Social media company Hootsuite has laid off some of its Vancouver staff as part of "organizational changes," according to a brief written statement from the company. "Today Hootsuite communicated organizational changes in order to drive greater alignment with our growing company's strategic priorities that best serve our customers," the statement read in part. The company declined to comment on what the organizational changes or strategic priorities were. Hootsuite is a social media management platform that was founded by Ryan Holmes in 2008. In 2012, it secured $165 million in funding from the U.S. As of 2017, it employed close to 1,000 people in Vancouver.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2019 22:52 UTC