Canva announces restructure affecting 1,271 staff, 22% of its workforce

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Canva has announced a restructuring that affects 1,271 people, about 22% of its global workforce, according to the company. Chief executive Melanie Perkins told staff in a memo that some employees will lose their jobs, others will be asked to relocate to central hubs or change roles, and that it was the hardest moment in the company's thirteen-year history. Perkins said growth had slowed for the first time in a decade. Business Insider reports that in August Canva cut its 2026 revenue growth forecast from 30% to 20%. The Guardian and BBC report that the company is one of Australia's best known start-ups and that its value has reportedly fallen over concerns about AI.

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Canva says a restructuring will affect 1,271 people, about 22% of its global workforce, through job losses, relocations or changed roles.
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The Guardian, Business Insider
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BBC News
CEO Melanie Perkins announced the changes in a memo to staff, describing them as the hardest moment in the company's thirteen-year history.
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The Guardian, Business Insider
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BBC News
Some staff will lose their jobs, while others will be asked to relocate to centralised hubs or change roles, according to the company.
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The Guardian, Business Insider
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BBC News
Canva cut its 2026 revenue growth forecast from 30% to 20% in August, according to Business Insider.
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Canva's company value has reportedly dropped over the past year over concerns about the impact of AI on its business, according to the BBC.
One outletBBC News· Center

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All three outlets report a restructuring affecting 1,271 people, about 22% of staff, announced by CEO Melanie Perkins. Left-rated outlets lead with job totals and the AI squeeze on software firms, while the centre BBC leads with Perkins's words and the reported fall in company value.

the left
2 outlets
Left-rated headlines put the job count first, the Guardian calling Canva a design giant cutting or relocating jobs, Business Insider centring the CEO's memo.
Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure
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the center
1 outlet
The BBC headline leads with the CEO's own words about a hard year and frames the event as job cuts after a difficult period for the company.
Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'
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From the left

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job totals and scale of the cuts
AI pressure across the software sector
Perkins's memo to staff

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The GuardianLeft
Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure
Chief executive Melanie Perkins describes job cuts as ‘without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history’ in email to staff Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Canva is cutting or relocating more than 1,200 jobs, representing 22% of its …
10 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
Business InsiderLeft
Canva CEO says a major reorganization will affect 22% of its workforce. Read the memo.
Canva CEO Melanie Perkins wrote a memo explaining how a major reorganization will affect 22% of the company's workforce.
11 hr agoRead at Business Insider (opens in a new tab)

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Perkins's own words on a hard year
reported fall in company value
AI concerns hitting the business

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BBC NewsCenter
Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'
CEO Melanie Perkins says more than 1,000 staff will either lose their jobs or be asked to change roles.
10 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
Business Insider, Nov 3, 5:40 PM EST
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1 hr 29 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 7:09 PM EST
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Business InsiderLeftNov 3, 5:40 PM EST
BBC NewsCenterNov 3, 7:09 PM EST
The GuardianLeftNov 3, 7:14 PM EST

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Canva announces restructure affecting 1,271 staff, 22% of its workforce

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Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure

Canva CEO says a major reorganization will affect 22% of its workforce. Read the memo.

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Canva announces major job cuts after 'our hardest year yet'

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