Dec 8 – Dec 14, 2025

Mohawk College is offering voluntary buyout packages to full-time administrative, faculty, and support staff, with applications open until the end of January. This follows massive layoffs of 255 full-time jobs (20% of workforce) that occurred between December 2024 and February 2025, which were driven by a projected $50 million deficit and reduced international student enrollment.

The City of Regina has proposed laying off more than 50 firefighters as part of a potential budget cut exercise that includes closing two fire stations. The proposal is among 139 hypothetical cost-saving measures totaling $71.5 million that city council will deliberate on December 15-19, 2025.