Mr. Les Linklater (Associate Deputy Minister, Human Resources-to-Pay Stabilization, Department of Public Works and Government Services) at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

Mr. Chair, thank you for the question.

I think the context here is the funding that was received in budget 2019 for the department. Essentially, we are looking at operational funding for one year only, which will necessitate a return to the centre for a budget request for budget 2020 to be able to sustain or perhaps enhance the number of staff that we have on strength.