Canadian youth hammered by vanishing summer job market | National Post
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Skip to Content FIRST READING: Canadian youth hammered by vanishing summer job market Youth unemployment has been pitched sky-high, in part due to temporary foreign worker program Last updated May 26, 2025 People line-up to attend a community-wide job fair at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday May 7, 2025. Photo by John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Enjoy the latest local, national and…
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