Education

Thompson Rivers University has cut approximately 193 FTE jobs since fall 2024 as part of major department and faculty restructuring. The university has reduced its budget by a total of $47 million, with about 68 per cent of job cuts being voluntary through early retirements or eliminating vacant positions.

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has proposed cutting 117 positions, including attendants and special needs technicians, with the majority supporting special needs students. The proposal has sparked concern among parents and unions, though some of the positions are already vacant.

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.

The Qualicum School District is proposing cuts to teachers, education assistants and other support worker positions. The district is attempting to eliminate $1.5 million from its budget.

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.

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.

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.

Library workers in Anglophone West School District are laid off following a year-long legal battle with the provincial government. The layoffs affect 22 library positions that were originally cut in April 2025 but were reinstated after a labour board ruling.

Library workers in Anglophone South School District are laid off following a year-long legal battle with the provincial government. The layoffs affect 12 library positions that were originally cut in April 2025 but were reinstated after a labour board ruling.

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 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 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 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.

Nova Scotia's Department of Education is reducing 3% of school staff (147 positions) as part of broader public service cuts. The province is eliminating 69 specialized teaching positions such as literacy specialists and math coaches, with 8 additional Nova Scotia Teachers Union roles eliminated and one speech language pathologist vacancy unfilled for one year.

Selkirk College laid off or terminated contracts for 45 people in 2025 following a 32-per-cent drop in international enrollment. The college also suspended intakes in 14 programs and closed learning centres in Kaslo and Nakusp, as well as the Kootenay Studio Arts program in Nelson.

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.

The Upper Canada District School Board notified CUPE Local 5678 of 31.32 full-time equivalent positions being eliminated for the 2026-27 school year. Positions being cut include early childhood educators, instructional assistants, and English-as-a-Second-Language instructors, with restructuring of the LIFT program.

The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario will eliminate approximately 20 full-time equivalent positions including student support workers, information communications technology staff, and custodians. The board is also restructuring school secretary positions from 12-month to 10-month positions.