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Canadian telcos pin poor subscriber growth on new immigration policy

by Harry Baldock | May 12, 2025

Canada’s crackdown on immigration is hamstringing growth for the nation’s telcos, according to a report in The Toronto Star.

Rogers strikes $7bn deal with Blackstone-led group to boost balance sheet

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 7, 2025

Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telcos, has agreed a CAD $7 billion equity investment with Blackstone and a group of major Canadian pension funds.

Rogers prepares to lock out unionised workers ahead of strike

by Harry Baldock | Nov 6, 2023

Having been in negotiations since February, two months ago around 300 former Shaw technicians voted 99.6% in favour of a striking over fears of job security, saying that they were increasingly being replaced by contractors.

“It’s not like the work has disappeared,” said Jayson Little, spokesperson for the United Steelworkers union, which represents the workers. “They’ve just started to rely more and more on contractors to do that work.”