Subhead:Public sector jobs increasingly constitute an outsized percentage of the economy in Canada.# A new study shows government in Canada isn’t just growing — it’s taking up a massive and expanding share of the entire economy, while ordinary Canadians are falling behind. According to the Fraser Institute , government spending now consumes roughly 40.5% of Canada’s GDP, a level that surged during COVID and remains stubbornly elevated years later. At the same time, the public sector is rapidly expanding its footprint in the workforce. Government jobs now account for 21.5% of all employment in Canada — the highest level in decades.