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Aussie software giant Canva cuts hundreds of jobs as AI continues to reshape the workforce

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Rae, M. (2026, November 3). Aussie software giant Canva cuts hundreds of jobs as AI continues to reshape the workforce. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263343/Aussie-software-giant-Canva-cuts-hundreds-jobs-AI-continues-reshape-workforce.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Canva, a major design software company, is cutting over a thousand jobs as part of efforts to return to its startup origins and adapt to changes brought by artificial intelligence. In a letter to employees, CEO Melanie Perkins announced that 1,271 positions will be affected, with some staff losing their roles entirely while others are asked to relocate to central hubs. The company plans to merge teams into a single product organization and reduce management layers, aiming for smaller, more autonomous units focused on community needs. Departing employees will receive severance packages including at least six months' salary and healthcare benefits, along with the option to apply for grants to start their own businesses.

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Canva, an Australian design software giant founded in Sydney, has announced major job cuts impacting 1,271 employees, representing about 22% of its global workforce. Co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins informed staff on November 3 that the restructuring is necessary due to slowing growth for the first time in a decade and changing technology trends. Affected workers will either lose their roles or be asked to relocate to centralized hubs like Sydney. Despite the layoffs, Canva has offered generous severance packages including at least six months' pay and a year of healthcare coverage.

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Design software giant Canva will cut more than a thousand roles in a bid to get back to its small start-up roots, as the pressures of artificial intelligence continue to reshape the workforce. asserted

pressures → cut → workforce

In a letter to staff on Wednesday, Canva co-founder and chief executive Melanie Perkins said 1,271 people will be impacted, with some staff to lose their roles and others asked to relocate to centralised hubs. asserted

staff → say → hubs

It comes after the billion-dollar company said its growth had slowed for the first time in a decade. asserted

growth → come → decade

'This is without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history,' she wrote. asserted

she → write → history

'After exploring a wide range of alternatives, I've come to the difficult conclusion that small changes won't be enough. asserted

changes → explore → conclusion

'To set ourselves up for the next decade, we need to refound Canva, getting back to our roots of small, empowered teams with the freedom to make decisions, take ownership, and focus on what matters most for our community. asserted

what → set → community

' It's understood Canva will merge its product, growth and platform teams into a single product organisation and cut management layers. asserted

Canva → understand → layers

Departing staff will receive at least six months’ salary, 12 months of healthcare where Canva provides it, and can keep their work MacBooks. asserted

Canva → depart → MacBooks

They can also apply for $14,500 grants to start their own ventures. asserted

They → apply → ventures

Design giant Canva will cut more than a thousand roles, or 22 per cent of its workforce Hybrid staff will be expected in the office two to three days a week from January Sydney will be come the primary base for product teams and hybrid staff will be expected in the office two to three days a week, from January. asserted

base → cut → January

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