Baffinland starts process to lay off up to 1,328 employees in Nunavut

Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation intends to lay off up to 1,328 later this year, CBC Canada reports.

In a letter to the authorities, dated June 3, the company says the mass terminations are expected between Aug. 31 and Oct. 31.

The layoff notice stems from the rejection of an extension of Baffinland's temporary approval to ship six million tonnes of ore from its Mary River mine, from a previous cap of 4.2 million tonnes. The temporary approval to up its production was given in 2018, but it expired at the end of 2021. 

Baffinland said in its June termination notice to the territorial government's Labour Standards Compliance Office that the cap has already been reached.