Montreal: Up to 40 layoffs and a possible program cancellation are expected at cfcf-tv, the WIC Television affiliate in Montreal. According to a recent report in the Montreal Gazette, cfcf has been asked to find $2.2 million in savings as wic continues to make efficiency retrenchments across its national broadcast system.

Montreal Today, the station’s only in-house production – other than the top-rated Pulse newscast – could also be affected by the budget cuts. Some 45 cfcf jobs were canceled two years ago when Global Television entered the Quebec market. cfcf, a ctv affiliate station, currently employs 190.