# Canva to cut 22 per cent of staff in AI-driven restructuring

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/aussie-software-giant-canva-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs-as-ai-continues-to-reshape-the-workforce/
- Published: 2026-11-03T23:02:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: 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
- Topics: AI, Business, Economy, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Canva says 1,271 staff will be affected by its restructuring.
- The changes aim to restore smaller, more empowered teams.
- Departing staff will receive pay and other support.

## Summary

Canva plans to affect 1,271 staff as it restructures to return to smaller, more empowered teams. Chief executive Melanie Perkins said the company had concluded that minor changes would not be enough to prepare it for the next decade, as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce.

Some employees will lose their jobs, while others will be asked to relocate to centralised hubs; the cuts amount to 22 per cent of Canva’s workforce. Departing staff will receive at least six months’ salary, a year of healthcare where provided, keep their work laptops and may apply for grants of $14,500 to start ventures. The company plans to merge several teams, reduce management layers, make Sydney its main product base and require hybrid staff to attend the office two or three days a week from January.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Canva to cut 22 per cent of staff in AI-driven restructuring](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)
- [The Verge: Canva is announcing changes and layoffs affecting 22 percent of its staff](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1025971/canva-changes-layoffs)

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