Ottawa, Gatineau public service job cuts

Here you will find all the latest information,video and audio about federal public servicejob cuts in Ottawa after the 2012 federal budget.

• The mood was somber at federal government offices across Canada as redundancy notices were handed out to federal public servants. Of the more than 5,500 notices, CBC News has been told more than 3,500 were given to workersin the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Here you will find a breakdown of which department hadnotices and how many.

• The Department of National Defence sawthe most noticesof any federal government department, which caused concern overborder security risks. Many other departments saw a slew of notices including both Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

NOTE: Workers who receive letters, and whose jobs are considered "surplus" positions, have 120 days to either choose to stay for a year, take early retirement if they are 55 years old and over, take a buyout package or take a buyout package and reimbursement for educational expenses.