Rogers Offering Voluntary Buyouts to 50% of Staff in 2026

What’s Happening at Rogers?

Rogers Communications is offering voluntary buyouts to half of its 25,000-person workforce in April 2026.

“We are taking steps to adjust our cost structure to reflect the business realities of the current environment,” spokesperson Zac Carreiro said in a statement to The Globe and Mail.

“As part of this, some teams have chosen to offer voluntary departure and retirement programs to give some employees the choice to decide whether they’d like to stay with the company or begin a new chapter.”

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Which Teams at Rogers are Excluded from Buyouts?

The telecom giant’s voluntary buyout program doesn’t apply to the following:

• Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment staff
• Rogers Sports and Media workers (i.e. on-air talent, Sportsnet employees, etc.)
• Toronto Blue Jays staff
• Unionized employees

More Rogers Restructuring Coverage

For a full overview of the latest restructuring at Rogers and the rights that non-unionized employees in Canada have in this situation, see our Rogers Severance Guide.

Disclaimer: The materials above are provided as general information about the rights of non-unionized employees in Canada. It is not specific to any one company and SHOULD NOT be read as suggesting any improper conduct on the part of any specific employer, or a relationship between Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and a specific employer.