Laid Off or Facing Layoffs in Canada? Your 2025 Legal Guide

November

• IDP Education Layoffs: The international student placement organisation is closing departments following tighter visa rules in Canada.
• Apple Layoffs: The tech giant is cutting dozens of roles across its global sales organization.
• Bell Layoffs: BCE is eliminating nearly 700 non-unionized jobs at Bell Canada as part of a multi-year strategy to cut costs.
• Verizon Layoffs: The telecom giant is planning to eliminate approximately 15,000 jobs as part of a restructuring.
• Synopsys Layoffs: The chip-design giant is eliminating approximately 10% of its global workforce following its $35-billion acquisition of Ansys.
• West Fraser Layoffs: The lumber giant is closing its 100 Mile House mill in BC, cutting 165 jobs.
• Indeed Layoffs: The job seeker platform is once again scaling back its staffing levels in 2025 — part of a broader AI-focused shift.
• Conestoga College Layoffs: The Kitchener-based college is set to trim approximately 75 faculty positions by the end of 2025.
• Bank of Canada layoffs: The central bank is planning to slash approximately 10% of its workforce by June 2026.
• Government of Canada Layoffs: Ottawa revealed in its 2025 budget that it plans to axe approximately 40,000 public service jobs by 2028-29.
• IBM Layoffs: The tech giant is eliminating a “low single-digit percentage” of its global workforce. Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by multiple Canadian employees — many located in Ottawa — claiming they’ve been let go.

October

• Scotiabank Layoffs: The Canadian bank is cutting 2,500 employees in Toronto and additional staff across Canada as part of a multi-year restructuring plan.
• Puma: The sportswear giant is on track to eliminate approximately 1,400 corporate roles in 2025 as part of a strategic reset.
• General Motors Layoffs: The automaker is slashing more than 3,400 positions in response to new electric-vehicle (EV) policies under US President Donald Trump and sluggish demand.
• Canada Post: The Crown corporation has eliminated dozens of management positions as it navigates an ongoing labour dispute.
• Hootsuite: The Vancouver-based tech company is cutting around 20% of its workforce — claiming it’s “investing in our future.”
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is slashing 14,000 corporate roles as it continues to “aggressively” invest in AI and change its work “culture.”
• TD Bank: The bank is trimming several divisions and staggering its 4-day return-to-office mandate for certain staffers.
• ConocoPhillips: The oil producer is reportedly planning to kick off November by eliminating positions in Alberta and British Columbia.
• Air Canada: The airline is scaling back its managerial workforce following an “extensive review.”
• Rivian: The electric-truck maker is reportedly planning to slash hundreds of additional jobs after scaling back its staffing levels in September.
• Meta: The tech giant is eliminating approximately 600 positions in its AI unit as it continues to restructure.
• EQ Bank: The Toronto-based digital bank has reportedly reduced its workforce by about 8%. Affected staff are contacting Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.
• Paramount Skydance: The entertainment giant is reportedly planning to slash its US and international workforce just months after completing their merger in August.
• Molson Coors: The beverage giant is planning to axe around 400 roles as part of a restructuring.
• Kap Paper: The company, with support from the federal and Ontario governments, is able to gradually restart operations at its paper mill in Kapuskasing — potentially avoiding mass layoffs.
• PwC Layoffs: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that the auditing giant is scaling back its Canadian workforce.
• Nestlé: The Swiss food giant plans to eliminate approximately 16,000 jobs over the next 2 years — mostly affecting white-collar positions.
• Alberta Health Services: The health authority has slashed approximately 100 jobs — mostly affecting roles in corporate services.
• Stellantis: The automaker is shifting Jeep Compass production from its Brampton assembly plant to Illinois — affecting hundreds of jobs in Ontario.
• CN Rail Layoffs: The national rail service is cutting 400 management positions across Canada and the US due to a tariff-related declin in freight traffic.
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by several Canadian employees — claiming they’ve been let go as the pharmaceutical giant restructures.
• McCain Foods: Multiple non-unionized employees in Toronto have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP — claiming they’ve been let go.
• Service Canada: The federal government has reportedly trimmed its passport workforce further — affecting approximately 250 jobs.

September

• Highline Mushrooms: The company is closing its Wellington, Ont. farm in December — affecting close to 300 workers.
• City of Vancouver: The municipality has trimmed its facilities development team, with hundreds of jobs potentially on the chopping block.
• Imperial Oil: The company is axing approximately 20% of its workforce and relocating most of its Calgary head office.
• Accenture Layoffs: The firm is reportedly eliminating approximately 11,000 jobs globally as part of a $865-million restructuring plan.
• Georgian College: The post-secondary institution is planning to close its Orillia and Muskoka campuses in 2026 — affecting hundreds of employees.
• Capital One: The credit card giant is reportedly planning another round of job cuts at Discover — affecting nearly 400 workers.
• Starbucks: The coffee giant is slashing approximately 900 non-retail positions and planning to shutter underperforming stores in North America.
• Coca-Cola: The beverage giant is reportedly restructuring its Canadian operations as part of a global cost-cutting effort.
• Lionsgate: The film studio is pulling out the axe again — slashing approximately 5% of its workforce.
• INVISTA: The company is planning to close its facility in Maitland, Ont. — affecting approximately 100 jobs.
• DSV: The logistics giant is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 13,000 jobs just months after joining forces with Schenker.
• Hain Celestial: The company is reportedly planning to ramp up its restructuring — “disappointed” with its fourth-quarter performance.
• Fiverr International: The online marketplace is eliminating approximately 30% of its workforce as it looks to become an “AI-first company.”
• Mother Parkers: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that the company is cutting Canadian jobs as part of a corporate restructuring.
• Ciena Layoffs: The telecommunications equipment provider is planning to eliminate 4-5% of its workforce.
• Novo Nordisk: The pharmaceutical giant is planning to eliminate “approximately 9,000 jobs” as part of a restructuring.
• Ericsson: The tech giant is eliminating approximately 100 technical employees in Canada — with their final work day to be Oct. 31.
• Public Health Agency of Canada: The government organization is planning to eliminate approximately 10% of its workforce as part of its “post-pandemic recalibration.”
• TFT Global: The auto parts supplier is eliminating nearly 250 jobs as General Motors prepares to cut a third shift at its Oshawa plant.
• Exro: The Calgary-based clean tech firm is cutting 60 jobs amid deep financial challenges.
• ConocoPhillips: The oil and gas producer announced plans to eliminate between 20-25% of its global workforce — affecting both employees and contractors.
• Salesforce: The tech giant has eliminated approximately 4,000 customer support roles as the tech giant integrates more AI into its operations.
• Crown Royal: The company is planning to close its plant in Amherstburg, Ont. next year — leaving 200 workers jobless.

August

• Nike: The sportswear giant is planning to scale back its corporate workforce next month as part of a “realignment.”
• Google: An executive revealed to staff that the tech giant has eliminated 35% of its managers overseeing “small teams” over the past year.
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University: The BC-based university announced another round of job cuts — affecting approximately 45 full-time employees.
• Kroger: The grocer is slashing its corporate workforce as it works to close more than 60 underperforming stores by the end of 2026.
• Stellantis: The automaker has reportedly axed around 100 jobs at its Windsor assembly plant ahead of a 2-week shutdown.
• Whole Foods Layoffs: The Amazon-owned grocery chain is closing 2 stores in Toronto — affecting dozens of employees.
• Magna: The auto parts maker is shutting down their Qualtech plant in London, Ontario, cutting 50 jobs.
• Amdocs The Israeli telecommunications company is planning to fire hundreds of staff as it launches a new GenAI & Data division.
• Dentsu: The advertising giant is cutting 8% of its global workforce—3,400 roles—in an international restructuring effort.
• John Deere: The agricultural equipment manufacturer is reportedly eliminating approximately 115 positions in its Harvester Works unit.
• Cisco: The tech giant has reportedly laid off a significant number of employees worldwide, including staff in Canada, despite strong Q4 earnings.
• Wonderbrands: The company plans to stop producing sliced bread in Sudbury this October — affecting 50 jobs.
• Oracle: The tech giant has reportedly trimmed its global workforce — affecting staff in Kitchener, Ont.
• F5: The technology firm has reportedly scaled back its staffing levels, especially in Seattle, as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Consensys: The software firm is slashing approximately 7% of its workforce. Multiple Canadian employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.
• Peloton: The fitness technology company is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 6% of its workforce as part of a “cost restructuring plan.”
• Bayer: The company has eliminated more than 12,000 jobs as part of CEO Bill Anderson’s Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) plan, launched in 2023.
• Moderna: The biotechnology company plans to eliminate approximately 10% of its workforce as vaccine sales continue to cool.
• Dell Layoffs: The tech giant has reportedly trimmed its sales division as well as its “new logo” acquisitions team.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is eliminating approximately 110 Wondery jobs as part of a restructuring.
• ProLogix: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports of a significant workforce reduction at the Ontario-based company.
• Compucom: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that the IT firm is scaling back its staffing levels and relocating some work to India.

July

• Lufthansa InTouch: The company is planning to close its Peterborough call centre next spring — affecting approximately 300 jobs.
• Canadian Tire: The retail giant has scaled back its corporate workforce as part of a restructuring.
• TCS: The IT services firm is planning to eliminate more than 12,000 jobs, or approximately 2% of its workforce, as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Coca-Cola Canada: The beverage giant is discontinuing frozen products — affecting jobs at its Minute Maid facility in Peterborough.
• Fanshawe College: The college informed staff that it will moving ahead with its previously announced 35% workforce reduction.
• Intel: The tech giant provided a restructuring update — claiming it has almost completed its previously announced 15% workforce reduction.
• EnerSys: The energy services provider is planning to eliminate approximately 11% of its non-production workforce as part of a restructuring.
• AWS Layoffs: Amazon’s cloud computing unit has eliminated an undisclosed number of roles as part of an ongoing restructuring.
• Scale AI: The tech company is planning to eliminate approximately 14% of its workforce, or around 200 jobs, as part of a restructuring.
• BlueRock Therapeutics: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is reviewing the severance packages of staff affected by the latest round of layoffs at the Bayer-owned biotechnology company.
• Daimler Truck North America: The truck maker is temporarily cutting approximately 2,000 jobs as it grapples with weak market demand.
• Recruit Holdings Layoffs: The parent company of Indeed and Glassdoor is slashing approximately 1,300 roles as part of its ongoing AI push.
• Foundever: The CX solutions company is reportedly slashing around 900 positions as part of its AI shift.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is pulling out the axe again — reportedly looking to eliminate approximately 9,000 jobs.

June

• Hikvision: The federal government has ordered the company to cease all Canadian operations — affecting hundreds of jobs across the country.
• Klue: The Vancouver-based software firm has slashed just over 40% of its workforce as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Ogilvy: The WPP-owned agency is reportedly eliminating around 700 jobs as part of a strategic overhaul.
• L3Harris Technologies: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is looking into reports that the company is cutting jobs across various teams, including engineering.
• Intel: The tech giant has hit the brakes on its automotive business — eliminating most of the division’s staff.
• Bumble: The dating app company is planning to eliminate approximately 30% of its workforce, or 240 jobs.
• Vancouver Art Gallery: The organization is trimming its headcount as part of an effort to reduce its operating budget.
• Wesgroup: The Vancouver-based company has eliminated approximately 12% of its workforce as real estate demand in British Columbia continues to cool.
• theScore: Dozens of Toronto jobs at the Canadian digital media company have reportedly been axed.
• Elk Valley Resources: The mining giant is slashing 140 positions at its steelmaking coal operations in BC.
• Lululemon: The apparel company is cutting approximately 150 corporate jobs as part of changes to its organizational structure.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is expecting its corporate workforce to shrink in the coming years as it adopts more AI tools and agents.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant reportedly eliminated more than 300 roles to kick off the month.
• Intel: The tech giant is reportedly planning to further scale back its staffing levels in “mid-July.”
• ArcelorMittal Dofasco: The steelmaker is closing its wire drawing mill in Hamilton — affecting approximately 153 jobs.
• Google: The tech giant is reportedly offering buyouts to employees across several divisions, including its knowledge and information (K&I) unit.
• Recursion Pharmaceuticals: The biotech company is slashing approximately 20% of its staff as part of an effort to streamline its operations.
• Paramount: The entertainment giant is planning to eliminate approximately 3.5% of its domestic workforce and hasn’t ruled out job cuts for non-US staff.
• Federal department of justice: The Canadian agency is reportedly slashing approximately 264 positions as it navigates “significant budgetary pressures.”
• Procter & Gamble: The consumer goods giant is planning to eliminate approximately 6% of its workforce, or 7,000 jobs, over the next 2 years as part of a restructuring.

May

• IBM Layoffs: The tech giant is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 8,000 jobs after replacing dozens of HR roles with AI.
• Ameresco: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports of a substantial workforce reduction at the clean energy company.
• General Mills: General Mills is executing a $130M restructuring plan to cut costs and fund innovation.
• EA: EA has cancelled its in-development Black Panther game and shut down Cliffhanger Games.
• McKinsey: The consulting firm confirms a 5,000-employee reduction over 18 months, citing performance management.
• Hudson’s Bay Layoffs: Canada’s oldest retailer is closing its stores on June 1 — leaving more than 8,300 employees out of work.
• Volvo Cars: Volvo Cars is cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs globally as part of a $1.9B restructuring plan.
• Service Canada: Service Canada is eliminating 800 term positions nationwide by the end of June 2025, citing declining passport application volumes.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: The management consulting services company is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately seven per cent of its workforce by the end of June.
• Walmart: The retail giant is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 1,500 corporate roles as part of a restructuring.
• TD: The major bank is cutting 2,000 jobs and launching a major restructuring plan to save $650 million annually.
• Chegg: The online education firm is planning to slash 22 per cent of its workforce and close its North American offices as part of a restructuring.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is eliminating approximately 6,000 roles as it continues to “implement organizational changes.”
• GroupM: The WPP subsidiary is cutting up to 45 per cent of its staff as part of massive restructuring.
• Panasonic: The electronics giant is planning to eliminate approximately 10,000 roles as part of a nearly $900-million restructuring.
• General Motors Layoffs: The automaker is reportedly planning to temporarily cut jobs at its Oshawa assembly plant despite plans to move to a “two-shift operation” in the fall.
• Nissan: The automaker is reportedly planning to slash approximately 10,000 jobs globally as it restructures its operations.
• StarFish Medical: The B.C.-based company has laid off 11 staff in Saanich and more in Toronto — citing ongoing tariff and investment climate challenges.
• Rennie: The Vancouver-based real estate marketing firm has cut over 25% of its workforce as B.C.’s housing market sees steep decline in sales.
• Fanshawe College: The post-secondary institution is trimming its workforce by approximately 35 per cent as it grapples with a sharp decline in international enrolment.
• OpenText: The Waterloo-based tech company is reportedly slashing 1,600 jobs — expanding the “business optimization plan” it outlined in July 2024.
• Match Group: The dating app giant is scaling back its staffing levels by approximately 13 per cent as part of a restructuring.
• General Fusion: The Vancouver-based company has reportedly eliminated at least 25 per cent of its workforce on the heels of a ‘transformative milestone’ in April.
• CrowdStrike: The cybersecurity giant is slashing approximately five per cent of its global workforce as part of a “strategic plan.”
• Cenovus Energy: The Calgary-based energy company is eliminating dozens of jobs in an effort to improve competitiveness.
• Skills Development Fund: Ontario announces an additional $955 million in SDF investments over the next three years.
• General Motors Layoffs: The automaker is planning to reduce production at its Oshawa assembly plant, affecting hundreds of jobs.
• Alstom: More than 200 roles are scheduled to be axed at the company’s Thunder Bay plant as a major contract wraps up.

April

• Expedia Group: The travel technology company is reportedly planning to trim its product, technology, and finance teams as part of an ongoing restructuring.
• Morningstar: The financial services firm has reportedly trimmed its Sustainalytics workforce by six per cent.
• UPS: The shipping giant is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately 20,000 jobs and close around 73 facilities.
• Meta: The tech giant has scaled back the size of its Oculus Studios workforce, which is part of its Reality Labs division.
• Intel: The tech giant is reportedly planning to eliminate more than 20 per cent of its workforce as part of a restructuring.
• Johnson Controls: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by multiple employees at the HVAC and security equipment producer — claiming they’ve been let go.
• Infosys: The IT giant has reportedly cut hundreds of jobs. Multiple employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for legal advice.
• Illumina: The biotechnology company has reportedly slashed more than 300 jobs as part of its “$100-million cost reduction program.”
• Google: The tech giant has reportedly trimmed a variety teams, including Android, Pixel, and Chrome, after offering voluntary buyouts in January.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is reportedly mulling middle manager and non-coder positions in May.
• Whirlpool: The company is reportedly cutting 650 jobs in Iowa, Canadian employees may be impacted.
• S&S Activewear: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that the clothing distributor has scaled back its Canadian workforce.
• George Brown College: The Toronto-based post-secondary institution is planning to axe approximately 52 administrative roles despite dozens of staffers agreeing to voluntary buyouts.

March

• Centennial College: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by multiple employees — claiming that the Toronto-based college is planning to slash more than a quarter of its workforce in the spring.
• IBM Layoffs: The tech giant has reportedly scaled back its Canadian workforce as part of a restructuring.
• Block: The fintech startup led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has slashed approximately 931 positions as part of a restructuring.
• Rona: The home improvement retailer has reportedly eliminated dozens of roles due to the Canada-U.S. trade war.
• Langara College: The Vancouver-based institution is cutting 200 instructors ahead of the Fall 2025 semester as it grapples with a significant decline in international student enrolment.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is reportedly planning to eliminate around 14,000 managerial positions as its cost-cutting push intensifies.
• Seneca Polytechnic: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by multiple employees at the Toronto-based college, including two individuals with 20 years of service, who claim they were let go.
• Estée Lauder: The cosmetics retailer reportedly terminated all staff working within Hudson’s Bay Company locations across Canada.
• Siemens: Cutting over 6,000 jobs in Digital Industries and EV charging units as demand falls in Germany, China.
• Morgan Stanley: The bank is planning to cut approximately 2,000 jobs to improve operational efficiency.
• Nissan Canada: The automaker reportedly eliminated approximately 50 executives on March 18.
• AGM Renovations: Our firm has been contacted by several employees following the company’s closure.
• Prepac: Cutting more than 170 jobs in Delta, citing tariffs and shifting production to North Carolina.
• Kwantlen Polytechnic University: The B.C. post-secondary institution will cut 70 faculty positions due to a projected $49 million shortfall.
• Metal Processing Group: The steel manufacturer is reducing 140 jobs across its facilities, citing U.S. steel tariffs as a key factor.
• CRA: The agency is set to eliminate approximately 450 jobs at the end of the month.
• HPE: The tech giant is planning to axe approximately 2,500 positions as part of an 18-month cost-cutting program.
• Wayfair: The online retailer is cutting 340 technology roles and closing its Austin TDC as part of a major AI and productivity reorganization, affecting multiple Canadian employees.
• RBC: The bank has reportedly eliminated jobs in a variety of departments ahead of its investor day event on March 27.
• Canadian Tire: The retail giant is planning to close 17 Atmosphere stores as part of a restructuring, which could result in layoffs.
• MLSE: The sports organization is slashing approximately 10 per cent of its workforce as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Disney: The entertainment giant is cutting jobs in Vancouver as it shifts away from long-form animation.
• Town of Cochrane: The town, located northeast of Timmins, Ontario, is planning to scale back its staffing levels as part of an “organizational redesign.”

February

• Algonquin College: The Ottawa-based institution is looking to suspend approximately 37 programs ahead of the Fall 2025 semester — affecting dozens of jobs.
• Autodesk: The software giant is eliminating around 1,350 jobs, or approximately nine per cent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring.
• Starbucks: The coffee chain is slashing approximately 1,100 corporate roles as part of its “Back to Starbucks” plan.
• Rogers Communications: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been contacted by several employees — claiming the telecom giant slashed its workforce as part of a “restructuring.”
• Mohawk College: The post-secondary institution has eliminated 91 full-time positions and more than 100 part-time positions.
• JPMorgan: The bank is reportedly eliminating hundreds of positions as part of a planned workforce reduction.
• Chevron: The energy giant is planning to eliminate 15 to 20 per cent of its global workforce by the end of 2026.
• Bell: The telecom giant is offering voluntary severance packages to hundreds of employees — citing “unprecedented challenges.”
• Vale: The miner has eliminated non-unionized roles in Sudbury as part of “strategic staffing changes.”
• Unity Technologies: The video game developer carried out another round of job cuts in a move called “completely abrupt and impersonal” by affected employees.
• Meta: An internal email claims that the tech giant will begin performance-based job cuts on Feb. 10.
• Canada Post: The Crown corporation is laying off 50 managers in a corporate-wide restructuring.
• Workday: The HR software maker is slashing approximately 1,750 jobs as part of a restructuring.
• ADM: The food processing company to cut 700 jobs globally as part of a $750 million cost-saving strategy in 2025.
• Estée Lauder: The cosmetics giant is expanding its restructuring amid a sales slump — planning to eliminate as many as 7,000 positions by fiscal 2026.
• Okta: The identity security firm is cutting approximately three per cent of its workforce as part of a restructuring.
• Salesforce: The cloud software company is reportedly slashing 1,000 jobs as it ramps up its hiring of salespeople to sell its AI products.

January

• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is reportedly slashing dozens of jobs in its communications and sustainability departments.
• Shopify: The e-commerce giant has reportedly eliminated at least a dozen positions in its customer support division.
• Stripe: The tech giant slashed more than three per cent of its workforce through an accidental “duck” email.
• IRCC: Canada’s immigration department is planning to reduce its workforce by approximately 25 per cent, or 3,300 jobs, over the next three years.
• VF Corp: The apparel company is reducing the size of its workforce in 2025 as part of its ‘Reinvent’ plan.
• Starbucks: The coffee chain is cutting an unknown number of corporate jobs in response to falling sales.
• Hudson’s Bay Layoffs: The department store chain has eliminated approximately 41 roles — citing “challenging headwinds.”
• BP: The energy giant plans to slash more than five per cent of its global workforce in 2025 — affecting employees and contractors.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant has reportedly reduced the size of its security, experiences and devices, sales, and gaming teams.
• Meta: The tech giant is reportedly planning to eliminate approximately five per cent of its workforce, moving out “low performers.”
• Wayfair: The online furniture retailer is slashing approximately three per cent of its workforce as it exits the German market.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is scaling back its staffing levels — targeting underperforming employees.

January

• Harmon: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that the construction company has laid off approximately 50 employees.
• Dell Layoffs: The tech giant is allegedly laying off a significant number of employees in sales and marketing roles, according to reports.
• PayPal: The payments firm is cutting approximately nine per cent of its workforce in an effort to “right-size” the business.
• Enbridge Layoffs: The energy giant is cutting 650 employees across the company.
• UPS: The package giant is planning to eliminate approximately 12,000 jobs in an effort to realign its resources in 2024.
• Salesforce: Salesforce is terminating 700 employees and cutting benefits and travel expenses, though it still aims to hire 1,000 additional staff.
• SAP: The software firm is planning to restructure approximately 8,000 jobs as part of a “transformation program.” Some employees are expected to be offered voluntary severance packages.
• Flexport: The logistics provider is reportedly planning to eliminate nearly 20 per cent of its workforce “in the coming weeks.”
• Levi Strauss: The denim giant is planning to eliminate 10 to 15 per cent of its corporate workforce as part of a multi-year global productivity initiative.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is laying off approximately nine per cent of its gaming division—affecting 1,900 Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and ZeniMax employees.
• Rona: The home improvement retailer is closing distribution centres in Quebec and Alberta—affecting more than 300 jobs.
• eBay: The e-commerce company is slashing nine per cent of its full-time workforce, or 1,000 jobs, in an effort to make the company “more nimble.”
• Brex: The expense management startup is eliminating approximately 20 per cent of its workforce, or 282 jobs, as it restructures its business.
• Wayfair: The online furniture retailer is slashing 1,650 jobs globally, including 50 in Ontario.
• The Source: The Canadian electronic chain owned by Bell is shutting over 100 stores in 2024, and rebranding 165 as Best Buy Express stores.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is cutting less than five per cent of its “Buy with Prime” unit in a bid to cut costs.
• YouTube: The Google-owned video-sharing platform is eliminating 100 positions as it restructures its business.
• Google: The tech giant is reducing the size of its ad sales team by “a few hundred roles globally.”
• Newell Brands: The producer of Sharpie and Rubbermaid products is cutting seven per cent of its office workforce as part of an “organizational realignment.”
• Instagram: The Meta-owned social media platform has removed a layer of management—eliminating 60 technical program manager positions.
• Universal Music Group: The world’s largest record label confirmed that it’s cutting jobs in the first quarter—potentially affecting hundreds of employees.
• Citigroup: The bank plans to eliminate 10 per cent of its workforce, or 20,000 jobs, over the “medium-term.” Reports claim this could be a three- to five-year period.
• BlackRock: The asset manager is cutting three per cent of its workforce, or 600 jobs, as it navigates rapid changes in asset management.
• BenchSci: The Toronto-based AI and biomedical startup has eliminated 17 per cent of its workforce, or 70 jobs, as it furthers its investment into generative AI.
• Indigo: The Canadian retailer has laid off an undisclosed number of employees as part of its strategic plan.
• Discord: The voice, video, and text app is eliminating 17 per cent of its workforce, or 170 jobs, to “bring more agility to our organization.”
• Dehumidified Air Solutions: The indoor pool HVAC company has laid off more than 80 employees as it shifts its Ottawa operations to Montreal.
• Google: The tech giant is eliminating hundreds of roles across its Assistant, hardware, and engineering teams in an effort to cut costs.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant is reportedly cutting “several hundred roles” in its Prime Video and MGM Studios division.
• Twitch Layoffs: The Amazon-owned livestreaming platform is reducing its headcount by “just over 500 jobs” in an effort to “rightsize” the business.
• Unity: The video game software provider is eliminating approximately 25 per cent of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs, as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Xerox: The company, which specializes in document management solutions and services, is cutting 15 per cent of its workforce as it restructures its business.
• AV Terrace Bay: The Ontario pulp mill has announced a temporary halt to its operations, impacting approximately 400 employees.

February

• Electronic Arts: The video game giant is laying off approximately five per cent of its workforce and reducing office space as it restructures its business.
• Rivian: The EV manufacturer is reducing its salaried workforce by 10 per cent and revealed that vehicle production for the year won’t meet industry expectations.
• Sony: The tech giant is eliminating approximately eight per cent of its total workforce, or 900 jobs, and closing its PlayStation London studio.
• Expedia: The travel technology company is laying off approximately 1,500 employees, according to a memo to staff from its CEO.
• Vice Media: The digital media company is laying off “several hundred” employees and has reportedly stopped publishing content on Vice.com.
• BuzzFeed: The digital media company is eliminating approximately 16 per cent of its workforce and selling Complex to NTWRK for US$108.6 million.
• Walmart Canada: The retail giant is reportedly restructuring, a move that impacts multiple roles including its home delivery drivers.
• Nike: The sportswear giant is eliminating more than 1,500 jobs, or approximately two per cent of its workforce, as it works to “reignite” growth.
• Catalent: The drug maker is cutting its staff by approximately 300 employees as part of its restructuring plans.
• Cascades Inc: The packaging company is laying off 310 employees and closing its Trenton and Belleville plants in Ontario for various reasons.
• Cisco: The tech giant is laying off approximately five per cent of its workforce — affecting more than 4,000 jobs.
• Mozilla: The software company is cutting approximately 60 jobs as it scales back investment in several products, including its VPN, Relay, and Online Footprint Scrubber.
• Instacart: The grocery-delivery giant is eliminating approximately seven per cent of its workforce, or 250 jobs, as it restructures its business.
• Boundless Learning: The educational technology company began laying off approximately 15% of its staff as early as Feb. 6.
• BlackBerry: The tech giant announced that it has cut approximately 200 jobs, with plans to reduce its headcount further.
• CPA Canada: The organization is laying off approximately 20 per cent of its workforce as CPA bodies in Ontario and Quebec prepare to sever ties in December.
• Grammarly: The cloud-based writing assistant is eliminating approximately 230 jobs as part of a “business restructuring.”
• MEC: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is investigating reports that Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) is laying off an undisclosed number of workers as it restructures.
• Amazon Layoffs: The e-commerce giant has reportedly eliminated hundreds of jobs across its Pharmacy and One Medical divisions.
• DocuSign: The online signature provider is cutting approximately six per cent of its workforce, or 440 jobs, as part of a restructuring plan.
• Estee Lauder: The cosmetics company plans to reduce its total headcount by at least three per cent as part of a restructuring program.
• Snap: The Snapchat maker is eliminating approximately 10 per cent of its workforce, or 500 jobs, to “reduce hierarchy and promote in-person collaboration.”
• Top Hat: The Toronto-based online education firm is laying off 35 employees to help it become a “self-sustaining business.”
• Zoom: The video conferencing platform said it’s ‘rescoping roles’ — resulting in a workforce reduction of 150 jobs.
• Staples Canada: The retailer is laying off an undetermined number of head office staff.
• Rose Integration: The Ottawa-area precision-machining manufacturer and supplier is closing down, impacting around 50 jobs.
• Okta: The identity management company is laying off approximately seven per cent of its workforce, or 400 employees, claiming that costs are “still too high.”
• Deutsche Bank: The investment bank plans to eliminate approximately 3,500 jobs in an effortto improve operational efficiency.

March

• Telus: Telus is reportedly restructuring and laying off an unspecified number of Canadian employees.
• Li-Cycle: The Toronto-based battery recycler is eliminating approximately 17 per cent of its workforce as part of an organizational restructuring.
• Canada Goose: The winter gear manufacturer is laying off 800 employees following a warm winter and lower consumer demand.
• Dell Layoffs: Dell Technologies has announced a significant reduction in its workforce, cutting as many as 6,000 employees.
• MarineLand: Online reports claimed that MarineLand was closing its doors for good after 63 years, however the park denies the rumours.
• Mold-Masters: The plastic processing equipment manufacturer has laid off an unspecified number of employees due to ‘structural changes.’
• Barclays: The financial services company is reportedly planning to eliminate hundreds of roles in its investment banking division.
• Unilever: The consumer goods giant is cutting approximately 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business.
• Shell: The energy producer is planning to eliminate at least 20 per cent of its deals division as it restructures its business units.
• IBM Layoffs: The tech giant is reportedly laying off staff in its marketing and communications division.
• Dorel: The Montreal-based manufacturer has eliminated approximately five per cent of its home furniture division as part of a restructuring plan.
• Fidelity International: The fund management giant plans to lay off approximately nine per cent of its global workforce, or 1,000 employees, in an effort to reduce costs.
• TC Energy: The energy giant has eliminated an unspecified number of jobs — primarily affecting staff in Calgary and Houston.

April

• Tesla Layoffs: The automaker is reportedly planning to lay off senior executives and the majority of its Supercharging team.
• Google: The tech giant has reportedly trimmed several teams, including Dart, Flutter, and Python, ahead of its annual I/O developer conference.
• Whirlpool Canada: The company is laying off approximately 1,000 employees due to sluggish home sales in North America.
• Gameloft: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has received reports that the video game publisher is reducing the size of its Canadian workforce.
• Google: The tech giant is reportedly reducing the size of various teams, including real estate and finance.
• Rivian: The automaker has eliminated approximately one per cent of its workforce as EV demand continues to cool.
• Take-Two Interactive: The video game developer is cutting approximately five per cent of its workforce, or 600 jobs, as part of a cost-reduction plan.
• SAP Canada: Multiple online reports point to over 100 employees being laid off in Vancouver and Montreal.
• Tesla Layoffs: The automaker is eliminating more than 10 per cent of its global workforce as it navigates a slowdown in sales and an ongoing price war for electric vehicles.
• McKinsey & Company: The consulting giant is reportedly laying off approximately 360 workers as it grapples with a slowdown in demand.
• Netflix Layoffs: The streaming giant is eliminating roles in its film division as part of a “major restructure.”
• EXL Service: The digital services provider is cutting 800 jobs as part of a move towards generative AI.
• Best Buy: The consumer electronics giant is reportedly reducing the size of its in-house tech support and repair team: Geek Squad.
• Relic Entertainment: The Vancouver-based video game developer has laid off approximately 41 employees after splitting from SEGA.
• Ubisoft: The video game giant has cut 45 jobs in its “Global Publishing central” and “APAC structures” to enhance its “collective efficiency.”
• AWS Layoffs: The cloud computing arm of Amazon is slashing hundreds of jobs across a variety of teams, including sales, marketing, physical stores technology, and global services.
• Intel: The tech giant has reportedly eliminated an unspecified number of positions in its sales and marketing division.
• Lightspeed: The Montreal-based tech company is cutting approximately 10 per cent of its workforce, or 280 jobs, as part of a company-wide restructuring.
• Simmons Foods: The pet food producer is closing its Streetsville, Mississauga plant in November and laying off hundreds of employees.
• FedEx: The delivery giant is eliminating a “small percentage” of staff in an effort to “streamline and realign functions.”

May

• Siemens has announced plans to lay off 4,100 employees, representing approximately 15% of its workforce in its Gamesa wind turbine division.
• Takeda: The pharmaceutical giant is implementing significant layoffs in the U.S. as part of its $900 million restructuring plan.
• Google: The tech giant reportedly reduced the size of several teams in its Cloud unit to cap off May.
• Nike: The sportswear giant has reportedly trimmed the Department of Nike Archives (DNA) as it restructures its business.
• Fisker: The automaker is reportedly cutting jobs in Canada and the U.S. as part of a major restructuring.
• Home Hardware: The home improvement retailer eliminated an undisclosed number of jobs in response to the “current economic landscape.”
• Lucid Motors: The automaker is slashing approximately six per cent of its workforce, or 400 jobs, as it restructures its business.
• Phoenix Labs: The Canadian video game developer has reportedly eliminated dozens of jobs as part of a major restructuring.
• Laurentian Bank: The Canadian lender is trimming its headcount and exiting the equity research business.
• Under Armour: The sportswear giant is scaling back its staffing levels as it grapples with a slowdown in sales.
• Bayer: In its Q1 earnings call, Bayer announced that 1,500 staff were laid off as part of a major global overhaul.
• Indeed Layoffs: The job site is eliminating approximately eight per cent of its workforce, or 1,000 positions, in an effort to “simplify” its organization.
• Walmart: The retail giant is reportedly cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and closing its tech hub in Toronto.
• Xbox: The popular gaming brand owned by Microsoft is reportedly closing several studios — including Alpha Dog Games in Canada.
• Tesla Layoffs: The automaker is reportedly trimming various segments of the company, including software, services, and engineering.
• Kenvue: The Tylenol-maker is laying off 4% of its workforce after beating quarterly profit estimates.
• Kinaxis: Supply chain management company Kinaxis is reportedly laying off 6% of its staff due to restructuring.
• Hudson’s Bay Layoffs: The retail giant is eliminating less than one per cent of its workforce as part of a “realignment” of its organizational structure.

June

• Cargill: The agriculture giant is cutting 200 tech jobs globally as it pursues ‘new digital technology.’
• Intuit: The tax prep company is closing its Edmonton office and laying off 1,800 employees.
• UiPath: The company announced that it is laying off 10% of its workforce following a reshuffling of its executives.
• Dyson: The tech company is cutting 1,000 employees in the UK as part of a broader global reduction due to ‘fierce competition.’
• Microsoft Layoffs: The massive computer company is cutting product and program management roles as it aims to maintain profit margins.
• OpenText: The company is eliminating 1,200 jobs as part of a “Business Optimization Plan,” or ‘OpenText 3.0.”
• Ubisoft: The game developer is terminating 33 employees at its Toronto studio, as the video game maker continues to experience the industry-wide wave of layoffs.
• Gameloft: The game developer has laid off 49 employees at its Toronto studio as part of a “reduction in workforce” due to lower production demands.
• Ontario Science Centre Layoffs: Over 50 food service workers will be laid off in the near future as a result of the closure of the iconic Toronto attraction.
• STEMCELL Technologies: The Canadian biotech company is reportedly laying off a number of employees across the country.
• UWindsor: The university is cutting 10 jobs amid a $5.6 million budget shortfall.
• Memory Express: Reports claim that Memory Express is reportedly closing all Ontario locations and laying off a significant number of employees.
• Rivian: The electric vehicle maker has initiated another round of layoffs, the third time within the past year due to a cooling demand for EVs.
• Onsemi: The Arizona-based company announced it will cut its global workforce by approximately 1,000 employees.
• Sumo Group: The layoffs affect staff across various Canada and Poland, with the Timbre Games closure putting 100 employees out of work.
• Vancity: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that credit union Vancity has reportedly terminated numerous employees as part of restructuring.
• Ineos Styrolution: The plastics company is permanently shutting down its Sarnia plant by June 2026 after regulatory scrutiny over benzene emissions.
• WillScot of Canada: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that WillScot of Canada has reportedly terminated at least 10% of its workforce across Canada and the U.S.
• Stifel Financial: A company spokesperson said the undisclosed job cuts have been brought on by current market conditions and a need to cut costs.
• MaRS: The Toronto-based agency has reportedly eliminated approximately 20 jobs as it “resets” its business model.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The tech giant is reportedly reducing the size of its Azure cloud and mixed reality units.

July

• Lion Electric: The electric vehicle maker is laying off 300 employees, ramping down production as revenue drops and losses mount.
• Bungie: 17% of its workforce has been slashed as a result of overambitious expansion and economic pressures, according to Bungie CEO Pete Parsons.
• Bench Accounting: Employees are reporting to Samfiru Tumarkin LLP that Bench Accounting has laid off 4-5% of its staff.
• Twitch: Employees are preparing for another wave of layoffs amid slowing user growth and profitability concerns.
• Intel: The chipmaker is planning thousands of job cuts to reduce costs and fund a $10B rebound strategy.
• SAP: The software company is cutting at least 1,000 more jobs than previously anticipated due to an ‘AI overhaul.’
• Avaya: The company is cutting 3% of its workforce to focus core business segments like contact centres.
• John Deere: Media outlets report that numerous John Deere employees took part in termination meetings Wednesday morning as part of a global layoff at the farm equipment manufacturer.
• Saks Global: The retailer is merging Saks.com, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Saks Off 5th under one roof, resulting in 100 layoffs and new appointments.
• Cohere: The tech company has fired 20 employees shortly after a successful $500M funding round.
• Amdocs: The software giant Amdocs is laying off 1,500-3,000 employees globally, affecting up to 10% of staff, despite the company’s strong performance.
• SNDL: The Calgary-based cannabis retailer is cutting 106 full-time positions, reflecting ongoing challenges in Alberta’s legal cannabis sector.
• UKG: The HR software company is laying off 14% of its workforce, or 2,200 of its 15,000 global employees, to focus on “critical areas of growth.”

August

• Goldman Sachs: The company is laying off between 3% and 4% of its global workforce as part of its routine annual review process.
• Paper: The online tutoring company has laid off its entire Canadian tutor workforce, impacting hundreds of employees.
• Apple: The tech giant is laying off approximately 100 employees within its digital services group, including Apple Books app and Apple Bookstore.
• Wells Fargo: The bank has been steadily reducing its workforce, with thousands of job cuts occurring across North America in 2024, according to reports.
• SkipTheDishes: Just Eat Takeaway.com is laying off 800 Canadian employees, including 100 workers from its SkipTheDishes subsidiary.
• General Motors Layoffs: The automaker is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees globally, including a “small percentage” at its Canadian Technical Center.
• Mastercard: The payment processing company is reducing its global headcount by 3%, affecting around 1,000 employees out of its 33,400 strong workforce.
• Sonos: The smart speaker company is laying off approximately 6% of its workforce due to product issues, impacting over 100 employees.
• Cisco: The tech company is reportedly planning to lay off as many as 4,000 employees.
• OSL Retail Services: Multiple OSL employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for a severance package review following an alleged mass layoff.
• VTS: Multiple View The Space employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for a severance package review following an alleged mass layoff.
• Smile Digital Health: Several employees of Smile Digital Health have reached out to Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for a severance package review after the company’s reported restructuring on August 7.
• Dell Layoffs: Employees have reported another layoff at the tech company citing a move to create a new AI-focused sales unit.

September

• Axiom Real-Time Metrics is laying off approximately 50% of its staff, according to multiple employees who have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for a severance package review.
• Ricoh is cutting 2,000 jobs from its global workforce, citing reduced sales of office printers and a shift into digital services.
• ApplyBoard announces layoffs affecting 4% of its workforce in Ontario amid restructuring, following reported job cuts in May.
• Qualcomm: The tech company has announced more layoffs as it continues to restructure in response.
• IBM Layoffs: The tech giant has initiated another round of layoffs, with a focus on senior-level programmers and staff.
• Warner Music Group: The entertainment group cuts 6-7% of Atlantic Music Group staff in a major restructure ahead of Elliot Grainge’s CEO role.
• Lush: The cosmetics chain is closing its Vancouver manufacturing facility in 2025. Multiple employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP to have their termination packages reviewed.
• Ballard Power: The fuel cell manufacturer is making large-scale layoffs as part of a corporate restructuring aimed at reducing expenses by over 30%.
• Shell: The oil and gas giant is planning to cut its workforce by 20%, with significant impacts to oil and gas exploration staff.
• Samsung: The electronics maker is preparing to reduce its global workforce by as much as 30% in some divisions, according to multiple sources.
• Microsoft Layoffs: The company has announced that it will lay off approximately 650 employees, representing about 3% of its global workforce.
• HomeStars: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that the home improvement review website laid off a significant portion of its Canadian workforce on September 10.
• Loblaw: Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has learned that food retailer has reportedly laid off a significant portion of its workforce amid restructuring in September.
• Lyft: The rideshare company is selling assets related to its bike and scooter rental operations and laying off 1% of its staff as part of a broader restructuring.
• Bento: Multiple Bento employees have contacted Samfiru Tumarkin LLP for a severance package review following an alleged significant layoff.
• Tilting Point: The mobile game maker has confirmed plans to reduce its global workforce by up to 20%, affecting 90 employees.

October

• QHR Technologies has fired roughly 10% of its workforce after years of massive growth.
• Tucows: The Toronto-based company is significantly reducing the size of its workforce and that of its Ting Internet business as part of a “capital efficiency plan.”
• Manulife has cut 225 employees from its Global Wealth and Asset Management team.
• Dropbox: The tech company is cutting approximately 20 per cent of its global workforce as it undergoes a “transitional period.”
• Visa: The credit card giant is reportedly planning to axe around 1,400 jobs by the end of the year.
• Volkswagen: The automaker is planning to slash thousands of jobs and shutter at least three plants in Germany.
• Nokia: The Finnish telecom giant is reportedly cutting Canadian jobs as it eliminates hundreds of positions in China and Europe.
• Align Technology: The company is cutting jobs following a Q3 revenue miss and lower-than-expected demand for Invisalign.
• Parkland: Parkland Corporation cuts 100 jobs, outsourcing IT roles to Accenture to boost tech support starting in 2025.
• RioCan: The company has reportedly laid off 10% of its workforce as part of a restructuring in October.
• Meta: The tech giant has reportedly begun eliminating roles across various teams, including Instagram and WhatsApp.
• CRA: The agency has fired 330 employees who inappropriately claimed CERB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Boeing: The planemaker is planning to cut approximately 17,000 jobs over the “coming months.”
• CareerBuilder + Monster: The recently combined company has reportedly axed 200 jobs, or 15 per cent of its workforce.
• Deloitte Layoff: The professional services firm has laid off a portion of its workforce across Canada amid restructuring in October.
• MaRS Discovery District: The Toronto-based innovation hub is cutting more jobs and revamping its advisory model.
• Amazon Layoffs: A recent report claimed that the tech giant could save billions if it trims its managerial workforce.
• Flexport is undergoing another round of layoffs as it cuts management and its fulfillment team, in the fourth layoff over the past two years.
• Air Transat may lay off 80 employees in early November to due market turbulence.
• CDW is reportedly laying off a significant number of employees after failing to hit financial targets.

November

• Marriott International: The company has eliminated more than 800 corporate jobs as part of a “reorganization.”
• Salesforce: The tech giant is reportedly planning to slash jobs at Own, the data management startup it acquired in September.
• Rogers Sports & Media: The company has reportedly cut dozens of jobs in its audio business.
• Schaeffler cuts 4,700 jobs in Europe after a 50% profit drop.
• Kinaxis has announced its second round of layoffs in 2024 as part of ongoing restructuring efforts.
• Bosch is slashing 5,500 jobs, cutting hours for 10,000 employees in response to weak auto market.
• General Motors Layoffs: The automaker has reportedly slashed hundreds of jobs in an effort to improve efficiency.
• AMD: The computer chip maker is slashing approximately four per cent of its global workforce.
• Booking Holdings: The online travel agency is planning to trim its headcount as part of a restructuring.
• Audi: The German automaker is reportedly planning to eliminate thousands of non-production roles.
• Nissan: The Japanese automaker is slashing approximately 9,000 jobs as it grapples with a sales slump.
• Avaya: The tech company is reportedly trimming its headcount again after slashing dozens of jobs in July.
• AIMCo: The Alberta government has dismissed the pension fund’s entire board and CEO Evan Siddall.
• Align Technologies: The maker of Invisalign clear teeth aligners has cut around 700 jobs after a Q3 revenue miss.
• STEMCELL Technologies: The Canadian biotech company is reportedly laying off numerous employees in a second wave of cuts in 2024.
• Mozilla Foundation: The parent company of Firefox maker, Mozilla, has cut 30% of its staff and axed two major divisions.
• Inflexion Games: The Edmonton-based video game studio is slashing dozens of jobs as it restructures its business.

December

• Bench Accounting: Some employees claim they’re looking for work after the bookkeeping service’s abrupt closure.
• Google: The tech giant has slashed its top management positions by approximately 10 per cent as part of its years-long efficiency push.
• RBC: The bank has reportedly eliminated around 30 senior executives since September as part of a restructuring.
• Windsor University: The educational institution is cutting jobs as it grapples with a $30-million budget deficit.
• Airbus: Europe’s largest aerospace group is eliminating more than 2,000 jobs in its Defence and Space division.
• Vale: The mining company is laying off staff across all corporate functions in an effort to remain competitive.
• Torn Banner Studios: The Toronto-based independent game developer behind Chivalry 2 has announced layoffs due to restructuring.
• Ingram Micro: The IT distributor is cutting 850 jobs as part of a major restructuring effort following its public listing.
• Cargill: The agriculture giant is restructuring its workforce, cutting 8,000 jobs globally after profits hit an eight-year low.
• Lightspeed: The e-commerce company carried out its second round of layoffs in 2024, cutting 7% of its workforce.
• Lion Electric: The electric vehicle maker has temporarily laid off hundreds of workers as it considers filing for creditor protection.
• Questrade: The online brokerage firm is laying off an unknown number of employees in 2024.