Ssense reported 215 layoffs last month to the Quebec government. This brings the total to 307 layoffs over the past year. The luxury online retailer filed for bankruptcy protection in August. Founders recently received court approval to buy back the... — read more
KPU Plans Further Layoffs Due to Enrollment Drop
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is implementing another round of layoffs this week. These cuts will impact unionized employees. The university faces a sharp decline in revenue. This is primarily due to falling international student enrollment... — read more
Electronic Arts Restructures Full Circle Studio, Supports Skate
Electronic Arts is cutting staff at its Vancouver-based Full Circle studio. These layoffs occur during a period of broad corporate change for the company. Management is reiterating support for ongoing projects like Skate. This restructuring aims to... — read more
First Brands Group Closes Patterson Facility, 98 Jobs Lost
First Brands Group is closing its western distribution center. This facility is located in Patterson, California. The closure will affect 98 workers. Layoffs are scheduled for April 4 and April 30. This action follows fraud accusations against the... — read more
Rogers Outsourcing IT Jobs, Affecting 100 Staff
Rogers is laying off nearly 100 internal IT support staff. This work will be redirected to an unnamed third-party vendor. The vendor reportedly plans to rehire most of the affected employees. The cuts impacted technical roles across Ontario, Quebec... — read more
New Gold Cuts 85 Jobs at New Afton Mine
New Gold is laying off 85 employees. These layoffs are at the New Afton gold and copper mine. The C-Zone block cave project is mostly complete. The company states these job cuts are part of the project cycle. New Gold expects production growth at the... — read more
Rivalry Corp. cuts workforce amid financial struggles
Rivalry Corp., an esports and traditional sports betting company, announced a large-scale reduction in its workforce. Reports indicate that all staff currently under contract were laid off. This Canadian company has experienced an extended period of... — read more
New CEO and layoffs at Longeveron
On February 9, 2026, interim CEO Than Powell resigned from his temporary role at Longeveron but remained with the company in business development, as the board appointed veteran biotech executive Stephen H. Willard as permanent CEO effective February... — read more
Bell Media Cuts 60 Jobs in Digital Shift
Bell Media announced 60 layoffs. This move supports its digital media business transformation. Unifor stated 20 members were affected, including 11 journalists. These job cuts impacted staff in Toronto, North Bay, Halifax, and Calgary. The company... — read more
UFCW Local 175 Reduces Minute Maid Layoff Impact
Minute Maid informed UFCW Local 175 about layoffs in Peterborough. Initially, 38 employees faced job loss. UFCW Local 175 negotiated fewer permanent job losses. Only six workers were permanently affected. The other 32 employees will continue... — read more
General Motors Cuts 700 Jobs in Oshawa
General Motors confirmed the end of its third shift at the Oshawa assembly plant. This decision results in the layoff of approximately 700 unionized workers. The plant, located in Oshawa, Ontario, produces the Chevrolet Silverado. The automaker had... — read more
Immigration Department Job Cuts Impact Processing
https://www.wellandtribune.ca/news/canada/immigration-layoffs-and-processing-times/article_040f8364-e289-5fa6-b97a-5acd49194812.html The federal Immigration Department is experiencing significant job cuts. These cuts have led to a rise in... — read more
Job Fair for Algoma Steel Workers
Sault Ste. Marie is hosting a community job fair. It will provide employment support for laid-off Algoma Steel workers. The event takes place on February 3 at GFL Memorial Gardens. Many employers will recruit skilled workers across various sectors... — read more
Should Office Workers Really be Paid 4x More than People with Real Jobs?"
Society Domino: What Happens When Essential Workers Quit: What would likely fail, in rough order, if all essential workers across sectors collectively stopped working: Essential work is the actual backbone of society. Remove it, and the system can’t... — read more
Ottawa job cuts: Layoff letters starting to ‘trickle out’ across system
In Budget 2025, the government outlined plans to eliminate thousands of jobs over the next few years. Ottawa plans to eliminate roughly 40,000 federal positions by 2028-29 as part of broader fiscal... — read more
Bell slashes nearly 700 jobs in latest round of layoffs
Bell Canada says it's cutting approximately 690 employees, mostly managers, to help reduce debt and drive growth. The cuts follow thousands of company layoffs last year. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-jobs-layoffs-9.6986533
Hootsuite laying off hundreds of staff; 20% of workforce
Vancouver-based social media management-platform provider Hootsuite confirmed to BIV in an email Monday afternoon that it is laying off hundreds of workers. The company said it would not "share" exactly how many people it was laying off, but it... — read more
Canadian colleges laying off 10,000 employees
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Canada Post laying off postal workers amid strike
Canada Post confirmed on Thursday it is laying off some striking postal workers as the nationwide work stoppage hits the two-week mark, but said the action is temporary. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) posted in a bulletin to members... — read more
Mohawk College in Hamilton to start layoffs Monday as part of plans to cut 200-400 jobs
The college shared the estimated number of layoffs earlier this month in an internal memo. News of the timing came in a Wednesday staff memo from college president Paul... — read more
Ting Internet announces major layoffs
Ting Internet, an internet service provider (ISP), is being targeted for layoffs by their founding company, Tucows, which has announced plans to slash the company’s workforce by 42 percent. The announcement, made last Thursday, is part of a Tucows... — read more
Layoffs possible amid Transat’s organizational structure review
Transat A.T. Inc. is preparing to lay off up to 80 workers as the tour operator struggles to turn its finances around, according to a preliminary notice sent to the Quebec government. Over the course of the year, the company has felt the headwinds... — read more
Battery giant Northvolt to lay off 1,600 people in Sweden: Will this affect Quebec’s future plant?
The form and schedule of the $7 billion project, in which Quebec and Ottawa have committed to investing $2.4 billion, may have to be reviewed due to Northvolt’s new strategic orientations, which are to prioritize the manufacturing of battery cells... — read more
Cannery layoffs rock New Brunswick community
Connors Bros., a leading supplier of canned herring and a major employer in southwestern New Brunswick, is laying off 20 per cent of its workers, the company announced Thursday... — read more
Postmedia CEO says layoffs at SaltWire, Herald are necessary to stabilize papers
Layoffs at Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain are necessary because the properties were facing bankruptcy, according to the CEO of Postmedia Network Inc., who says his company’s purchase of the troubled assets prevented a “terrible tragedy... — read more
Ubisoft Montreal's Employees Demand More Than Just A Return To Office
On September 11th last year, a 4,000+ strong workforce resumed Ubisoft’s Montreal office for the first time in three years. But what was meant to be a harmonious reunion has become a tale of broken promises and simmering frustration, as many... — read more
JustEat, SkipTheDishes lay off 800 Canada-based employees
The CEO of Winnipeg-based SkipTheDishes has announced the food delivery tech firm and its parent company, JustEat Takeaway.com, is laying off hundreds of workers in Canada following a “comprehensive review” that has led to a restructuring of the... — read more
Lion Electric announces 300 more layoffs, driving stock into the tank
Lion Electric Co. says it is laying off hundreds more workers as part of a plan to staunch its financial losses. The announcement sent the electric bus company's shares into a tailspin, leaving them a penny stock by day's end. The share price fell... — read more
More Ubisoft Canada layoffs
Another 33 people were laid off in Toronto as part of another unnecessary restructure.
Canada’s CBC Welcomes $30M Gov’t Funding Boost & Says It Can Now “Preserve Jobs”
https://deadline.com/2024/04/canada-cbc-govt-funding-boost-1235887845/
Li-Cycle to lay off 17% of global workforce amid restructuring
https://www.hcamag.com/nz/news/general/li-cycle-to-lay-off-17-of-global-workforce-amid-restructuring/483224
Canada Goose laying off 17% of global workforce
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce. In a LinkedIn note from CEO Dani Reiss, the luxury parka maker says the job cuts are meant to put the company in a better position for... — read more
The Source stores rebranding as ‘Best Buy Express’, closing 100+ locations
https://stlawyers.ca/blog-news/the-source-stores-rebranding-as-best-buy-express-closing-100-locations/
Bell Media laying people off, selling 45 radio stations - here's the list
Vista Radio, CHOR, Summerland, B.C. Vista Radio, CJAT, Trail, B.C. Vista Radio, CKKC, Nelson, B.C. Vista Radio, CKGR, Golden, B.C. Vista Radio, CKXR, Salmon Arm, B.C. Vista Radio, CKCR, Revelstoke, B.C. Vista Radio, CJMG, Penticton, B.C. Vista... — read more
Toronto software companies Top Hat, Loopio, Wattpad make layoffs
With the move, Top Hat joins fellow Toronto software companies Loopio and Wattpad in shedding staff in early 2024 as Canadian tech layoffs persist and businesses continue to refocus their efforts and target profitability amid uncertain economic... — read more
CBC/Radio-Canada Layoffs: 600 jobs or 10% of workforce being cut, programming slashed
In a significant development, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) and Radio-Canada have announced the elimination of approximately 600 jobs and the decision not to fill 200 existing vacancies. This move comes as these broadcasters grapple with a... — read more
Pascan Aviation layoffs mean the loss of an essential service for Quebec regions
https://cupe.ca/pascan-aviation-layoffs-mean-loss-essential-service-quebec-regions
Ubisoft layoffs in Canada
Ubisoft cuts 98 workers across Canadian offices "As-----n’s Creed Mirage publisher Ubisoft is laying off 98 people from its Canadian offices, the company confirmed to Polygon on... — read more