implement a plan.
On April 18th, 2024. See this statement in context.