OTTAWA — The federal Department of Justice is set to lay off as many as 264 employees as it navigates what it calls "significant budgetary pressures."

Ian McLeod, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email the department is taking "difficult but necessary" steps to manage available resources, given ongoing budget pressures that "can no longer be sustained."

He said 264 positions in the department "may no longer be required" and that the employees in those roles were notified this week.

McLeod said the department has implemented measures aimed at addressing budgetary pressures over the past year, including staffing restrictions.

He said the department also underwent a "thorough examination of its organizational structures" and identified opportunities for cost savings.

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