That's a good point as well. I believe that the additional investments and expenditures made over the years, that is to say the additional funding allocated to the two departments, have made it difficult to plan their human resources. For example, if they anticipate at the beginning of a year that the funding will be a relatively stable amount of a few billion dollars over the next few years, but then a budget or an announcement provides them with additional funding, that completely or significantly changes their staffing plans.
Additional funding over the years has made it harder to plan, because departments have probably focused their efforts on recruitment, not only to replace people who have left their jobs, but also to fulfill their mandates as they receive additional funds through budgets, fall economic updates or other one-time announcements. Departments are therefore constantly looking for additional resources to fulfill their mandate.