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IBM Canada cutting jobs in April “Resource Action,” impacting long-serving employees

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What’s happening at IBM Canada?

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that IBM Canada is reportedly restructuring and laying off an unspecified number of employees through what they are referring to as a “Resource Action.” Many of those affected are long-serving employees.

This closely follows news that the tech giant’s chief communications officer held a seven-minute meeting in March to announce cuts to its marketing and communications division.

The reduction also comes less than a year after CEO Arvind Krishna said he could “easily see” around 7,800 of the company’s back-office roles replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in the coming years.

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According to IBM’s LinkedIn page, there are more than 11,000 workers in Canada

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