Molson Coors announced it will cut roughly 400 salaried positions—about nine per cent of its non-union workforce across the Americas—by the end of the year as part of a major corporate restructuring. While the company has not provided a breakdown of how many Canadian employees will be affected, it confirmed that no breweries or offices will close. The move comes as alcohol companies face weaker consumer spending, inflationary pressures and volatility linked to tariffs, particularly rising aluminum costs that affect beverage can production.

For Canada’s job market, the layoffs highlight growing pressures on large manufacturers and consumer-goods companies, which have been trimming salaried roles even as production facilities remain operational. Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing sector has seen slower employment growth in 2025, with companies focusing on cost controls, automation and efficiency. Molson Coors’ restructuring signals a shift toward reinvesting in core beverage categories and away from administrative overhead, a trend echoed across consumer packaged goods firms. As competition intensifies and input costs remain unpredictable, Canadian white-collar roles in multinational firms may continue to face downsizing even when frontline production jobs stay intact.

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Thomson Reuters’ original article, “Molson Coors cutting 9% of workforce in the Americas as beermaker restructures” was published in CBC News on October 20, 2025. Read the Full CBC News story.

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