Morning Update: Tim Hortons’ U-turn on foreign workers
Tim Hortons has shifted its strategy from relying on foreign workers to increasing local hires. The company plans to hire 10,000 local employees and has committed to reducing its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program. This change comes amid rising youth unemployment rates in Canada, prompting the coffee chain to focus on domestic labor.
- ▪Tim Hortons announced plans to hire 10,000 local employees, boosting its workforce by nearly 10 percent across Canada.
- ▪The company will dial back its use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program and stop lobbying for expanded access to it.
- ▪Youth unemployment in Canada has risen, with the employment rate for 15- to 24-year-olds dropping to 53.6 percent, the lowest since the late 1990s.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountGood morning. After years of lobbying Ottawa for more foreign workers, Tim Hortons now plans to ramp up its local hires – more on that below, along with Pope Leo’s AI fight and FIFA’s softened World Cup demands. But first: Today’s headlinesA majority of UCP members are likely to back Alberta separation, the party’s president saysU.S. warplanes renew strikes on Iran even as Trump says peace talks continueA family is alarmed that a doctor can still offer MAID despite complaints Open this photo in gallery:Tim Hortons is expanding its stores and its number of local hires.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and MailBusinessCampaign limitsFor years, Tim Hortons was particularly bullish on Ottawa’s Temporary Foreign Worker…
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