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Humber Polytechnic is offering “voluntary exit packages” to staff as it confronts mounting financial pressure, warning that deeper job cuts could follow if the uptake is too low by March 9, 2026.

Panasonic is reportedly planning to cut around 12,000 jobs as part of a broader restructuring, according to Nikkei. The company is also set to transfer its television sales operations in North America and Europe to Chinese appliance maker Skyworth Group in April 2026. It remains unclear how many of the layoffs will affect Canadian employees.

Arcadis cut 1,100 jobs in 2025, with many of the layoffs occurring in Canada where the company faced a disappointing real estate market, staff shortages, and rising material prices. The Dutch consulting and engineering firm expects further layoffs in 2026 due to inflation and political uncertainty affecting client project decisions worldwide.

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.

Aurora Group of Companies laid off all 90 of its mechanics and welders at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories due to missed payments from mine owner Burgundy Diamond Mines, which owes approximately $8 million in arrears. The layoffs occurred in stages between June and September 2025 as the company faced financial challenges attributed to record-low diamond prices and U.S. tariffs disrupting the global diamond trade.

Serco, the private company operating 5 Wing Goose Bay military base in Newfoundland and Labrador, laid off five civilian employees including a customer service manager, mechanic, supply operative, workforce planner and HR coordinator. The layoffs were announced despite the federal government's recent commitment to increase defence spending by $81.8 billion over the next five years.