The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is making some major job cuts across the country.

CBC/Radio Canada will cut about 10 per cent of their workforce, which includes 600 unionized and non-unionized positions. On top of that, 200 vacant positions will also be axed.

Financial pressures are the driving force behind the cuts, which will also spill over into the broadcaster’s programming department

It’s expected that the CBC will pull back on introducing new television series and may produce fewer episodes of existing shows.

There is no word yet on what the layoffs will mean for CBC in this province.