Canadian Layoff Tracker

OpenText laid off two percent of its global workforce, approximately 400 employees, as part of ongoing organizational planning. The company, headquartered in Kitchener-Waterloo, noted that changes in Canada were minimal with the Canadian employee base growing six percent over the past year.

A northern Ontario French language school board is cutting five secretarial positions effective August 30, 2026. The job cuts were announced by Cupe, the union representing the affected workers.

Digital producer Luke Paron announced his departure from TNA Wrestling after approximately five years with the company. Paron initially worked as a photographer and short-form content creator on the road before transitioning to directing work based in Toronto in October 2025.

York Region District School Board is eliminating approximately 161 education worker positions by September 2026, down from an initially planned 249 jobs. The cuts include educational assistants, secretarial and administrative staff, IT workers, and library technicians, with an additional 106 secretarial staff facing 50 per cent hour reductions.

BCE, the parent company of Bell Canada, is cutting 690 jobs (approximately 1% of its workforce) as part of its ongoing restructuring initiative. The cuts include about 460 non-union positions and approximately 230 unionized departures through voluntary separation packages, representing the second round of layoffs in seven months.

The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is cutting 31 positions including designated early childhood educators (DECE) and care for newcomer children (CNC) workers by the end of June 2026. The board cites lower projected kindergarten enrolment and reduced federal funding for language instruction programs as reasons for the layoffs.

BenchSci confirmed major layoffs in May 2026, reducing its workforce by approximately 30%, affecting nearly 70 employees at the Toronto-based firm. The restructuring was driven by the implementation of AI agents across engineering, operations, and scientific workflows that are now performing meaningful work alongside employees.

GM Canada announced layoffs affecting up to 1,200 autoworkers at its Oshawa plant. The cuts are related to the company's manufacturing rebalancing and shift in production strategy.

Terminated Laurentian University employees are finally receiving payouts five years after CCAA (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) layoffs. The article reports on the resolution of compensation for workers affected by the institution's financial restructuring.

GM eliminated a shift at Oshawa Assembly and idled its CAMI Assembly Plant following the cancellation of the BrightDrop program. The layoffs are part of ongoing scaling back of Canadian operations due to industry disruption.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is cutting three of six Indigenous student support co-ordinator positions as part of a broader restructuring effort. The positions have been made redundant with no current funding allocated, placing affected members on a recall list.

INVISTA is eliminating more than 100 jobs at its Kingston, Ontario facility starting June 21, 2026. The workforce reduction is expected to be completed by August 2, 2026 as part of a restructuring initiative to reduce costs.

The Renfrew County District School Board is eliminating approximately 11 full-time equivalent positions, including custodial and secretarial hours across more than 13 different schools in the county. The cuts will impact communities including Arnprior, Renfrew, Eganville, Douglas, Madawaska Valley, Pembroke, Petawawa and Deep River.

Fanshawe College is implementing a full-time reduction target of 500 positions and has permanently suspended 59 programs. The college is dealing with an $11-million in-year deficit resulting from an 86 percent reduction in international students following federal enrolment caps.

The Toronto District School Board is cutting almost 800 positions including more than 200 teachers who have received surplus notices. The layoffs include support staff such as lunchroom supervisors, educational assistants, designated early childhood educators, and clerical staff, along with previously announced cuts to vice-principals and centrally assigned staff.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is eliminating its daytime international language program, affecting 77 non-teacher instructors. The board is not cutting any teaching positions.

Waterloo Catholic District School Board is eliminating 15 morning supervisor positions across 11 elementary schools by the end of the year. The cuts affect positions that have been in place for more than 10 years and support student supervision before the school day begins.

The Peel District School Board has declared more than 300 permanent teachers surplus for the next year, consisting of 159 secondary teachers and 172 elementary teachers. This is part of budget adjustments across Ontario school boards facing declining enrolment.

At least 23 workers at Children's Aid Society London and Middlesex were handed layoff notices on Thursday, effective September. The layoffs will also affect another 65 staff indirectly through organizational changes, impacting the agency's ability to serve vulnerable youth and families.

The York Region District School Board is laying off more than 200 workers, according to CUPE 1734 union. The layoffs affect staff employed by the school board in the York Region.