Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2025

Island Health has eliminated 117 non-union jobs as part of a cost-cutting exercise under provincial direction, representing approximately 5% of the organization's 2,500 non-contract employees. The cuts are part of a mandate to reduce administrative roles and redirect resources toward front-line patient care, with a target of up to 10% reduction expected to continue for a few more weeks.

Canadian Tire trimmed its corporate workforce in July 2025 as part of a broader restructuring initiative. The specific number of employees affected and detailed restructuring plans were not available in the article title.

Conestoga College eliminated four senior executive positions with a collective annual salary of $1.2 million, including both deans of the School of Interdisciplinary and School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, as well as the senior vice president academic and students. The restructuring also impacted nine other senior positions and comes as the college navigates financial challenges stemming from a 48% decrease in international student enrollment due to federal study permit restrictions.

Spinrite, a 73-year-old yarn manufacturing company based in Listowel, Ontario, has shut down its flagship manufacturing facility, eliminating 140 jobs. The company will also close its on-site brick-and-mortar outlet store in September, though its distribution office and online operations will continue.

The Anglophone West School District in New Brunswick eliminated all 32 library positions after a $9.2 million budget cut from the province, with layoff notices delivered in April 2025. School district documents reveal that no impact assessment was conducted on students or schools before the decision was made.