Canadian Layoff Tracker

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.

The College of New Caledonia announced 80 layoffs representing an 11% workforce reduction following approval of the 2026-27 operating budget. The layoffs are accompanied by the closure of the Fort St. James campus and the cancellation and suspension of 26 programs.

Library and Archives Canada is eliminating 161 positions over three years, including 56 permanent employees, as part of the Carney government's public service spending review requiring up to 15 per cent operational budget cuts. The bulk of savings of $13.6 million will come from the access to information and privacy (ATIP) unit, though the organization is receiving a permanent $20 million annual funding injection to help address systemic access-to-information shortfalls.

The Immigrant Education Society in Calgary laid off more than 40 employees, mostly language instructors, in March 2026 due to a 15% federal budget cut. The organization also cut 26 language classes as of April 1 and plans to eliminate all higher-level classes beyond CLB 4 by September, affecting approximately 500 students.

Oracle laid off between 20,000 and 30,000 employees globally, including Canada, despite strong financial performance with 22% revenue growth and cloud expansion. The layoffs affected employees across multiple regions including America, India, Canada, and Latin America, with reports indicating senior employees and long-tenured veterans were disproportionately impacted.

Cape Breton University is laying off 17 employees and impacting approximately 50 positions total through early retirements, non-renewed term positions, and unfilled vacancies. The cuts are accompanied by tuition increases and are driven by significant enrolment pressures and an expected $77 million loss in revenue over three years.

South Shore Furniture, a Quebec-based furniture maker founded in 1940, is closing all operations and laying off all 126 employees. The company cited a 77% drop in sales between 2022 and 2025 due to cheap Asian furniture flooding the market and American tariffs impacting cross-border sales.

Rogers Communications is offering buyouts to thousands of employees as part of cost-tightening measures. The company is using voluntary buyout packages to reduce its workforce. According to Rogers: 1) The offer is to 1/2 of the 25,000 total number of employees. Not 25,000. 2) Employees will not be forced to leave - optional program. 3) It's in response to reduced profitability across the telecom industry.

Lakeridge Health in Oshawa has cut approximately 40 jobs over the past year, including three full-time dietary aide positions that were not replaced last month. The layoffs have resulted in worsening working conditions, staff shortages, and increased workload for remaining employees at the healthcare facility.

Coast Wholesale Appliances Inc., a national appliance retailer with 300 employees across 17 showrooms and 9 distribution centres, has filed for creditor protection under the Creditors Arrangement Act. Staff at locations including the Kelowna store are being laid off as the company faces liquidation.

Northwest Territories school boards are warning of major layoffs affecting between 250 and 350 support workers across 49 N.W.T. schools due to the loss of $58 million in federal funding previously provided through Jordan's Principle. The cuts will impact education assistants, counsellors, social-emotional coaches, and cultural programming staff, with jobs predominantly held by Indigenous women outside of Yellowknife.

London Health Sciences Centre is cutting nursing positions to align staffing levels with peer hospitals, with cuts totaling more than 200 positions. The reductions will occur through attrition over three years.

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance announced it will cut 49 positions, with half coming from reducing its float staff pool. The cuts will largely be accomplished through not filling vacancies.

The RCMP plans to eliminate 63 employees and 13 executive positions at its national headquarters in Ottawa as part of the federal government's comprehensive expenditure review. Front-line RCMP officers and specialized civilian members hired under the RCMP Act are not eligible for the early retirement incentive program.

The CBSA plans to reduce its workforce by 330 employees and 18 executives through the federal comprehensive expenditure review. Front-line officers at the border and in operational roles are not eligible for the early retirement incentive program.

Browns Bay Packing laid off more than 70 full-time employees as farmed salmon volumes fell due to federal aquaculture policy uncertainty. The company was also forced to cancel plans for a new seafood processing facility with local First Nations.

Agropur announced the closure of its dairy plant near Sussex, New Brunswick, with 60 job losses expected by the end of 2028. An additional 30 jobs will be lost at the company's ingredients plant in Truro, Nova Scotia, as part of a consolidation and modernization project.

A Vancouver Park Board manager who successfully transformed a concession stand into a lively destination patio was laid off. The specific reasons for the layoff are not detailed in the available information.

The NWT Teachers' Association reported that 13 teachers have been laid off in Inuvik. The layoffs affect families in the community, as described by parent Zoila Castillo.