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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mastercard plans to reduce its full-time workforce by approximately 4% in 2026 (Reuters). It is still unclear whether Canadian employees at the credit card company will be affected “Based on our recent strategic review, we expect to record a one-time restructuring charge of roughly $200 million in Q1,” CFO Sachin Mehra told analysts during a call on January 29, 2026.

Algoma Steel will receive $228.8 million from the federal and Ontario governments to retrain workers affected by trade disruptions and tariffs. The funding follows the company’s announcement of 1,000 layoffs in March 2026 as it transitions to electric arc furnaces. Through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response and Skills Advance Ontario programs, up to 27,000 workers across key sectors—steel, softwood lumber, and automotive manufacturing—will receive skills training and support to stay competitive, while employers can retain experienced staff during economic uncertainty. The initiative aims to help workers adapt, succeed, and sustain affected communities.

CIBC’s financial results, released on November 30, 2023, revealed that the bank cut nearly 2,400 positions during the fiscal year — representing roughly 5% of its total workforce at the time.

The latest workforce reduction at the New Afton mine comes just years after New Gold eliminated 28 roles as part of a “reorganization” in February 2018.