Canadian Layoff Tracker

Trinity Western University is laying off approximately 75 staff members due to federal restrictions on international student study permits, which have reduced enrolment and created financial pressures. The cuts are part of cost-saving measures implemented across the Canadian post-secondary landscape following a 7% reduction in maximum international student permits for 2026.

As luxury online retailer Ssense battles for survival, the Montreal-based fashion company reported layoffs at their Chabanel St. and St-Laurent locations to the Quebec government last month, bringing the total number of layoffs to 215 since the company filed for bankruptcy protection in August. Ssense also reported 20 layoffs in February 2025 and 72 layoffs in May, bringing the total count to 307 in the last year.

Vendasta has confirmed layoffs at its Saskatoon office, cutting 20 employees, roughly 3% of its workforce. Most affected roles were in content creation. The company attributed the reductions to shifts in the software market driven by artificial intelligence.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic says a perpetual threat of layoffs and program cuts is starting to wear down faculty. The school recently eliminated 23 full-time and part-time jobs and is suspending its health information management program for the 2026–27 school year. According to Sask. Polytechnic, the moves are the result of "a financial shortfall resulting from federal immigration policy changes" and are needed "to support long-term program sustainability."

Conestoga College cut nearly 400 full-time staff positions in March 2026, including 181 faculty members and 197 support staff who either left the college or were forced into part-time roles. This represents one of the largest Ontario college layoffs on record.

Algoma Steel laid off approximately 1,000 steelworkers in March 2026 due to U.S. tariffs and the company's transition to electric steelmaking. The layoffs significantly impacted the Sault Ste. Marie region and eliminated potential job creation opportunities tied to a failed South Korean submarine contract bid.

Bank of Montreal has reduced its workforce by more than 670 jobs since the third quarter of 2025 — with its Q1 2026 earnings release revealing that it took a $202-million pre-tax severance charge in the quarter.

The Canada Border Services Agency is reducing its workforce by 348 employees and has sent notices of potential layoffs to 708 people, with cuts exclusively affecting national headquarters branches. The job cuts are in response to a 2% budget reduction of approximately $52 million and are part of the federal government's broader effort to reduce its workforce by 16,000 full-time equivalent positions over the next three years.

TD Bank announced a 3% workforce reduction as part of restructuring efforts to boost productivity and minimize real estate investments. The layoffs were announced in December 2025, revised from an earlier 2% reduction proposed in May 2025.

BMO announced workforce reductions of 600+ jobs as part of efforts to improve operational efficiencies. The layoffs affect the Canadian financial services sector.

eBay is eliminating approximately 800 jobs, or around 6% of its global workforce, in 2026. eBay employs approximately 480 people in Canada.

Humber Polytechnic is offering “voluntary exit packages” to staff as it confronts mounting financial pressure, warning that deeper job cuts could follow if the uptake is too low by March 9, 2026.

The Department of Justice is cutting approximately 73 employees from its Indigenous rights and relations unit, representing more than one-fifth of the 328 at-risk positions across the entire department. The Treasury Board's latest numbers show the Justice Department plans to cut 197 employees and 37 executives.

Panasonic is reportedly planning to cut around 12,000 jobs as part of a broader restructuring, according to Nikkei. The company is also set to transfer its television sales operations in North America and Europe to Chinese appliance maker Skyworth Group in April 2026. It remains unclear how many of the layoffs will affect Canadian employees.

The Nova Scotia government's 2026 budget includes more than $300 million in cuts affecting approximately 1,000 full-time equivalent jobs across the civil service and broader public sector. The cuts target management and administration roles rather than front-line services, with job reductions to be achieved by January 2027, with the Justice and Social Development departments expected to take the biggest hit.

Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources laid off 7 non-unionized staff members as part of a restructuring to prioritize economic development and resource-based growth. The layoffs included senior wildlife division positions such as the manager of biodiversity, manager of ecosystems and habitats, and director of wildlife, prompting concerns from conservation groups about the impact on environmental protection in the province.

Rogers Communications laid off over 100 internal IT support roles across several provinces at the start of 2026, mainly affecting Ontario, as it expands work with a third-party vendor that plans to hire most of the affected staff, with no expected impact on employee support services.

De Beers has begun workforce reduction talks with approximately 5% of employees at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, affecting around 25 workers out of the mine's 500-person workforce. The layoffs result from the company's decision to pause the Tuzo Phase 3 expansion project due to challenging rough diamond trading conditions and market uncertainty.

Arcadis cut 1,100 jobs in 2025, with many of the layoffs occurring in Canada where the company faced a disappointing real estate market, staff shortages, and rising material prices. The Dutch consulting and engineering firm expects further layoffs in 2026 due to inflation and political uncertainty affecting client project decisions worldwide.

New Gold is eliminating approximately 85 jobs at its New Afton mine in Kamloops, British Columbia. “This reduction is part of the project cycle at the New Afton mine and is unrelated to Coeur Mining’s planned [US$7-billion] acquisition,” the Toronto-based gold miner said in a news release.