Alberta Layoffs

• 180 John Deere employees losing jobs as Edmonton remanufacturing plant set to close

  Agriculture and heavy machinery company John Deere is consolidating all of its parts remanufacturing in the U.S., meaning 180 Edmonton employees are losing their jobs.

  Money

  Mar 3, 2021
  
• 265 Alberta gaming operations staff temporarily laid off: AGLC

  "Given the province-wide closure of gaming venues... AGLC has made the difficult decision to temporarily lay off 265 staff."

  Consumer

  Jan 11, 2021
  
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• Cenovus targets 20 to 25% workforce reductions following Husky takeover

  The cuts could make worse Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate, which climbed to 28.7 per cent as of the end of September from 27 per cent in June.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Suncor Energy to layoff 10-15% of workforce over next 1.5 years

  Premier Jason Kenney called the news "very disturbing" and said it could affect about 2,000 Albertans.

  Economy

  Oct 2, 2020
• Edmonton lays off over 2,000 staff at city rec centres, public libraries due to COVID-19

  The City of Edmonton rec branch and EPL issued more than 2,000 layoff notices to employees Monday morning in the wake of COVID-19.

  Economy

  Mar 30, 2020
• Red Arrow closes shop in Alberta, lays off most staff citing coronavirus effects

  Red Arrow Motorcoach said it's suspending all of its bus routes in Alberta on March 30 and will lay off most staff.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2020
• Alberta premier worried about layoffs as oil and gas sector struggles with coronavirus

  Premier Jason Kenney says time is of the essence as he takes demands for more aid to Alberta businesses to the first ministers meeting in Ottawa this week.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2020
• Alberta workers brace for more layoffs as TransAlta continues shift from coal to natural gas

  About 122 TransAlta employees could be laid off by the end of February as the company continues its transition to natural gas, according to the union.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2019
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• Ottawa’s $1.6B energy aid package won’t get Canadians back to work: analyst

  Analysts predict the federal government's $1.6 billion announcement to help struggling oil and gas companies won't get out-of-work Canadians back into the workforce,.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2018
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• Wood Buffalo eliminates 168 jobs due to poor economy, Fort McMurray wildfire

  The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is eliminating 168 positions as a result of the poor Alberta economy and the impact of last spring's Fort McMurray wildfire.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2017