U.S. sheds 92,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

Lucia Mutikani / theglobeandmail - Economists had expected the economy to add 60,000 positions last month after a downwardly revised 126,000 increase in January

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to report this morning on how the economy closed out 2025.

#economicpolicy #canada #bankofcanada #government #finance #stockmarket #business #unemployment #jobs

Canadian businesses more optimistic in first quarter: Statistics Canada

7 days / financialpost / Special to Financial Post

Stats Canada report shows Canadian economy shrunk by 0.6% in final quarter of 2025

7 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

Canadian ends volatile 2025 with a contraction in Q4: StatCan

7 days / sootoday

Weak GDP puts Bank of Canada's first quarter forecast in the crosshairs

7 days / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Canada’s economy shrunk in the last quarter of 2025: StatCan

7 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canada's economy shrinks, dragging 2025 growth to slowest pace since height of pandemic

7 days / financialpost / Jane Switzer

Canadian economy contracted 0.6% in Q4 to cap volatile 2025: StatCan

7 days / sootoday

Canada’s economy contracted in the fourth quarter of 2025 driven by business inventory drawdown

7 days / theglobeandmail

Statistics Canada to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025

7 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Statistics Canada set to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025

7 days / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada set to report GDP data for the final quarter of 2025

7 days / sootoday

‘Final show of disrespect’: Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule

John Marchesan / citynews - Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the Amherst…

#canada #ontario #labour #windsoressex #business #unemployment #jobs

Crown Royal plant’s early closure ‘final show of disrespect,’ union says

9 days / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario town shuts down 2 days early

9 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

‘Final show of disrespect’: Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule

9 days / citynews / John Marchesan

'Sad day': Diageo employees leave Amherstburg plant for last time, two days ahead of schedule

9 days / windsorstar / Millar Holmes-Hill

Laid-off GM workers should get lower taxes on severance, Tories urge

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.

#economicpolicy #labour #fiscalpolicy #conservativeparty #government #canadianpolitics #compensation #finance #unemployment #jobs

Liberals reject Poilievre's call for tax relief on GM workers' severance pay

25 days / sootoday

Conservatives call for tax relief for GM workers' severance packages

25 days / sootoday

Laid-off GM workers should get lower taxes on severance, Tories urge

25 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Conservatives demand tax relief for GM worker severance packages

25 days / nationalobserver / Kyle Duggan

Conservatives call on Ottawa to offer tax relief to laid-off GM workers

25 days / theglobeandmail / Kyle Duggan

Washington Post publisher to step down after newspaper lays off one-third of staff

David Bauder / theglobeandmail - Layoffs shut down sports section, eliminated photography staff and reduced foreign coverage

#media #labour #business #unemployment #jobs #resignation

Washington Post publisher to step down after newspaper lays off one-third of staff

27 days / theglobeandmail / David Bauder

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper

27 days / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada to release January jobs numbers

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning.

#economicpolicy #canada #labour #government #finance #business #unemployment #jobs

Job losses with lower unemployment (10)
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Job losses with lower unemployment

Politics Insider: Canada’s economy sheds almost 25,000 jobs

28 days / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws

Despite job losses, shrinking labour force lowers unemployment rate in January

28 days / sootoday

Unemployment rate drops to 6.5 per cent in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan

28 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Canada sheds 25,000 jobs to start 2026 on manufacturing, Ontario weakness

28 days / theglobeandmail / Vanmala Subramaniam

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city

28 days / sootoday

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province

28 days / sootoday

National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance

28 days / sootoday

Unemployment rate dropped to 6.5% in January, StatCan says

28 days / globalnews / Ariel Rabinovitch

Canada's unemployment rate drops to 6.5% despite economy shedding 25,000 jobs

28 days / financialpost / Jane Switzer

Unemployment rate drops to 6.5% in January despite 25,000 job losses: StatCan

28 days / sootoday

Regional and anomaly-specific reports

London region unemployment hits five-year high after January job losses

28 days / lfpress / Norman De Bono

'Bizarre' jobs report shows the major forces whipsawing Canada's economy, economists say

28 days / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Scheduled stats release updates

Canada’s unemployment rate expected to have held steady in January

28 days / theglobeandmail / Craig Lord

Statistics Canada to release January jobs numbers

28 days / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers

28 days / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers

28 days / sootoday

AI may be killing entry-level jobs, Bank of Canada governor warns

Uday Rana / globalnews - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said economic observers had expressed concern about 'over-investment and over-valuation as well as fears of job destruction' from AI.

#economicpolicy #canada #technology #labour #bankofcanada #government #finance #business #unemployment #jobs

What the government isn’t saying about the results of its AI consultation—and why it matters

28 days / thehub / Michael Geist

AI may be killing entry-level jobs, Bank of Canada governor warns

29 days / globalnews / Uday Rana

Fate of Canadian economy will depend on how we adapt to structural changes, Macklem says

29 days / financialpost / Barbara Shecter

Macklem says Canada must ‘lean into’ economic transition, downplays likelihood of rate cuts

29 days / theglobeandmail / Mark Rendell

UPDATED: Washington Post cuts one-third of all staff, eliminates sports department

David Wiechnik / westernstandard - The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff.

#sports #media #labour #finance #business #unemployment #jobs

Washington Post layoffs include entire Ukraine, Middle East bureaus

4 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Washington Post lays off one-third of its staff

4 wks / torontosun / Anne Bacani

UPDATED: Washington Post cuts one-third of all staff, eliminates sports department

4 wks / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Washington Post begins mass layoffs, cuts sports and foreign coverage, source says

4 wks / theglobeandmail / Jaspreet Singh

Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says

4 wks / citynews / News Staff

Peel school board supervision a 'smokescreen' for underfunding, chair says

sootoday - The chair of a school board recently taken over by Ontario's minister of education is defending the management and finances of the board, saying the supervision is a "smokescreen" to distract from provincial underfunding.

#ontario #education #budget #deficit #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment

Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair says

5 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Peel school board supervision a 'smokescreen' for underfunding, chair says

5 wks / sootoday

General Motors reduces production at Oshawa facility, up to 1,200 jobs lost

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — General Motors Canada is set to eliminate one production shift at its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant, a move expected to affect between 1,100 and 1,200 workers across the automotive supply chain.

#canada #ontario #labour #business #unemployment #jobs

Hundreds of GM Oshawa workers finish final shift as layoffs take effect

5 wks / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

More than 500 Ontario autoworkers prepare for layoffs to hit as GM cuts shift

5 wks / globalnews / Isaac Callan

GM set to end third shift in Oshawa, Ont., putting hundreds out of work

5 wks / sootoday

General Motors reduces production at Oshawa facility, up to 1,200 jobs lost

5 wks / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

GM shift cut at Oshawa plant Friday means job loss for at least 1,000 workers

5 wks / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

GM shift cut sparks outrage as more than 1,000 Oshawa autoworkers brace for job losses

5 wks / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers

Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks

#canada #ontario #toronto #labour #dougford #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers

5 wks / theglobeandmail / Dave McGinn

Peel District School Board put under ‘immediate’ supervision: Education minister

5 wks / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Ford government puts Ontario’s 2nd-largest school board under direct supervision

5 wks / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Amazon cuts 16K corporate jobs, says it will use more AI

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The tech giant has stated that 'generative AI' would begin to lessen the company's corporate workforce in the next few years.

#technology #cloudcomputing #amazon #labour #compensation #finance #business #unemployment #jobs

Amazon cuts 16K corporate jobs, says it will use more AI

5 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs

5 wks / citynews / News Staff

Amazon cuts 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs

5 wks / torontosun / Ling Hui

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally in latest round of layoffs

5 wks / theglobeandmail

Bank of Canada will make interest rate announcement and update economic forecasts

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The Bank of Canada is expected to make an interest rate announcement and release updated economic forecasts in its monetary policy report today.

#economicpolicy #canada #bankofcanada #finance #stockmarket #business #unemployment #jobs

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Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before its policy review

Dylan Robertson, Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated priorities.

#diplomacy #canada #internationalrelations #labour #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before its policy review

5 wks / nationalobserver / Dylan Robertson, Catherine Morrison

Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review

5 wks / citynews / News Staff

Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review

5 wks / sootoday

Executives will be among public service cuts as job notices roll out, deputy ministers say

Bill Curry / theglobeandmail - The government plans to reduce the size of the workforce by 30,000

#labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

‘Significant proportion’ of federal departments not releasing information on impact of job cuts: watchdog

5 wks / ottawacitizen / Ben Andrews

Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set back the sector

5 wks / nationalobserver / Jeremy Simes

Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back

5 wks / sootoday

Union says research set back decades due to job cuts at federal agriculture centres

5 wks / sootoday

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada closing research centre in Lacombe, Alta.

5 wks / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Executives will be among public service cuts as job notices roll out, deputy ministers say

5 wks / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Thousands of Federal Public Service Layoffs Are Beginning

5 wks / thetyee / Isaac Phan Nay

Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada said federal government workers are being forced into a 'Hunger Games-style fight for jobs.'

#canada #labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices

6 wks / nationalobserver / Catherine Morrison

Transport Canada aims to eliminate 600 jobs, deputy minister says in e-mail to staff

6 wks / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices

6 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers

6 wks / sootoday

Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers

6 wks / citynews / News Staff

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team

sootoday - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says it will be cutting around 850 of its staff along with 12 per cent of its executive team.

#canada #ottawa #labour #budget #spendingpriorities #government #canadianpolitics #unemployment #jobs

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs, 12 per cent of executive team

7 wks / sootoday

Statistics Canada is slashing hundreds of jobs, including executives

7 wks / globalnews / Ariel Rabinovitch

Statistics Canada seeks to cut 850 unionized jobs, 12% of executive ranks

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Bill Curry

Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says

7 wks / ottawacitizen / Ben Andrews

Statistics Canada to release December jobs data

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning.

#economicpolicy #canada #labour #bankofcanada #government #finance #stockmarket #business #unemployment #jobs

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Data release announcements

Statistics Canada to release December jobs data

1 month / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Statistics Canada set to release December jobs data

1 month / sootoday

Statistics Canada set to release December jobs data

1 month / citynews / News Staff

Economic policy forecasts

December jobs report likely kills chances of Bank of Canada rate hike this year, economists say

1 month / financialpost / Gigi Suhanic

Canada expected to have shed jobs in December, lifting unemployment rate

1 month / theglobeandmail

Regional employment breakdowns

London's jobless rate continues steady climb, hits 7.6 per cent

1 month / lfpress / Jonathan Juha

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by Canadian city

1 month / sootoday

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by province

1 month / sootoday

National employment numbers for December from Statistics Canada, at a glance

1 month / sootoday

Unemployment surges at 6.8%

Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 6.8% in December

1 month / torontosun / Ling Hui

Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain

1 month / nationalpost / The Canadian Press

Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8 per cent in December despite job gain

1 month / nationalobserver / Craig Lord

Unemployment climbed to 6.8% in December, says StatCan

1 month / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

Unemployment rate rises to 6.8% as more Canadians search for work

1 month / financialpost / Jordan Gowling

Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in December despite job gain

1 month / sootoday

Several deaths reported as Iran protests spread into rural areas

Jordan Ercit / torontosun - Protests were sparked Sunday by shopkeepers, merchants rallying against country's battered economy

#economicpolicy #violence #publicprotests #humanrights #security #publicsafety #government #unemployment

Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll reaches at least 10

2 months / sootoday

Several deaths reported as Iran protests spread into rural areas

2 months / torontosun / Jordan Ercit

Iran protests spread over ailing economy, at least 6 reported dead

2 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

At least three people killed in Iran as protests spread over ailing economy

2 months / theglobeandmail / Jon Gambrell

Crackdown on protesters continues in Iran as Israel military speeds up war preparations

2 months / nationalpost / Jewish News Syndicate

About one-third of Canadians say they're optimistic about the new year: survey

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.