KidsAbility, an Ontario-based organization that helps families of children with complex and special needs with various forms of therapy, is cutting approximately 21 jobs — effective May 10, 2026.
In a statement to CBC News, management said the workforce reduction is “a result our efforts to responsibly align our operations with available resources and service needs.”
The bombshell update comes just months after KidsAbility let 37 employees go in Oct. 2025.
This page explains:
Important: This guide applies to non-unionized employees at KidsAbility, which is a provincially regulated employer. If you’re unionized, only your union can represent you.
For non-unionized employees at KidsAbility, a layoff is almost always treated as a termination without cause, even if the following language is used:
Unless your employment contract explicitly allows for KidsAbility to temporarily lay you off, the company can’t place you on indefinite layoff without terminating your employment — meaning they must provide full severance pay.
Non-unionized employees, including those at KidsAbility, are often owed far more severance pay than what’s...
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