Canadian Layoff Tracker

Yahoo Finance Canada ceased operations, resulting in the layoff of the entire Canadian finance team. The Canadian team was an extension of Yahoo Finance's U.S. finance team and had been operating since 2018.

CPAC announced layoffs and cancellation of flagship programs including PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel due to accelerating revenue declines and subscriber erosion. The not-for-profit parliamentary affairs channel, funded by cable providers including Rogers, Videotron, Cogeco, Eastlink, and Access Communications, cited volatile conditions in the broadcasting landscape.

Prairie Harm Reduction, which operated Saskatoon's only supervised drug consumption site and provided support services to people living with addictions, closed entirely earlier in April 2026, resulting in more than 100 workers being laid off. The closure has led to increased pressure on emergency services and hospitals dealing with overdose-related calls.

The Hay River Public Library will close as of May 1, 2026, 'until further notice,' resulting in the layoff of library staff including one full-time librarian and seven part-time or casual employees. The closure follows the dissolution of the Hay River Library Committee, which oversees local library services, due to changes in territorial funding for the head librarian position.

13 teachers at East Three elementary and secondary schools in Inuvik have been laid off due to dried-up funding from Jordan's Principle. The school division is also eliminating its French immersion program next year.

Bird Canada temporarily paused e-scooter and e-bike rental operations in Windsor due to contract expiration and timing issues with the city agreement. The company temporarily laid off just over half of its 20 Windsor staff members during the service pause.

The N.W.T. territorial government laid off 13 teachers in Inuvik, affecting East Three elementary and secondary schools. The layoffs will take effect at the end of the 2025-2026 school year and are expected to impact student resources, supports, and programming.

GeoComply, a Vancouver-headquartered gaming cybersecurity company, announced it is cutting 15% of its workforce (68 employees out of 450 total). The company frames the layoffs as a strategic evolution aimed at streamlining operations and incorporating AI to improve efficiencies.

Vancouver Island University eliminated more than 100 jobs across its campuses over two years as part of budget cuts, with 123 faculty members affected by workload reductions via layoffs or early retirements. The university also cancelled dozens of programs including its music program and Canada's third-largest geographic information systems (GIS) program.

JS Refrigeration has laid off one staff member hired for paperwork related to heat pump installations, with potential for additional layoffs. The layoffs result from the P.E.I. provincial government pausing its heat pump rebate program, which accounted for approximately 80% of the company's heat pump installation business.

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is cutting 53 jobs as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's push to reduce government spending. The board, which has 2,450 full-time employees and is responsible for adjudicating asylum claims, currently has 295,522 outstanding cases awaiting decisions.

Sask Polytechnic announced 30 additional layoffs including 18 faculty, 9 professional services employees, and 3 out of scope staff. This comes on top of 150 employees laid off over the past year for a total of 180 job losses.

University Canada West laid off 240 of its more than 800 staff and faculty members at its downtown Vancouver campuses in a sweeping restructuring. The layoffs are attributed to government-imposed caps on international student enrolment, which have significantly impacted student recruitment at the private for-profit institution.

SAIT is cutting 30 permanent faculty positions due to declining international student enrollment following federal restrictions on international student permits. The institution is also pausing programs including peer mentorship, English language conversations, and student engagement initiatives.

UKG, the HCM software company, is laying off approximately 950 employees globally as part of an ongoing transformation and workforce restructuring. The layoffs began April 15, 2026, with approximately 600 employees notified of immediate departure and another 350 asked to remain through August 31, 2026.

[Community report] Connor, Clark & Lunn. On April 16, Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group has laid off 8 or 9 people from their information systems department. It is not clear if the jobs are being moved to the India office or this is a cost-cutting effort to prepare the company for a sale. Connor, Clark & Lunn is among Canada's largest privately owned asset management firms offering a broad range of investment products and services. CC&L manages $188 billion (CAD) worth in assets.

According with a letter received on april 16 was because the current market conditions have affected Palliser and the demand for product.

Up to 50 education workers face layoffs at CSC Providence, an Ontario French Catholic school board. The union representing approximately 850 full- and part-time members between Windsor and Owen Sound was notified of the job cuts.

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) is eliminating around 950 jobs as part of a restructuring initiative. Canadian employees, numbering over 580 staff, were notified of the workforce reduction on April 14, 2026.

General Motors laid off 500 workers from its Oshawa plant this year, with approximately 1,200 additional layoffs across feeder plants in the auto industry. The layoffs have contributed to Oshawa's shrinking auto sector and high unemployment rate of 7.9 percent.