Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly 1,000 jobs slated to be lost at Algoma Steel Inc. Bill Slater, president of United Steelworkers local 2724 that represents some of the affected employees, says as many as 500 people could be... — read more 

That only came out last week, when Algoma, after announcing it was laying off 1,000 workers at its steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, revealed both levels of government knew in advance about the impending layoffs when they granted the... — read more 

Title: Ontario-based Algoma Steel makes difficult decision to issue 1,000 layoff notices * Description: Algoma Steel in Sault Ste Marie Ontario is issuing about 1,000 layoff notices after being hit by 50 percent U.S. steel tariffs. The company... — read more 

"As part of the closure of its blast furnace and coke making operations, Algoma has made the difficult decision to issue approximately 1,000 layoff notices today, effective in 16 weeks on March 23, 2026," reads an emailed statement from the company. ... — read more 

Steel producer Algoma Steel has laid off 20 workers, according to a report from the Toronto Star. The layoffs came just before the Trump administration raised tariffs on global steel and aluminum imports to 25% on... — read more