Canadian Layoff Tracker

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is planning to cut over 500 jobs as part of the federal government's larger workforce reduction strategy. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, another union speaking for CFIA workers, has said 1,371 employees at the agency have received workforce adjustment notices. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada staged a demonstration in downtown Ottawa to protest the cuts, warning of impacts on disease surveillance and emergency response.

London Machinery is laying off approximately 50 of its 200 workers and shifting production to a new plant in Iowa in response to 25% tariffs imposed on Canadian goods sold to the U.S. The London facility will remain open and continue manufacturing concrete mixers for the Canadian market.

7 employees from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights have been laid off as part of federal government belt-tightening measures. The layoffs are part of a broader federal cost-cutting program.

Agriculture department officials are addressing research cuts. 27 research scientists will not stay in their current location or be offered an equivalent position elsewhere.

General Motors laid off more than 1,000 employees at its CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario due to the end of BrightDrop electric-vehicle production, with an additional 500 employees affected at the Oshawa Assembly plant. The Conservative Party is calling on the federal government to reduce withholding taxes on severance packages for the affected workers.

Premier David Eby announced that 2,000 public service jobs have been eliminated as part of an expenditure management and efficiency review, with more cuts expected in the 2026 budget. The province is targeting administrative positions that do not support front-line service delivery while facing an $11.2 billion deficit.

Transport Canada is cutting 439 employee positions and 27 executive positions as part of a broader federal government spending reduction plan targeting $60 billion in cuts over five years. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees warns that reductions in inspection services and dangerous goods oversight could create public safety risks for Canadians.

Scotiabank announced layoffs affecting 3,000 employees as part of an ongoing restructuring effort conducted late in 2025.

Palliser Furniture laid off approximately 40 workers in early 2026 due to staffing reorganization and the impact of Trump-era tariffs. At the same time, the company hired about 20 workers for other manufacturing roles at its Winnipeg plant. The layoffs mainly affected employees doing wood frame building, foam cutting, and assembly, while new hires focus on cutting and sewing material, previously done in Mexico.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced the closure of the Lacombe Research and Development Centre, a historic agricultural research station established in 1907, affecting more than 1,000 employees across multiple sites as part of federal public service workforce reduction efforts. The closure is expected to significantly impact agricultural research capacity, innovation, and producer support across rural Alberta and Canada, eliminating decades of continuous research data crucial to food security and climate resilience.

In May 2025, CIBC eliminated more than 500 positions at its credit card call centre in Toronto as part of an operational restructuring. The cuts were tied to efforts to streamline operations and improve efficiency within the bank’s credit card services division.

AWS confirmed that employees in the United States and Canada were notified of layoffs on January 28, 2026, as part of Amazon's broader 16,000 employee reduction. AWS declined to disclose the specific number of Canadian employees affected, roles impacted, or business segments involved in the restructuring. It remains unclear how many Canadian staff were affected by this round of job cuts.

Parks Canada is facing a 15 per cent annual budget reduction until 2027, with total spending to decrease by 32.5 per cent by 2027-28, affecting staffing across the country. Full-time equivalents will drop from 6,030 in 2026 to 5,285 by 2027-28, a decline of 13.3 per cent, potentially impacting programming and visitor services at national historic sites in Nova Scotia.

TORONTO — Bell Media has announced the layoff of 60 employees as part of its ongoing transformation of its digital media operations. Sara McLaren, Bell Media’s director of communications, emphasized that no positions related to newsgathering or reporting were affected. However, Unifor stated in a news release that on Wednesday, 20 of its members were impacted by the cuts, including 11 journalists working in Toronto, North Bay, Halifax, and Calgary.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is cutting 840 positions (approximately 10% of workforce) at Environment and Climate Change Canada as part of a broader federal public service reduction of 16,000 full-time equivalent positions over three years. On Jan. 27, an email went out to ECCC’s Science and Technology Branch (STB) staff from assistant deputy minister Marc D’Iorio, warning that 120 full-time roles would be cut over the next year, starting in April. Scientists and labour leaders warn the cuts could significantly impact environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, emergency alerts, and public safety services for Canadians.

A federal Crown lender is preparing for job cuts, lining up outside counselors to provide “emotional support” to staff as cabinet moves ahead with plans to eliminate 1,000 executive positions across government. The exact number of layoffs is not yet determined. The bank employs about 2,600 people and has sharply expanded its management ranks. The number of six-figure executives at Farm Credit Canada climbed 45% over the past decade, rising from 22 positions to 31.

Canada Border Services Agency is eliminating 386 positions (363 employees and 23 executives) as part of the federal government's Comprehensive Expenditure Review (Budget 2025). This total includes vacant positions, projected attrition, and positions to be eliminated through formal workforce adjustment. Of these, 348 currently filled positions (330 employees and 18 executives) are undergoing formal Workforce Adjustment (WFA) or Career Transition (CT) proceedings — the most direct indicator of employees facing displacement. 708 "affected" or "at-risk" status letters have been issued (686 to employees, 22 to executives). These notices indicate potential impact and do not necessarily result in departure from the public service. The organization employs 17,234 people in the core public administration as of March 2025. Notifications were issued in Phase 3 of the Government of Canada's workforce reduction process.

Library and Archives Canada is eliminating 161 positions (152 employees and 9 executives) as part of the federal government's Comprehensive Expenditure Review (Budget 2025). This total includes vacant positions, projected attrition, and positions to be eliminated through formal workforce adjustment. Of these, 56 currently filled positions (53 employees and 3 executives) are undergoing formal Workforce Adjustment (WFA) or Career Transition (CT) proceedings — the most direct indicator of employees facing displacement. 94 "affected" or "at-risk" status letters have been issued (90 to employees, 4 to executives). These notices indicate potential impact and do not necessarily result in departure from the public service. The organization employs 1,138 people in the core public administration as of March 2025. Notifications were issued in Phase 3 of the Government of Canada's workforce reduction process.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police is eliminating 173 positions (150 employees and 23 executives) as part of the federal government's Comprehensive Expenditure Review (Budget 2025). This total includes vacant positions, projected attrition, and positions to be eliminated through formal workforce adjustment. Of these, 76 currently filled positions (63 employees and 13 executives) are undergoing formal Workforce Adjustment (WFA) or Career Transition (CT) proceedings — the most direct indicator of employees facing displacement. 285 "affected" or "at-risk" status letters have been issued (264 to employees, 21 to executives). These notices indicate potential impact and do not necessarily result in departure from the public service. The organization employs 11,220 people in the core public administration as of March 2025. Notifications were issued in Phase 3 of the Government of Canada's workforce reduction process.

The Canadian federal government is cutting 40,000 public-sector jobs. The article discusses the potential implications of these layoffs for Canadian citizens and the public sector.