June 15 (Reuters) - Canadian companies across industries have laid off thousands in
recent months as a post-pandemic spending splurge fades and rising interest rates fan fears of a
possible recession. 
    The cuts mirror the tens of thousands of layoffs seen in the United States, where major
companies such as Meta Platforms have carried out multiple rounds of retrenchment. 
    
    Here are some of the job cuts in Canada in recent months:  

 Company              Layoff
 Shopify Inc          The e-commerce company in May said it plans to lay off 20% of its
                      staff. Shopify also cut 10% of its workforce in July last year
 Bell                 The Canadian media and telecom firm is cutting 1,300 jobs, shuttering
                      six radio stations and selling another three, parent company BCE Inc
                               said in June
 Suncor Energy        Canada's second-biggest oil producer Suncor told employees it plans to
                      cut 1,500 jobs this year, Reuters reported in June, citing two sources
 Canopy Growth Corp   The company in February said it would shed assets in Canada and cut 800
                      job positions as part of the pot producer's efforts to reduce costs and
                      turn profitable
 TC Energy            TC Energy is cutting some jobs to "optimize value", a company
                      spokesperson said in June, without giving details of how many positions
                      have been impacted
 Imperial Oil Ltd     Imperial Oil said in February it is reducing the number of contractors
                      working at its Kearl oil sands site in northern Alberta as part of
                      measures to cut operating costs at the project
 Olymel               Olymel, one of the country's biggest pork processors, said in April it
                      would close a hog plant in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec by late this year,
                      laying off 994 people
 Benevity             The Calgary-based tech firm said in January it is laying off 14% of its
                      workforce, or 137 people
 Absolute Software    The company said in April that it reduced overall headcount by 40
 Corp                 people, representing about 5% of total employees
 Lightspeed Commerce  The Montreal-based software firm in January said it is cutting 300
 Inc                  people
 

 (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)