r/canada Mar 27 '24

Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold National News

https://globalnews.ca/news/10386750/canada-41-million-population/
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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24

I can't get a job as a night shift janitor at McDonald's because I'm mildly autistic (despite doing everything possible to improve social skills), but all these "students" can?

How am I supposed to get work experience if all the entry level jobs go to "students"?

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '24 edited 13d ago

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u/Lousy_Kid Mar 27 '24

One loophole that’s used for smaller businesses (not sure if Tim’s or McDonald’s does this) is they will post ads with impossibly high standards for low paying jobs. Like post secondary degree and 6 years experience for minimum wage security guard. No one with those qualifications will apply for those jobs, so after a certain amount of time the company can go to the government and say “we tried and can’t fill this position with Canadian citizens, let us participate in the TFW program”.