Canva Restructures Workforce, Cutting 1,271 Roles
The restructuring affects 22% of Canva's workforce as the company moves toward smaller, more autonomous teams.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Business Strategy
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Canva is restructuring its workforce, affecting 1,271 employees worldwide, or 22% of its staff. Some roles at its Nottingham campus were also affected, though the company is not disclosing how many Nottingham employees are impacted.
Why it matters
Canva says its existing structure had become fragmented as work was divided among specialist teams, and it is changing how it operates, where teams are based, and the skills it needs. The company says it wants to return to smaller, more empowered teams with greater responsibility and autonomy, while continuing to invest in areas such as AI research and development.
Canva is affecting 1,271 employees, or 22% of its total workforce, through the restructuring. The company has not said how many of those roles are at its Nottingham campus.
The players
Canva
Canva is an Australian-founded online design platform that has grown into a major global software company.
The details
Some employees are being moved into different roles, some are being asked to relocate to centralised hubs, and some are leaving the business. Departing staff receive at least six months' salary, 12 months of continued healthcare coverage where provided, a year of wellbeing support, career transition coaching, and may keep their company MacBooks.
Timeline
Restructuring announced on 13 November 2026.
Business Strategy Shift
The restructuring reverses the specialist-team structure Canva says had fragmented its work, returning instead to smaller, more autonomous teams. The move comes as the company continues investing in AI research and development.
Customers of Canva are not directly affected by the restructuring as described, since the company's announcement focuses on internal staffing and team organization. The restructuring's effects on product availability or service quality were not addressed in the source.
The takeaway
Restructurings that move work from specialist silos toward smaller, autonomous teams signal a broader effort to speed decision-making inside large technology companies. Watching whether those teams deliver on that promise will show whether the change holds.
Further reading
Explore more corporate moves in Business Strategy to see how companies are reorganizing their operations.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Nottingham Post.
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