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Canadian tech company Hootsuite laying off 30% of staff

Vancouver-based social media company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off 30 per cent of its staff, the latest company to announce layoffs during a recent surge of cutbacks in the tech sector.

Several technology companies have announced large layoffs recently

The exterior of Hootsuite's Vancouver headquarters is shown. The social media company laid off almost one third of its staff on Tuesday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Vancouver-based social media company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off 30 per cent of its staff, the latest company to announce layoffs during a current surge in cutbacks in the tech sector.

"It is indicative of a change to our business that realigns our strategies with the positions we need to be successful," CEO Tom Keisersaid in a statement.

"We need to refocus our strategies to drive efficiency, growth and financial sustainability."

According to financial data firm Refinitiv,the company currently employs about 1,000 people.

The layoffs are the latest in a wave of pink slips in Canadian tech.

Earlier this summer, WealthSimplelaid off 13 per cent of its staff, followed by Ottawa-based Shopifylaying off 10 per cent a few weeks later.

Vancouver-basedUnbounce laid off 20 per cent of its staff earlier this week, followed by e-commerce seller Article announcing it would also be reducing its head count by about one-sixth.