Hudson’s Bay will have terminated more than 8,000 employees by June 1

Emotional rally supports remaining Windsor Hudson's Bay workers before store shutters

Just days before the Windsor Hudson's Bay store is expected to permanently shutter, Unifor held an emotional rally in solidarity with the remaining workers.

Hudson’s Bay to lay off more than 9K employees by mid-June

The move affects about 90% of the workforce, with just over 100 people staying on to help the iconic Canadian department store wind down.

Hudson's Bay to lay off more than 8,300 employees by June 1

Hudson's Bay will lay off more than 8,300 employees by June 1, according to documents published Monday evening, at which point the retailer will have closed all its stores and its liquidation sale will have run its course.

Hudson's Bay says 8,300 workers to be out of a job by June: court docs

More than 8,300 workers will have lost their job and some benefits by the time Hudson's Bay closes all of its stores at the start of June, new court documents filed by the collapsing retailer say. The cut will span the majority of the 9,364 workers at Canada's oldest company and form one of the coun...

They will not receive severance pay or severance pay.

Hudson’s Bay to lay off over 8,300 employees as retailer closes most stores by June 1

Hudson’s Bay Company, Canada’s oldest retailer, is set to terminate 8,347 employees — approximately 89% of its workforce — by June 1, 2025, as it proceeds with the closure of 96 stores nationwide. This move follows the company’s filing for creditor protection in March 2025 under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), citing financial challenges exacerbated by declining consumer spending and post-pandemic retail shifts.