加拿大削减了全球事务预算,但使领事服务在人员变动时保持完好无损。 Canada cuts Global Affairs budget but keeps consular services intact amid staffing changes.

外交部长安妮塔·阿南德证实,加拿大全球事务部明年削减预算5.61亿美元,两年内削减预算11亿美元,不会影响海外加拿大人的领事服务,并声明紧急援助、护照服务和危机应对将保持不变。 Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed that $561 million in budget cuts for Global Affairs Canada next year and $1.1 billion over two years will not affect consular services for Canadians abroad, stating emergency assistance, passport services, and crisis response will remain intact. 该部将通过在网上转移一些领事任务和合并特派团,包括与盟国合用办公地点,使业务现代化。 The department will modernize operations by shifting some consular tasks online and consolidating missions, including co-locating offices with allied nations. 虽然核心领事作用的人员预计不会大量减少,但预期会裁减工作,特别是未确定雇员的裁员,从1月开始将发生变化。 While no significant staffing reductions are expected for core consular roles, job cuts, particularly among indeterminate employees, are anticipated, with changes beginning in January. 官员们指出,日益加剧的全球不稳定和更多的撤离需求是这次审查的关键因素。 Officials cited rising global instability and increased evacuation demands as key factors behind the review. 尽管得到保证,工会领导人和一些官员仍对外交能力和反应效力的长期影响表示关切,特别是在互联网接入有限的地区。 Despite reassurances, union leaders and some officials have raised concerns about long-term impacts on diplomatic capacity and response effectiveness, especially in regions with limited internet access. 政府强调继续把重点放在贸易多样化和经济外交上,包括为贸易竞争力提供17亿美元的新资金。 The government emphasized continued focus on trade diversification and economic diplomacy, including $1.7 billion in new funding for trade competitiveness.