{
  "id": 18060726,
  "title": "Canva to cut about 22% of staff as growth slowdown triggers restructuring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/canva-to-cut-about-22-of-staff-as-growth-slowdown-triggers-18060726",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T03:44:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/canva-to-cut-about-22-of-staff-as-growth-slowdown-triggers-restructuring/article71663792.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian graphic design platform Canva Group announced on Wednesday that it will be cutting 1,271 jobs, or roughly 22% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort following a decade-long slowdown in growth. The Sydney-based company, known for its user-friendly design tools, is among the latest tech firms to reduce headcount as the industry adapts to rapid advancements in AI and evolving business requirements. Co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins revealed that the changes will reshape Canva's organizational structure, team locations, and staffing needs. The company plans to merge its product, growth, and platform teams into a single product organization to reduce handovers and grant teams greater autonomy. Canva also intends to streamline management layers and consolidate roles to enhance accountability and decision-making. The company intends to make Sydney the primary hub for its product teams and expects some employees to relocate. Starting from January, most hybrid workers will be required to spend two to three days in the office. Additionally, Canva will offer departing employees a $10,000 grant to support their future endeavors. In recent times, other software companies have followed suit, with Atlassian reducing 1,600 jobs in March to fund further AI investment and enterprise sales, and WiseTech Global cutting nearly a third of its global workforce in February as part of a two-year restructuring, potentially making it one of the largest AI-linked job cuts in Australia.",
  "summary": "Canva is combining its product, growth and platform teams into a single product organisation",
  "key_points": [
    "Canva to lay off 1,271 employees, 22% of workforce",
    "Restructuring due to growth slowdown and AI impact",
    "Sydney to become primary hub for product teams"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Consolidating teams and enforcing office attendance marks a shift toward leaner management as the company prioritizes organizational efficiency and centralized product development over its previous decade of rapid expansion.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Canva to cut about 22% of staff as growth slowdown triggers restructuring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/canva-to-cut-about-22-of-staff-as-growth-slowdown-triggers",
        "published": "2026-11-04T02:30:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}