Canadian Layoff Tracker

Nova Scotia's regional centres for education will cut 150 positions as part of mandatory budget reductions. Of these, 47 positions will be eliminated through attrition by cancelling long-vacant jobs, while the remaining positions will involve teachers moving from administrative and specialist roles back into classrooms.

Lee Rodgers, Production Coordinator and Senior Content Producer at Evanov Communications' Halifax stations, announced his role is being impacted by restructuring. His last day with the company is June 19, 2026.

The Nova Scotia Community College laid off 45 employees as part of efforts to address a $15-million deficit. In total, 91 positions were eliminated through layoffs, unfilled vacancies, term endings, voluntary exits, and retirements, including 50 management positions and 41 unionized positions across the province.

Arctic Wolf has eliminated approximately 250 roles in 2026, affecting multiple teams including sales, product development, and marketing. The cybersecurity vendor is restructuring to invest more in artificial intelligence through its superintelligence platform and agentic Security Operations Centre (SOC).

Truck manufacturer Paccar laid off 300 workers in Quebec. The layoffs were announced ahead of anticipated U.S. tariffs.

PayPal is planning to eliminate approximately 20% of its workforce, or more than 4,000 jobs globally, over the next 2-3 years. The company has more than 260 workers in Canada, though it remains unclear if any Canadian employees will be affected by the layoffs.

Coinbase is planning to eliminate approximately 14% of its global workforce (around 700 jobs) in 2026 as part of an AI-driven restructuring. The article notes that it remains unclear if Canadian employees at Coinbase are being affected, though the company has more than 350 workers in Canada.

Shopify restructured in April 2026, affecting more than 30 employees in Canada and the US. The layoff impacted multiple teams including operations and customer support.

The Ottawa Catholic District School Board is cutting non-teaching positions as it focuses spending on students. The specific number of positions being eliminated was not disclosed in the article.

Montalvino Wineries laid off its marketing director Levi Gogolinski in September 2024 with three weeks' notice ahead of the winery's closure. The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal ordered the winery to pay $1,200 in additional severance after finding the employee should have received at least six weeks' notice under common law.

St. Lawrence College issued layoff notices to 28 full-time faculty members across its three campuses (Kingston, Cornwall, and Brockville) as part of ongoing restructuring efforts. An additional 16 full-time employees are being involuntarily transferred to other programs.

Cognizant is planning to eliminate upwards of 4,000 jobs globally in 2026 as part of its $320-million "Project Leap" restructuring plan. The IT services and consulting company is setting aside approximately $270 million for employee-related costs, including severance pay.

The Waterloo Region District School Board has declared 119 teachers surplus, including 97 elementary and 22 secondary teachers, with contracts terminating at the end of the year. The layoffs are part of a provincial directive for conservative staffing due to changing enrolment projections.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is implementing nearly 350 job cuts while simultaneously hiring 1,000 border guards. The agency is undergoing a restructuring that involves both workforce reductions and targeted recruitment efforts.

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has declared 29 elementary teachers surplus due to an end to rapid enrolment growth. The board has already recalled 10 affected teachers and remains optimistic about recalling most or all before the next school year.

Langara College is suspending enrolment in its journalism program indefinitely, with the current cohort of 20 students graduating in spring 2027 being the last. The program will reduce from seven instructors to three full-time instructors plus one or two part-time teachers.

The Ottawa Hospital announced plans to eliminate 400 jobs across its three campuses as a regional trauma centre. The cuts are attributed to inadequate provincial funding despite the hospital having operated with a surplus the previous year.

Bestar Inc., a Quebec furniture maker owned by private equity firm Novacap, is shutting down its two factories in Quebec including the Lac-Mégantic plant and the Sherbrooke plant. Approximately 120 unionized workers in Lac-Mégantic will lose their jobs in addition to management employees, with a formal announcement expected on Thursday morning.

The Centre for Newcomers has laid off about 12 staff members and cut classes due to federal funding cuts. The organization also redeployed other affected employees to other areas.

Starbucks announced layoffs affecting 900 employees across the United States and Canada. The company also plans to close stores in both countries as part of this restructuring effort.