Canadian Layoff Tracker

Foundever has announced layoffs affecting Canadian employees. The article provides guidance on employee rights and severance pay entitlements in Canada.

Nearly 200 workers were suddenly laid off at the NextStar EV battery plant in Windsor, Ontario. The layoffs occurred at a contractor facility as the automotive sector faces uncertainty amid U.S. tariffs and trade tensions.

Microsoft announced layoffs of 9,000 employees globally, representing 4% of its workforce, as part of a major restructuring effort. The article mentions a Microsoft building in Vancouver, BC, Canada, indicating Canadian operations are affected by these layoffs.

About 200 construction workers were laid off at Canada's first large-scale electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ontario, affecting 145 millwrights and ironworkers, 45 electricians, and three pipe fitters. NextStar Energy stated the layoffs do not impact its workforce or operations and are part of standard project adjustments.

Klue Labs CEO Jason Smith announced layoffs of 85 employees (40% of workforce) in June 2025 as part of a strategic shift to integrate generative AI into all operations and improve competitiveness. The company offered voluntary buyout packages while also conducting involuntary layoffs across all departments, with the expectation that remaining employees would embrace AI tools.

Spinrite, a 73-year-old yarn manufacturing company based in Listowel, Ontario, has shut down its flagship manufacturing facility, eliminating 140 jobs. The company will also close its on-site brick-and-mortar outlet store in September, though its distribution office and online operations will continue.

McGill University laid off 60 employees last year to address a projected $45-million deficit. While the university has approved a balanced budget for 2026-27, it is forecasting deficits of $33 million in 2027-28 and $55 million in 2028-29.

Fanshawe College in London, Ontario is eliminating 400 full-time jobs (35% of its workforce) due to new caps on international students and provincial underfunding. The college is also suspending enrolment in 40 of its 220+ programs, with its international student population dropping from 8,500 to 4,200 students.

Rennie cut its Vancouver headquarters office workforce from 123 to 92 staff members due to prolonged weakness in condominium pre-sales across Metro Vancouver and broader structural economic headwinds. The layoff was driven by continued market challenges in British Columbia and Canada, as well as accelerating technological trends in real estate marketing practices.

The Canada Revenue Agency laid off approximately 1,800 call center employees in May and June 2025, but subsequently rehired about 160 agents and extended contracts for others following public complaints about long wait times. The agency is implementing a 100-day improvement plan that includes self-service expansion, AI chatbot deployment, and increased staffing to address service delivery issues.

theScore laid off approximately half of its editorial staff, including 75 people based in Toronto. The layoffs occurred about a year prior to this April 2026 article.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic has issued layoff notices to 87 full-time and part-time employees, plus 14 out-of-scope employees, due to a 40 percent decline in international student enrolment caused by federal immigration policy changes. The institution also has approximately 71 vacant positions that will not be filled, resulting in a substantial revenue shortfall for the 2025-26 academic year.

General Motors announced in April 2025 that its CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario would temporarily halt production of BrightDrop electric delivery vans, with approximately 650 of its 1,200 workers expected to remain laid off when production resumed at half capacity in November. In October 2025, GM announced it would end BrightDrop production altogether, with affected employees receiving six months' salary and other benefits according to their collective agreement with Unifor Local 88.

Stellantis announced a two-week shutdown of the Windsor Assembly Plant resulting in the layoff of approximately 6,000 autoworkers. The shutdown was documented on April 4, 2025, when workers left after the last day shift before the closure.

The Anglophone West School District in New Brunswick eliminated all 32 library positions after a $9.2 million budget cut from the province, with layoff notices delivered in April 2025. School district documents reveal that no impact assessment was conducted on students or schools before the decision was made.

Shopify announced ongoing workforce reductions through 2024-2026, with the workforce falling from approximately 8,300 to 7,600 employees. Cuts have impacted customer support, partnerships, and revenue operations teams.

General Motors will cut the third shift at its Oshawa Assembly plant on January 30, 2025, resulting in approximately 2,000 job losses including 750 direct GM workers and 1,250 supply-chain workers. The layoffs come amid high unemployment rates in Oshawa and threats from U.S. tariffs affecting the auto industry.

Canada's Immigration Department announced plans to eliminate 3,300 jobs, representing over 20 per cent of its workforce, following a freeze on contract employee hiring. An additional 300 positions will be eliminated over three years, exacerbating existing application backlogs and processing delays across immigration programs.

The Stellantis plant in Brampton has been idled for a year and a half with 3,000 workers without jobs after planned production of the Jeep Compass was moved to Illinois. The plant remains closed and workers remain unemployed as of the article publication date.

Canada Metal Processing Group laid off 140 workers across Ontario and Quebec. The layoffs occurred shortly after Trump's tariffs were introduced.