Canada · 2024–2026
Canadian Layoff Tracker
Aggregating layoffs across Canada from employment standards filings, government notices, SEDAR+ corporate disclosures, union announcements, and verified media reporting
Last updated: April 1, 2026 at PDT
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Canadian Layoff Trends
This tracker currently covers layoff events from 211 companies, affecting more than 107,871 workers across Canada. Data is sourced from government labour adjustment notices, SEDAR filings, union statements, and verified media reporting.
The technology, financial services, and retail sectors have historically accounted for the largest share of reported layoffs — a pattern consistent with broader North American economic cycles. Ontario and British Columbia, home to the greatest concentration of corporate headquarters, tend to represent the largest share of national layoff volumes.
About the Data
Mandatory public disclosure thresholds vary by province. Smaller employers — particularly those below statutory headcount minimums — are often not required to file public notices, which means the figures tracked here represent a conservative floor, not a complete census. Unreported layoffs, especially in sectors with high contractor and part-time workforces, may be substantially higher.
This site is updated continuously as new filings and reports become available. If you are aware of a layoff event not yet listed, please send us a tip.
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Nearly 100 library workers across three New Brunswick school districts received layoff notices on Friday, October 10, 2025, just before the Thanksgiving weekend. This marks the third round of layoffs following a $43 million provincial budget shortfall, after previous court orders had required the workers' reinstatement.
The New Brunswick government has applied for a judicial review and stay of a labour board decision that ordered the province to rescind layoff notices for library workers in three school districts (Anglophone West, Anglophone South, and Francophone South) and reinstate reduced hours for school administrative assistants. Finance Minister René Legacy stated the government intends to proceed with the library worker layoffs once legally permitted, arguing library workers do not provide direct support to students.
Arbec Forest Products announced a six-week shutdown of its OSB mill in Miramichi, New Brunswick in September, with 29 permanent job eliminations out of 113 affected employees. The closure is due to a market-related inventory adjustment, with the company citing tariff impacts on US exports as the reason for the production pause.
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.