Cleveland Cliffs plans to lay off up to 500 workers at its Canadian Stelco operations.
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Your World TonightOct 28, 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs, Stelco's U.S. owner, announced on Sept. 28, 2026 that it would idle Stelco's cold-rolled and coated operations and lay off up to 500 workers, as confirmed by AP and Reuters, so the claim held on the 2026-10-28 posting date.
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… Industry Minister Melanie Joly has been talking a lot about the law lately, specifically how it could apply to the American owners of the Stelco steelworks in Ontario. Why we're doing this, we're doing this for folks in Hamilton that have just. Stelco's American owner, the steel firm Cleveland Cliffs, has said it will lay off up to 500 workers at its Canadian operations. The company blames US. Tariffs, but the government is now pointing to an interview Lorenzo Gonzales, the CEO of Cleveland Cliffs, gave this week to the CBC's Power and Politics, in which he suggested the US. …
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Supports. AP reports that Stelco, a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs, said up to 500 workers could be affected as it indefinitely idles cold-rolled and coated operations at its Hamilton plant and shifts production to Nanticoke.[1]
Supports. Reuters, citing an internal memo reported by CBC, says Cleveland-Cliffs will indefinitely idle its Stelco cold-rolled and coated operations, affecting up to 500 employees, and attributes the move to U.S. tariffs.[2]
Supports. Later reporting from October confirms the announced plan to lay off as many as 500 workers in Hamilton and Nanticoke, with about 175 laid off so far and the layoffs described as indefinite by Stelco.[3][4][5]
Context. Cleveland-Cliffs disputes the government's claim that it breached its 2024 acquisition commitments, but the dispute does not contradict the layoff plan itself.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 4 not rated
- 1Carney accuses US steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2www.reuters.com · business · cleveland-cliffs-idleCleveland-Cliffs to idle output at Canada steel plant, blames ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Joly demands Cliffs come up with plan to restore Stelco jobs ...theglobeandmail.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Cleveland-Cliffs CEO says he'll likely sell Stelco as 500 ...ca.finance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Ottawa demands plan to restore Stelco jobs before meeting ...thecanadianpressnews.ca · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Ottawa and Stelco owner remain at odds over layoffs and commitmentsnorfolktoday.ca · not rated · cited for: context
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