Every cut on record in 2026, newest first
Each employer opens its page at the cut, with the employer's own words and the source.
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | New Zealand PoliceNov 3, 2026 · New ZealandSaid not related to AI | 24press figure | Said not related to AISource |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Oct 28, 2026 · CanadaNo AI reason of its own | up to 260 | No AI reason of its ownSource |
Show the 6 from earlier years
| Announced | Employer | Roles | Was it AI? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | Natural Resources CanadaDec 16, 2025 · CanadaAI named for this share | ~400 | AI named for this shareSource |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Government of Canada |
Not every layoff in the industry: every cut the register found linked to AI, and the notable cuts it checked and found were not. Notable cuts not linked to AI have been checked every day since mid-October 2026, so earlier months list mostly AI-linked cuts. Employers are grouped by what they mainly do; the grouping is ours. Roles: the employer's figure unless marked; ~ means approximate.
Government: every employer with a page
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada layoffs
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) layoffs
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) layoffs
- Dutch central government (Rijksoverheid) layoffs
- Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) layoffs
- Environment and Climate Change Canada layoffs
- Global Affairs Canada layoffs
- Government of Canada layoffs
- GovTech Singapore layoffs
- Health Canada layoffs
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) layoffs
- Natural Resources Canada layoffs
Frequently asked
Which government employers had layoffs in 2026?
Largest first: the Dutch central government (Rijksoverheid), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Health Canada, Statistics Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Global Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Transport Canada, Parks Canada, Shared Services Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and 5 other employers. The table above gives each cut's date, figure, what the employer said about AI and the source.
Layoffs this week, in every industryHow many government layoffs in 2026 were linked to AI?
1 of the 20 on record. A cut is linked to AI when the employer named AI as a reason or credible reporting tied that cut to AI; the rest were checked and neither was true.
Who blamed AI, and who did notOther industries
With the cuts on record in 2026:
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