“My job is to keep the newspaper running throughout the summer and keep the students engaged with what is happening in the city,” Mr. Fortier said. “So many young people like me have had the same sad experiences during the pandemic. Even those who got offers, it was not what they really wanted.”
Sarah Stern, a double-major student in English Literature and European Affairs at the University of Toronto, had no trouble finding a job this summer. “I think there are more jobs now compared to the last few years because of the pandemic,” Ms. Stern said. “It wasn’t difficult for me to find one.” The rise in summer jobs is an economy-wide trend, Mr. Bernard said, reflecting a surge in opportunities and overall job postings in Canada. “This is a trend that really built up throughout last year into this year, where [the] employer hiring appetite across a whole range of different sectors in the Canadian economy has really increased.”
Canada’s low unemployment rate of 5.1 per cent has created a record high number of job vacancies. Mr. Fields said this is translating into higher employment rates for young people, whether they are students or part of the general labour force.
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