Algoma Steel Layoffs 2025: 1,000 Workers Hit as U.S.–Canada Trade War and Green Steel Transition Collide
In late November, Algoma Steel confirmed it is issuing layoff notices to more than 1,000 workers at its Sault Ste. Marie mill, with job losses expected to roll out over the coming months. The cuts land at the intersection of two powerful forces: punishing U.S. steel tariffs and a massive technological shift to lower-carbon electric arc furnace steelmaking. Northern Ontario Business+2Ground News+2