I’m sure this is only temporary.
The loss came as the unemployment rate rose to 6.9 per cent compared with 6.7 per cent in March, returning to where it was in October last year, largely because more people were looking for work.
Economists had expected the economy to add jobs for the month and the unemployment rate to hold steady.
Those EU and ChiCom customers are yet to come, yet to come, yet to come.
‘Temporary’ foreign workers account for 19% of Canada’s private-sector workforce
https://torontosun.com/news/national/temporary-workers-account-for-19-of-canadas-private-sector-workforce
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/05/08/heres-a-quick-glance-at-unemployment-rates-for-april-by-canadian-city/
Here’s our unemployment rates by city. One notices that Toronto, where most immigrants congregate, shows an 8.2% jobless rate, one of the highest rates among cities. Elbows up!.
Lord knows every third trailer I see getting hauled down the 401 has “We’re Hiring” on it…