Bell Canada and its media subsidiary laying off 700

Bell Canada Enterprises says it has “made the difficult but necessary decision” to reduce the number of non-unionized management positions across the company, laying off 650 managers, the company told the Star.

At the same time, subsidiary Bell Media is also cutting 40 positions, primarily on the corporate side — less than one per cent of its team — as part of its “ongoing transformation to a digital media and content leader,” the company said.

Four news management positions in Toronto are among the impacted roles.

The 650 positions being eliminated at BCE represent under two per cent of its workforce. The telecom company said the changes to its team structure are intended to advance its “three-year strategic plan focused on delivering sustainable growth across all key business units.”