Aurora Cannabis Closes Sky Production Facility in Edmonton

On May 12, 2022 Aurora Cannabis announced the closure of its Sky facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The company had significant financial struggles in their most recent quarter, reporting over $1 billion net loss. The marijuana producer said they plan to keep the headquarters office open in Edmonton.

Aurora Cannabis said they will be shutting down operations at the Sky facility in phases, but plan to have complete closure by the end of September. The closing of the Aurora Sky Cannabis facility is expected to impact 13 per cent of the company’s entire global workforce. 

Aurora spokesperson, Michelle Lefler, said “this decision was not taken lightly. The company continues to make tough yet responsible changes to optimize our business to meet the challenges and opportunities of the cannabis industry and position Aurora for long term global success.”

Back in March of this year, Aurora Cannabis also announced the closure of another facility located 45 kilometres southeast of Kamloops, B.C. The company has closed a total of eight facilities across Canada since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. 

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