June 15 (Reuters) - Canadian companies across industries have laid off thousands in recent months as a post-pandemic spending splurge fades and rising interest rates fan fears of a possible recession. The cuts mirror the tens of thousands of layoffs seen in the United States, where major companies such as Meta Platforms have carried out multiple rounds of retrenchment. Here are some of the job cuts in Canada in recent months: Company Layoff Shopify Inc The e-commerce company in May said it plans to lay off 20% of its staff. Shopify also cut 10% of its workforce in July last year Bell The Canadian media and telecom firm is cutting 1,300 jobs, shuttering six radio stations and selling another three, parent company BCE Inc said in June Suncor Energy Canada's second-biggest oil producer Suncor told employees it plans to cut 1,500 jobs this year, Reuters reported in June, citing two sources Canopy Growth Corp The company in February said it would shed assets in Canada and cut 800 job positions as part of the pot producer's efforts to reduce costs and turn profitable TC Energy TC Energy is cutting some jobs to "optimize value", a company spokesperson said in June, without giving details of how many positions have been impacted Imperial Oil Ltd Imperial Oil said in February it is reducing the number of contractors working at its Kearl oil sands site in northern Alberta as part of measures to cut operating costs at the project Olymel Olymel, one of the country's biggest pork processors, said in April it would close a hog plant in Vallee-Jonction, Quebec by late this year, laying off 994 people Benevity The Calgary-based tech firm said in January it is laying off 14% of its workforce, or 137 people Absolute Software The company said in April that it reduced overall headcount by 40 Corp people, representing about 5% of total employees Lightspeed Commerce The Montreal-based software firm in January said it is cutting 300 Inc people (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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