A Canadian Retirement Tsunami, Too?

U.S. government officials aren't the only ones worried about the possibility that baby boomers will exit the civil service in droves. Our neighbors to the north are getting concerned, too, the Ottawa Citizen reports. Does the following sound familiar?

Projections suggest about 40 per cent of the public service will retire in five years, but departments aren't developing hiring strategies to handle that turnover, says Maria Barrados, president of the Public Service Commission.