Including newly announced layoffs, Nav Canada has eliminated more than 720 jobs — 14 per cent of its workforce — and plans to close its flight information centres in Winnipeg and Halifax, the company said in a news release this week. "Undoubtedly, the company is in the midst of the toughest moment in its history," said Neil Wilson, Nav Canada CEO. Nav Canada says its Winnipeg air traffic control tower and some of its other operations in the city will not be closing. "Nav Canada is not immune to the economic downturn and severe financial impacts the aviation industry is experiencing," Wilson said in the release. The statement criticized the Liberal government for failing to address the challenges facing the aviation industry in Wednesday's throne speech.

Source: CBC News September 25, 2020 18:30 UTC