Tim Hortons says it will hire 10,000 local workers as it announced new locations across Canada amid criticism of its reliance on temporary foreign workers.
The company hosted 400 local hiring events in March and April, and will hold more throughout the year, it said on May 25.
Currently, about 4,000 Tim Hortons employees out of 110,000 nationwide were hired through the temporary foreign worker program, the company says, adding that this was done amid a labour shortage following the COVID-19 pandemic.
“However, today in 2026, with high youth unemployment nationally, lobbying for expanded access is no longer necessary,” it says. “In fact, our restaurant owners’ use of the program has already declined steadily since 2024.”…