Canadian Layoff Tracker

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario will eliminate approximately 20 full-time equivalent positions including student support workers, information communications technology staff, and custodians. The board is also restructuring school secretary positions from 12-month to 10-month positions.

The Upper Canada District School Board notified CUPE Local 5678 of 31.32 full-time equivalent positions being eliminated for the 2026-27 school year. Positions being cut include early childhood educators, instructional assistants, and English-as-a-Second-Language instructors, with restructuring of the LIFT program.

The Early Childhood Development Initiative has laid off two full-time staff members due to an unexpected gap in provincial funding for the Black Youth Action Plan grant program. The organization anticipates laying off approximately three additional staff members if funding is not restored within the next month.

Penn Entertainment reduced its workforce by more than 70 employees in its interactive division, which oversees digital operations including online betting and casino platforms such as theScore Bet. The cuts reflect a shift toward profitability and efficiency over expansion, with the company refocusing on Canada, especially Ontario, and preparing for growth in Alberta.

LHSC announced it will eliminate 212 registered nursing jobs over the next three to five years through attrition as part of post-pandemic staff rightsizing. The hospital will simultaneously hire 108 registered practical nurses to offset some of these cuts.

The Toronto District School Board announced it will lay off 218 central administration staff and eliminate an additional 91 vacant positions. The cuts are intended to modernize central administration and keep resources in schools and classrooms amid years of declining enrolment.

Quinte Health announced the elimination of 59 Personal Support Worker (PSW) and Health Care Aide positions across Belleville General Hospital and Trenton Memorial Hospital. The layoffs include 15 full-time PSWs, 27 part-time PSWs, and 2 temporary Health Care Aide positions, with the employer planning to phase out positions over a five-month period.

Magna International announced layoffs of approximately 400 workers at its Formet Industries factory in St. Thomas, Ontario, representing about one quarter of the plant's 1,600-person workforce. The layoffs are a result of declining sales of full-size trucks and sport utility vehicles as the downturn works through from automakers to suppliers.

The Ottawa Catholic District School Board is cutting non-teaching positions as it focuses spending on students. The specific number of positions being eliminated was not disclosed in the article.

St. Lawrence College issued layoff notices to 28 full-time faculty members across its three campuses (Kingston, Cornwall, and Brockville) as part of ongoing restructuring efforts. An additional 16 full-time employees are being involuntarily transferred to other programs.

The Waterloo Region District School Board has declared 119 teachers surplus, including 97 elementary and 22 secondary teachers, with contracts terminating at the end of the year. The layoffs are part of a provincial directive for conservative staffing due to changing enrolment projections.

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has declared 29 elementary teachers surplus due to an end to rapid enrolment growth. The board has already recalled 10 affected teachers and remains optimistic about recalling most or all before the next school year.

The Ottawa Hospital announced plans to eliminate 400 jobs across its three campuses as a regional trauma centre. The cuts are attributed to inadequate provincial funding despite the hospital having operated with a surplus the previous year.

The Centre for Newcomers has laid off about 12 staff members and cut classes due to federal funding cuts. The organization also redeployed other affected employees to other areas.

Library and Archives Canada is eliminating 161 positions over three years, including 56 permanent employees, as part of the Carney government's public service spending review requiring up to 15 per cent operational budget cuts. The bulk of savings of $13.6 million will come from the access to information and privacy (ATIP) unit, though the organization is receiving a permanent $20 million annual funding injection to help address systemic access-to-information shortfalls.

Lakeridge Health in Oshawa has cut approximately 40 jobs over the past year, including three full-time dietary aide positions that were not replaced last month. The layoffs have resulted in worsening working conditions, staff shortages, and increased workload for remaining employees at the healthcare facility.

The RCMP plans to eliminate 63 employees and 13 executive positions at its national headquarters in Ottawa as part of the federal government's comprehensive expenditure review. Front-line RCMP officers and specialized civilian members hired under the RCMP Act are not eligible for the early retirement incentive program.

London Health Sciences Centre is cutting nursing positions to align staffing levels with peer hospitals, with cuts totaling more than 200 positions. The reductions will occur through attrition over three years.

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance announced it will cut 49 positions, with half coming from reducing its float staff pool. The cuts will largely be accomplished through not filling vacancies.

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.