Layoffs

• Olymel announces closures affecting around 400 workers in Ontario, Quebec

  The meat production and processing company says the closures are part of measures to reorganize its business lines and optimize operations at its facilities.

  Canada

  Sep 13
  
• Telus cuts 6,000 jobs after net income drops 61% in Q2

  The Vancouver-based telecommunications company said the reduction announced Friday includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.

  Canada

  Aug 4
  
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• ‘Demand is massive’: Calgary’s Centre for Newcomers lays off 65 workers despite influx of immigrants, refugees

  The Centre for Newcomers in Calgary has been forced to lay off 65 staff members because of uncertainty in federal government funding commitments.

  Canada

  Jul 10
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• Toronto based food pickup service Ritual lays off 40% of staff

  The cut carried out by the Toronto-based food pickup service amounts to about 38 workers.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Bell Media cuts 1,300 positions, shutters six radio stations

  Bell Media says the closure of six radio stations and cutting of 1,300 jobs are in response to unfavourable public policy and regulatory conditions that it can no longer outwait.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Employees often ‘collateral damage’ when activist investors come calling

  Experts say the 1,500 job losses at Suncor that were made public Thursday are an example of the type of "collateral damage" that can occur when an activist investor comes calling.

  Canada

  Jun 2
• LinkedIn cutting 716 jobs in latest round of tech layoffs

  LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky said the move to cut roles in its sales, operations and support teams was aimed at streamlining the company's operations.

  Money

  May 10
• Ontario proposes ‘tightening’ of laws around mass layoffs

  "Whether you commute to work every day or not shouldn’t determine what you are owed," Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said. 

  Canada

  Mar 13
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• Royal Canadian Mint temporarily lays off 56 workers at its Winnipeg facility

  The statement says the mint 'has made every effort to avoid layoffs and is doing so only as a temporary measure' and that the employees will be offered transitional support.

  Economy

  Feb 13
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• Canopy Growth to lay off 800 workers, wind down main Smiths Falls facility

  The Smiths Falls, Ont. cannabis company said Thursday that the layoff will impact 35 per cent of its workforce and take place over the next several months.

  Cannabis

  Feb 9