Arts & Entertainment

Scouts Canada has eliminated nearly one-third of its paid staff positions, equivalent to 44 full-time positions spread across the country, to address an ongoing deficit of about $5 million and declining membership. The layoffs are part of broader cost-saving measures including membership fee increases, reduced central spending, and property disposals as the 110-year-old organization attempts to stabilize its financial position.

The Vancouver Art Gallery is cutting approximately 30% of its staff (34 employees) and reducing programming by 30% to balance its budget. The reductions include 16 voluntary departures and 18 layoffs, with additional job losses possible through a union seniority process affecting all departments.

Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, terminated 34 employees across the U.K. and Canada, with approximately 3 workers in Toronto being affected. The union alleges this was union-busting activity, while Rockstar claims the employees were engaged in gross misconduct and leaking company secrets.