Canadian Layoff Tracker

Terminated Laurentian University employees are finally receiving payouts five years after CCAA (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) layoffs. The article reports on the resolution of compensation for workers affected by the institution's financial restructuring.

GM eliminated a shift at Oshawa Assembly and idled its CAMI Assembly Plant following the cancellation of the BrightDrop program. The layoffs are part of ongoing scaling back of Canadian operations due to industry disruption.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is cutting three of six Indigenous student support co-ordinator positions as part of a broader restructuring effort. The positions have been made redundant with no current funding allocated, placing affected members on a recall list.

Library workers in Anglophone South School District are laid off following a year-long legal battle with the provincial government. The layoffs affect 12 library positions that were originally cut in April 2025 but were reinstated after a labour board ruling.

Telus - OPUS 150 layoffs due to restructuring

Library workers in Anglophone West School District are laid off following a year-long legal battle with the provincial government. The layoffs affect 22 library positions that were originally cut in April 2025 but were reinstated after a labour board ruling.

INVISTA is eliminating more than 100 jobs at its Kingston, Ontario facility starting June 21, 2026. The workforce reduction is expected to be completed by August 2, 2026 as part of a restructuring initiative to reduce costs.

The Renfrew County District School Board is eliminating approximately 11 full-time equivalent positions, including custodial and secretarial hours across more than 13 different schools in the county. The cuts will impact communities including Arnprior, Renfrew, Eganville, Douglas, Madawaska Valley, Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River.

Fanshawe College is implementing a full-time reduction target of 500 positions and has permanently suspended 59 programs. The college is dealing with an $11-million in-year deficit resulting from an 86 percent reduction in international students following federal enrolment caps.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is eliminating its daytime international language program, affecting 77 non-teacher instructors. The board is not cutting any teaching positions.

The Peel District School Board has declared more than 300 permanent teachers surplus for the next year, consisting of 159 secondary teachers and 172 elementary teachers. This is part of budget adjustments across Ontario school boards facing declining enrolment.

Waterloo Catholic District School Board is eliminating 15 morning supervisor positions across 11 elementary schools by the end of the year. The cuts affect positions that have been in place for more than 10 years and support student supervision before the school day begins.

The Toronto District School Board is cutting almost 800 positions including more than 200 teachers who have received surplus notices. The layoffs include support staff such as lunchroom supervisors, educational assistants, designated early childhood educators, and clerical staff, along with previously announced cuts to vice-principals and centrally assigned staff.

At least 23 workers at Children's Aid Society London and Middlesex were handed layoff notices on Thursday, effective September. The layoffs will also affect another 65 staff indirectly through organizational changes, impacting the agency's ability to serve vulnerable youth and families.

Nova Scotia's Department of Education is reducing 3% of school staff (147 positions) as part of broader public service cuts. The province is eliminating 69 specialized teaching positions such as literacy specialists and math coaches, with 8 additional Nova Scotia Teachers Union roles eliminated and one speech language pathologist vacancy unfilled for one year.

Selkirk College laid off or terminated contracts for 45 people in 2025 following a 32-per-cent drop in international enrollment. The college also suspended intakes in 14 programs and closed learning centres in Kaslo and Nakusp, as well as the Kootenay Studio Arts program in Nelson.

Oracle cut 30,000 workers globally in a significant workforce reduction. The article references implications for Canadian employees with stock options.

DNA Plumbing & Heating Ltd. terminated the employment of a worker who was participating in a unionization drive with Local 488 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. The Alberta Labour Relations Board found this termination breached Alberta's Labour Relations Code and issued a consent order requiring the company to allow union representatives to meet with workers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CentrePort Canada CEO Diane Gray laid off the organization's two other staff members and took a 50 percent pay cut to keep the organization solvent. The layoffs occurred during what Gray described as a crisis moment for the inland port organization.

The York Region District School Board is laying off more than 200 workers, according to CUPE 1734 union. The layoffs affect staff employed by the school board in the York Region.