don't be so excited. According to history in Ottawa, the worst year usually keep flat.
Not like Vancouver and Toronto, there is little speculation in this market. So increase the loan requirement has little effect.
Federal government salary budget has been freeze since Paul Martin, There is hardly any new employee in last 5 years, and many older people are retiring. Many Canada working for government since they were 20. Many of them are eligible for retirement at age 55. Every year the number of people left is higher than 5%. That 86 IT and admin would find job easier in other department. They could take any opening they qualified. Since they are laid off, they are first in the line. The receiving team could not refuse.