Media & Telecom

CPAC laid off a dozen staff members. The layoff was cited by Culture Minister Marc Miller as a reason for criticizing the CRTC's slow implementation of the Online Streaming Act.

Bell laid off nearly 700 employees just before the holidays. The company also fired several employees for allegedly falsifying in-office attendance.

Postmedia has exited the flyer distribution business, resulting in 50 full-time job losses. The company is discontinuing its flyer distribution operations across Canada.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Snap is cutting its North American workforce by approximately 16% (roughly 1,000 full-time jobs) as part of an AI overhaul. The exact number of Canadian employees affected remains unclear, though the company has more than 140 workers in Canada.

BCE Inc. cut 1700 net jobs in 2025, reducing its workforce from 40,390 to 38,683 employees, marking the second consecutive year of major losses. The layoffs, attributed to industry contraction, cost-cutting measures, and technology upgrades, included 650 management positions and 40 Bell Media employees.

Rogers Communications laid off over 100 internal IT support roles across several provinces at the start of 2026, mainly affecting Ontario, as it expands work with a third-party vendor that plans to hire most of the affected staff, with no expected impact on employee support services.

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.

Telus announced layoffs in 2026, affecting Canadian employees. The article provides guidance on employee rights and severance pay entitlements.