Loblaw cuts 275 jobs across Canada
Loblaw is cutting 275 administrative and management jobs across Canada, a spokesperson has confirmed to 680News. About 200 of the positions are from the company’s head office in Brampton. Employees...
View ArticleHeinz closing Ontario plant in 2014, cutting more than 700 jobs
After more than a century operating in the heart of Ontario’s tomato country, ketchup-maker Heinz Canada is closing the doors of its plant in Leamington next year. The food manufacturer and processor...
View ArticleSears Canada to cut nearly 800 staff in repair parts and service
Sears Canada is laying off another 800 employees across its operations in the latest round of major cuts that have involved closing several of its highest profile department stores. The retailer said...
View ArticleBombardier laying off 1,700 from aerospace division
Bombardier is permanently laying off 1,700 employees in its aerospace division, mostly in Montreal, as it steps up efforts to cut costs amid delays with two new aircraft and a tough market for both...
View ArticleBest Buy Canada cuts 950 jobs
Best Buy Canada is laying off about 950 full-time employees as the company reworks its operations to reduce layers of management and combines some of its sales departments. The electronics retailer...
View ArticleMicrosoft to cut 18,000 jobs over next year
Microsoft Corp. is planning to cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, or 14 per cent of its workforce, the company announced on Thursday. It’s not yet clear if Canadian jobs are affected, but many...
View ArticleWalmart Canada eliminates 210 positions mostly from Mississauga HQ
Walmart Canada says it has made some organizational changes and eliminated 210 positions from its head office in Mississauga as well as those in field management. The company said the changes were made...
View ArticlePeterborough GE plant to stop manufacturing, shed 358 jobs
More than 350 workers at a General Electric plant in Peterborough, Ont., will be losing their jobs as the 125-year-old facility ceases manufacturing next year. Kim Warburton, a spokeswoman for GE...
View ArticleCineplex announces layoffs of full-time workers amid restructuring
Cineplex Inc. is laying off “a number of” full-time workers. The Toronto-based company’s spokesperson Sarah Van Lange is refusing to say exactly how many jobs are being cut, but says the layoffs will...
View ArticleToronto high school teachers brace for layoffs after receiving ‘bumping’ memo
Despite a projected increase in enrollment and “attrition” funding from the provincial government, Toronto high school teachers are bracing for layoffs. A memo from the Ontario Secondary School...
View ArticleWestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will lay off 3,333 employees as part of major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry. The company says it will consolidate...
View ArticleGTAA cutting 500 positions at Pearson Airport
The operator of Canada’s largest airport is cutting the size of its workforce by 27 per cent, including some of its management, due to a reduction of air traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
View ArticleAir Canada suspending more flights, temporarily laying off 1,500 more employees
Air Canada says it is suspending more flights until at least April 30th as it grapples with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are further reducing our transborder and international commercial...
View ArticleWestJet to layoff 1,700 pilots due to COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – WestJet is laying off 1,700 pilots across the airline, as well as WestJet Encore. WestJet is confirming the pilots have received layoff notices, which will be effective as of...
View ArticleHospital in Newmarket laying off nearly 100 registered nurses
In the midst of a pandemic, Southlake Hospital in Newmarket is laying off nearly 100 registered nurses, citing financial challenges. With the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming flu...
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