One of Canada’s largest fairs has received a record number of job applications as youth unemployment is on the rise across the country.
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) received more than 54,000 online job applications for more than 5,000 seasonal positions including cashiers, retail associates, game attendants, food service staff, midway operators, and informational guides.
The CNE is an annual two-week-long fair in Toronto that will run from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1 this year.
The event held a job fair on July 30 in the Enercare Centre at Toronto’s Exhibition Place, which was attended by approximately 4,000 candidates hoping to attain job positions as food and games vendors at the fair. Applicants began arriving just after 5 a.m. and formed long lines to await their turn for an interview….