Canva Restructures Amid Growth Slowdown, Announcing 1,271 Job Cuts and Support for Affected Employees

11/04/2026

Australian graphic design platform Canva Group said on Wednesday it would cut 1,271 jobs, or about 22% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring after growth slowed for the first time in a decade.

11/04/2026

The changes are expected to impact around 22pc of the organisation’s workforce and are in response to a recent dip in the company's growth.

11/04/2026

The company will offer affected employees at least six months’ salary and consolidate more product teams in Sydney as part of an organisational restructuring.

11/04/2026

More people will work face to face, and most hybrid staff will spend two to three days in the office a week from January.

11/04/2026

Canva is conducting its first mass layoff, which will potentially impact up to 1271 people. Co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today that the company will undergo a significant...

11/04/2026

As part of the severance package, affected Canva employees will receive at least six months of salary, including statutory entitlements. The package also includes up to 12 months of healthcare...

11/04/2026

Canva has announced significant changes that will impact around 1,271 team members, driven by a downturn in revenue growth. To improve project management and empower decision-making, teams will be...

11/04/2026

More employee heartbreaks are in store as the layoff wave heads next for the Australian-founded Canva. The popular design platform, a go-to outlet for creative expression across professions is set...

11/04/2026

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

11/03/2026

Canva has announced a restructure affecting 22% of its workforce through redundancies, role changes and relocation requests.

11/03/2026

Canva is making significant changes affecting 1,271 people, which is 22 percent of its staff, co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins announced today. "For some people, this will mean changes to their...

11/04/2026

The design giant has announced a major restructure and will axe around 20 per cent of its workforce.

11/03/2026

Canva employees are reportedly bracing for possible redundancies or a company-wide recruitment pause in November, as the design platform recalibrates its growth targets and steps up investment in...

11/02/2026

The design giant quietly cut jobs earlier this year, but fears are mounting internally over a wider restructure as Canva navigates the shift to AI.