Over 37,000 Canadians apply for jobs at CNE

This comes after the youth unemployment rate in Canada recently soared, and one expert pointed to workers from other countries coming to Canada as one of the reasons. In the current situation, even graduates with advanced degrees are struggling to find employment in Quebec.

More than 80% of CNE staff hired annually are between the ages of 14 and 29, according to the blogTO report.

While over 37,000 registered for the event, the CNE expects attendance at Wednesday’s in-person job fair to be closer to 3,500 to 5,000, according to the report.

The CNE is one of Toronto’s biggest annual fairs taking place at the Exhibition Place. Each year, the CNE puts on over two weeks of events, concerts, games, food and innovations exhibits.

The program began in 1920.