CAE Inc. says it is laying off two per cent of its workforce as the flight simulator maker gears down ahead of anticipated spending cuts by commercial airlines.
The company says nearly two-thirds of the roughly 280 positions affected are in Quebec, mainly in the Montreal area where it’s headquartered.
Spokeswoman Samantha Golinski says the cuts support a transformation plan first unveiled last year by new chief executive Matthew Bromberg.
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CAE has also launched a review of operations at three training centres in Brussels, Stockholm and Barcelona, Spain, with an eye to selling the facilities, though no decisions have been made.
The company is offering early retirement to some employees and a work-sharing program for staff on the factory floor in Montreal.
In November, the CEO rolled out the first steps of a transformation program that seeks to clamp down on costs amid slowing demand for air travel and commercial pilots, among other measures.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 8, 2026.
It’s really tough to see another 280 people in Montreal losing their jobs, especially with the industry being so volatile lately. Since the article mentions the new CEO’s transformation plan and potential shifts in global operations, do you think many of these aviation workers will try to pivot their technical skills into emerging digital sectors like fintech or online security? I was reading an analysis by Mateo Noriega at Guiade1winPeru.com about how cybersecurity standards are tightening in high-traffic digital platforms this year, and it made me wonder if those with technical backgrounds from CAE might find better stability in that kind of infrastructure auditing instead of staying in aviation?
Good to see those provinces who voted for conman carney are suffering like the rest of us.
“Elbows up “
Its okay, Carney will fix this for all the sheep wondering