Monthly Summary
September 2026
The cuts represent a 30-percent reduction of Thinkific’s workforce, distributed across its global team to focus on enterprise customers. Workers at the Vancouver office impacted.
A pulp mill in Baileyville laid off 144 workers due to tariff impacts on forest products exports to Canada. The layoff was part of broader effects on Maine's forest-products industry, which supports nearly 30,000 jobs and has seen exports to Canada drop 20%.
Neo Financial laid off 102 employees, representing approximately 10 per cent of its workforce, as the Calgary-based fintech company restructures to simplify its business and focus on core priorities. The cuts affected nearly every part of the company as Neo aims to build fewer products faster and more exceptionally well.
Brink Forest Products will significantly scale back operations at its Prince George fingerjoint lumber plant, cutting employment from 85 workers to approximately 30. Additional layoffs are expected at Pleasant Valley Remanufacturing in Houston, where staffing will be reduced to a single employee.
Telus MyPet, MyCare services have laid off 40 people today Sept 4 2026 due to ramping down the MyPet and MyCare services all across Canada.
East Side Games Group Inc. announced a workforce reduction of approximately 30 employees, representing 32% of total headcount, through a combination of layoffs and furloughs effective September 1st, 2026. The reduction is expected to generate approximately $3.5 million in annualized cost savings beginning in Q4 2026, as part of broader cost reduction and operational restructuring initiatives.