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Canva restructures 22% of roles and rejects claims of AI replacement
Canva announced a restructuring affecting 1,271 roles, or 22% of staff, in an email employees received on the morning of 4 November 2026 in Sydney. The total includes layoffs, role changes and relocation; the final departure count is unknown.
Management cites slower growth and is combining product, growth and platform teams. Sydney will host more product teams. From January, most hybrid staff will be expected in the office two or three days a week.
Canva told AAP that AI shapes the products it builds but is not taking over departing workers’ tasks. Professionals Australia, the union, wants transparency on AI’s effect on employment. Workers losing their jobs are to receive at least six months’ salary and twelve months’ healthcare coverage.