AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMedia Hiring: CBC plans to add 16 journalists for its new CBC Money programming, including nine in Calgary and business reporters in four other cities. Layoffs and Buyouts: Sherritt will temporarily lay off 280 Canadian employees—nearly half its workforce—amid Cuba-related sanctions. Google has also expanded voluntary buyouts to Canadian staff, with eligible employees reportedly offered up to a year’s salary as the company shifts spending toward AI. New Jobs: Amazon’s new Halifax-area warehouse is expected to create 1,000 jobs, while WestJet’s planned Winnipeg maintenance hangar is expected to add hundreds. Workplace Organizing: Amazon workers in the Toronto area are pushing to unionize with Unifor’s support. Public-Sector Pressure: A spending review means Indigenous Services Canada cannot guarantee reasonable job offers to employees affected by workforce adjustment; Ontario education workers have also begun strike votes.
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