The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is fast approaching and the fair has already received a record-breaking 54,000 online applications and counting.
Given the large number of online applicants, the CNE said they are expecting one of the largest turnouts for its annual seasonal positions hiring event on Wednesday.
Over 1,000 jobs have already been filled and the CNE is looking to hire another 5,000 seasonal positions such as cashiers, retail associates, game attendants, food service staff, midway operators and informational guides.
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“Each year the CNE’s in-person job fair attracts thousands of applicants, many of whom are youth,” a release shared by the fair reads, adding that the high number of applications is “a direct reflection of the current labour market.”
The unemployment rate for Canadians aged 14 to 24 is teetering around 14 per cent, according to . In Ontario, that number jumps to almost a quarter, with nearly one in four teenagers 14 to 19 unemployed.Â
In 2024, over 80 per cent of the CNE’s workforce fell between the age range of 14 to 29 years old, the fair said.
The CNE will kick off on Aug. 15 and run until Labour Day on Sept. 1.
Anastasia Blosser is a breaking news reporter, working out of
the Star’s radio room in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½. Reach her via email: ablosser@thestar.ca
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