Transportation

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.

Canada Post announced that 136,000 addresses across 13 communities will lose door-to-door delivery and switch to community mailboxes starting late 2026 and early 2027, as part of a plan to convert 4 million addresses over five years. A 30 percent reduction in positions at delivery depots is expected, with most job losses occurring through attrition as employees retire rather than through layoffs.

Canadian transportation company Day Ross Transit is laying off 100 workers at its Hamilton, Ontario facility. The layoff affects operations at the company's city of Hamilton site.

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has had its Canadian operating licence suspended by the Canadian Transportation Agency, requiring the company to shut down all Canadian operations by August 20, 2026. The company has already laid off 24 employees in Quebec, representing just over one-quarter of its provincial workforce, with additional job losses expected in Farnham where the company operates an office and train yard.

Exo, the public transit authority operating commuter trains and buses across the greater Montreal area, is cutting 73 positions representing 11% of its workforce as part of a three-year optimization plan mandated by the Quebec government to reduce spending by $100 million annually by 2028. Management and customer service departments are expected to be hit hardest, with only 16% of the layoffs coming from vacant positions and the remainder involving elimination of currently occupied roles.