Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed the layoff of around 100 employees and the elimination of 300 vacant positions, impacting departments such as IT, finance, HR, and communications. While AHS emphasizes that no current front-line clinical roles will be cut, the changes reflect a broader restructuring effort tied to the Alberta government's overhaul of the provincial health-care system.

Announced in late 2023 by the UCP government, the reform plan aims to dismantle AHS and create four specialized agencies—Acute Care Alberta, Continuing Care Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, and Recovery Alberta—each managing a segment of the health system. The government claims this will improve efficiency and care delivery, though critics argue it risks destabilizing services during a time of high demand.

These layoffs occur in the context of a Canadian job market marked by economic uncertainty and slower employment growth. Public sector cuts, especially in health care, may increase competition for administrative roles and add pressure to already stretched systems. While the job losses represent only 0.4% of AHS’s workforce, they signal larger changes underway in Alberta’s approach to public health care.

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Ken MacGillivray’s original article, “Alberta Health Services confirms it is eliminating hundreds of positions” was published in Global News on October 15, 2025. Read the Full Global News story.

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