Absolute Software Corp.: The Vancouver-based security software company said it would cut about 40 jobs as part of an April restructuring plan to reduce its operating expenses.
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.: The retailer said in November that it would cut about three per cent of its workforce as it faces softening consumer demand. At the same time, it planned to eliminate the majority of current job vacancies, resulting in a further reduction of three per cent. Clearco: Michele Romanow's e-commerce investing business said goodbye to 25 per cent of its workforce in January as the Dragons' Dens star departed her chief executive role. The company previously laid off 125 employees from its 500-person workforce in July and then 60 in August.
Google: Canadian Google employees affected by a 12,000-person cut the tech goliath announced in mid-January started being informed of their termination in early February. NordStar Capital LP: The publisher behind the Toronto Star and a slew of other media outlets announced in September that 605 staff — 60 per cent of its workforce — would depart its local newspaper chain, Metroland Media Group, which was seeking protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Rogers Communications Inc.: The Toronto-based telecommunications firm confirmed in July that"a small percentage" of staff left involuntarily since Rogers combined with Shaw.