Canva AI layoff details
Automation / efficiency citedreputable_reporting
Reported layoffs: 10
Industry: Technology · Geography: Australia
Canva cut most of its technical writing team after pushing staff to use generative AI tools and shifting documentation ownership toward engineers supported by new tools.
Ten of Canva's 12 technical writing staff were reportedly made redundant last Friday... "As our ways of working continue to evolve, we've been empowering engineers to take greater ownership of documentation while incorporating new tools to support this process."
ACS Information Age matched AFR reporting and captured Canva's own explanation tying the change to new tooling and a documentation model less dependent on dedicated writers.
Sources
- ACS Information Age, 2025-04-03