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I am so happy people are starting to speak up. Sadly, I am changing. I am becoming angry. Angry at immigrants and the system. Am I becoming racist? Or just so lost at how things seem so wrong. My main upset is for my teen son. Turned 16 after Christmas. So excited about looking for a part-time job, earning some money, getting experiences and (unbeknownst to him ) expanding his social circle. This excitement came from me. LIke all us Canadians who remember our first part-time jobs (mine was at a McDonalds), I regaled my son in stories of that first part-time job. How much I learned from it, and the so many benefits it would have for me as I got older. He listened, and couldn't wait to turn 16. Also, like most parents, I raised him on the benefits of working hard in school, getting good grades, learning, getting involved, etc. Do these things son, and you will have a good future. He listened. Honours student all his life. Played on school teams. Performed in talent shows, Volunteered his time, etc., etc. Not a bad resume for a first time teen seeking a job. It is now heading into September. He has applied at all the traditional teen job hotspots, (all the fast food joints, grocery stores, drug stores, etc). Dozens of resumes, online and in-person applications. Not a single response. Then I walk into the local Burger King. Not a single Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, or Far Eastern employee. All East Indian (or Pakistani). Suddenly I am really noticing this trend everywhere, especially in the franchise fast food industry; especially upsetting when I even see it in a Harvey's (even more Canadian than Timmies). It's either East Indians or Arabs. I don't know for how long I have been hearing about diversity and fair hiring practices (which I have always supported); but to see this trend makes me furious. Are the owners of these franchise exempt from fair hiring practices? Are they not taught we are a diverse country? This is wrong. I want to finish with two sad situations which we should all be concerned about. When my eldest was looking for part-time work after the pandemic, he walked into a Mr. Submarine. He asked if he could leave his resume or fill out an application. The Arab cashier told him in broken English they were not hiring. As he was walking out, a young Arab man walked in. He approached the same cashier and asked for an application. She gave him one. WTF. My last comment, is the most concerning of all. My 16 year old, who works so hard at school, and at everything he does, recently commented, after yet another non-reply after handing out a slew of resumes, "Dad... what's the use of working so hard if I can't even get a job at McDonalds." I wonder how many other Canadian teens are feeling the same way. Not just white teens. Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and East Asian teens. Seems the broken English East Indian and Arab teens and young adults aren't asking themselves that. How long until my son thinks I am just spewing BS about this hard work thing? This is not about racism. This is about fair hiring practices, especially in more and more franchises; however, I do find myself listening to more and more of these videos, and find myself developing sucb negative feelings towards these two cultures. This is not Canadian. To be thinking this way, especially, is not Canadian. What do we do? Speak up, and we are racist. Stay quiet, and our teen kids move into adulthood without job experience, money put away, or just having a life experience that any of us over 30 (no matter our race) experienced. Something has to change; but I haven't a clue how to do that.

Bro, there's NO competition for resources when the government is literally incentivizing all these companies to hire only migrant workers. Where's the competition when you have to pay a Canadian 30% more? No wonder every single everything is no longer employed by Black, White or Asian Canadians that actually speak English.

every where i go in my city is Indians with all the jobs i can't get a new job here at all can't even get any calls. my old job i was Team Leader at a Dollarama, with almost 3 years of experience and can't even get a job doing same stuff that i have alot of experience with. that Dollarama is right next to my house, i go there to get stuff all the time and guess what that entire staff is Indian. there is like 5 or 6 of them and 3 none Indians who are old co workers of mine. the Manager is Indian too and all i see when it's new hires is yup you guessed it a new Indian hire.

They ONLY HIRE THERE OWN i see only illegals with all the jobs us canadians they refuse to hire so 🤷

its not just Indians the Mexicans are working illegals on construction for way less money ,and the sad part is that Canadians companies are hire them !

They made it so we can't have kids, then the gov subsidizes CORPSorations with our money so that CANADIANS don't get hired. D E P O R T. Enough is enough. I know many LEGAL immigrants, friends, who get the concept of assimilation and why. I'd NEVER go to another country and expect special treatment or rights. This isn't going to end well.

Asses up !!! Die hard liberal here and I love hiring cheap labor 🖕🏼

If Canadian companies are not hiring Canadian citizens, who do you need to be looking at maybe the companies?

I quit using Tim Hortons and have now started looking carefully at who works at other fast food restaurants. Quit supporting businesses who do NOT hire Canadians. Money speaks to business owners. The MUSLIM Shia Law enforcers WILL enforce their laws. The key word is ENFORCE. Lastly, Canadians voted back in a Totalitarian Government, FOOLS.

Any businesses they own, they mostly hire their own kind.

Trudeau and Jagmeet had a deal. What wad it? Since then this has become a huge problem. Don't expect the feds to fix this overnight. Stop immigration for 5-10yrs and hire a dept to verify ALL student visa, biometrics, overstays, etc. Start a dept to do surprise visits to all work establishments for documentation of all employees. Stop giving money away to refugees unless 100% verified to be actual refugee. Don't bring your culture to another country if you left your country. When you leave you adapt to the countries way of life. Canada is not for you of you cannot respect Canadians way of life.. We don't want your cultures, we already have our own Canadian way of life.

My neighbours daughter was denied a employment from an establishment which is frequented by all and was told if she doesn't speak Hindi she cannot be hired. I told her to report them to the government and the HO of the company. I will not say which company but I'm sure someone can guess the establishment in less than 3 guesses

.any and all immigrants should co e here legally and be able to support themselves es co pletely. No tax dollars to house, feed, educate, themselves etc. Co panies should not get money to hire them. All I. Gra ts I cludi g refugees should pay to go school here that is K- 12education and pay for all helthcare. And finally only Christians

And yes they hire the immigrants instead of the actual locals

This happening here in Canada because liberal government they allow this Indians and Muslims to come to our country out of control, the problem is companies hired Indians under the immigration program that rewards them for hired Indians.

These are only a small minority in some of the larger cities. Placed in perspective, heritage Canadians own all the land. Were not going anywhere! We need to harmonize and stand together. Prevent stupid shit like sharia law. Those tacky religious hindu statues need to be removed period. Hire traditional Canadians.

I’ve lived in Canada for 30 years, but I became unemployed in 2021. This is the first time I’ve been out of work for more than a year and a half. I’ve applied online for over 20 jobs, but unfortunately I haven’t received any responses. This has never happened to me before. When I first came to Canada, it felt very safe—you could even leave your door unlocked at night. Things have changed a lot since then. Nowadays, there are many new immigrants and refugees, which has also changed the job market. I’ve noticed that many companies prefer hiring workers with student visas, because the government subsidizes part of their wages. That makes it more cost-effective for companies compared to hiring Canadian workers. I heard this directly from my former manager. As a result, some of my old colleagues now only get one or two days of work per week, while companies continue bringing in new employees.

To the good fellow Canadians. It's still in our hands. Do not hire an immigrant without citizenship. Just don't anymore. Don't hire a new Indian. You can vet their desire to assimilate to our Canadian culture by having them speak to a reliable older immigrant that you already know and trust. Do not hire someone through a reference otherwise. Keep supporting our own people. Do it quietly. These dirty bastards will leave

Northern health in prince rupert has hired at least 18 east Indians. Look at security making $33.00 an hour they sleep all night. Fix it .deport all. So Canadians can work. They wear there turbins, go back. The government, sold Canadians out

I wouldn't worry about the name calling, don't care DOES AFFECT ME. IVE BEEN CALLED A LOT OF NAMES IN MY LIFE RACIST IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. IT IS NOT RACIST TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF OR COUNTRY. THESE PEOPLE ONLY HAVE RACIST TO GO NO THEY HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO FIGHT WITH. MOST OF THEM ARE DUNNB AS THEY COME. LOOK AT THE COUNTRY THEY COME FROM THEY ARE SHIT HOLES, THESE PEOPLE WHO INVADED OUR COUMTRY DID THID TO THEIR COUNTRY. BIRTH RATE IS A EXCUSE FOR THE INVASION. LESS PEOPLE LESS MEDICAL, LESS EVERYTHING. THIS IS TRUDEAUS AND HIS GOON SQUAD FAULT. THEY NEED TO BE RUN DOWN BE CHARGED WITH TREASON, SINCE THEY LIKE TO MENTION THE COLONIZATION WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAWS FOT TREASO THEY USED BACK THEN. DONT LISTEN TO THEM, TELL THEM TO PUT IT WHERE THE SUN DONT SHINE. WE ALL WANT THEM OUT. MOST OF HEM HAVE GOTTEN THEY MONEY FROM ILLEGALS GAINS TO COME HERE. PEOLE HAVE TO QUIT HIREING. HEM, QUIT FUNDING THEM, QUIT GIVING INTO THEM

I work for northern health, they only hire East indians

Canada has its Biden . Lets Everyone into the country . Its not about if they are nice or not ... They need DEPORTATIONS, we donot care if even if they speak english , get out of canada , with corrupt Canadian government .This video is made by an imigrant he needs to go also . TRUMP DOES NOT CARE IF MIGRANTS TAKE JOBS , START A BUSINESS, OR SELL DRUGS , HE IS DEPORTING ALL OF THEM . Healing his land ,and canada , while the corrupt Canadian government pays companies to hire migrants over citizens.... IT IS EVIL TO FLOOD CANADA WITH MIGRANTS . IN 2026 the end of it , migrants will out number citizens Stats canada says themselves .

Five guys burgers run all by Indians and hire only Indians. But all whites business is racist right.... Blah, blah blah....

You obviously have never read the United Nations Document - The Replacement. We are paying for hotels, food, housing and a percentage of their paycheque through our taxes, Federal, Provincial and Municipal. Canadians cannot find jobs because they hire the illegals. I will not call them immigrants. Immigrants came here legally. Illegals have been flying in claiming asylum, still crossing our borders and given special treatment. WE ARE MAD AT THE IMMIGRANTS - THEY KNOW THEY HAVE IT MADE

You know what too...If Canadians was too go to India I wouldn't be able to bring my Canadian/Caribbean Culture there..I look at it like this his your moving to another Country I'm gonna adapt to The Culture and Lifestyle..Im not gonna bring my Old Ways that I wanted to leave to a New Country and Life...I feel like its not Canadians being Racist it's that they came here and The Government and Businesses are Catering to them From Adding Specific Food Items to cater to them most Jobs are by passing others to hire them...And on top of that Canadians are dealing with Food Cost being High still and Working a Job and still not making else to live a decent Life...Seems like most people are Working to Survive and Pay Bill and don't even have enough to atlest go out and have a peace of mind and have a Social Life...There brought in all these Immigrants to The Country while The Country was basically under a Recession...And this Problem is not getting Fixed now and it seems like it's getting worst..To the point I feel like a Civil War could even break out I this don't get Fixed somehow and someway... Purple Gorillaz Was Here. Peace.

The same whyte Canadians who are complaining about indians are the same ones who hiring them.

Yes, they are entitled to wage subsidy yet my grandson can't find a summer job anywhere! They are also entitled to nice business incentives then only hire their own. When looking for accommodations I see " Preference given to Indian only " applications.

Ohhhh Canada,  plus a corrupt illegal migrant scam that runs deep into the government,  5 million recently unaccounted for in the country illegally. If they were of my  genetic home of France I'd be even more pissed because I could say something without being called a fucking racist. Adding an average if 70'000 to the 1.5 million city we live in 5 YEARS IN A ROW IS SIMPLE FUCKING ECONOMICS. In my neighborhood in 9 months 7 houses have burnt down, the same workers with different shell names come in and built the same 8 plex where a SINGLE HOME STOOD, they ONLY move in people from THEIR home country, they buy up business and ONLY hire people from their country. And THOSE ARE THE ONES WHO COME HERE LEGALLY from the same country that make up 90% the unaccounted 5 million in the education visas scam and other scams. I have evidence of so much, so so much.

Canadians have been labelled racists; Indians have refused to adopt the Canadian way of life. They are dirty, rude, blame deflectors in the workplace. I have been replaced by Indians in the workplace due to claims of "racism" just for calling out issues created and perpetuated by Indian colleagues. How many scam calls are we all getting now, how many jobs are we losing to them now, how many incentives are companies exploiting by hiring them just to drive profits now? I have a university degree and cannot get a job after such terrible experiences with these people in the workplace so I am going back to school in order to enter a type of industry they have not 'yet' taken over. Boomer thinking, their voting of Liberals and media brainwashing of "cultural diversity" has brought these issues to the boiling point. Enough is enough! Go back to India!

This started LONG before Trudeau, as far back as 2004 and 2005. It was basically an open secret that RIM made agreements with India to hire a huge percentage of Indian immigrants so they could penetrate the Indian market with BlackBerrys. And they were not the only company to do this sort of thing.

At last, some media outlets have found the courage to speak the truth; a truth that 90% of the country has been whispering behind closed doors, too afraid to say out loud for fear of being branded racist. A large number of these individuals have arrived with fake diplomas, and nobody dares verify them. Why? Because even questioning their credentials risks backlash and accusations of discrimination. And when the diplomas are real, the educational standards often don't measure up, resulting in subpar performance and poor-quality service. Many arrive under the pretense of being students, legally allowed to work only 20 hours a week. But they bypass this by exploiting loopholes in shift trading policies at major Canadian companies, racking up 40+ hours a week with ease. This isn’t disorganized opportunism, it's calculated and coordinated. Their communities are becoming increasingly unified and powerful, turning into breeding grounds for corruption, ethnic nepotism and tribalism. They use their community ties and visible minority status to fast-track into positions far beyond their skill or experience levels. Once inside, they bring in more of their own, creating insular hiring circles designed to shield and advance one another, regardless of merit!

Lots of hating on J Trudeau here but Harper is the one that drastically expanded the temporary foreign worker programme. And he subsidized it so said workers only had to be paid 75% of minimum wage by the company hiring them while the gvmnt paid the rest. Companies literally pay less than min for tfws and the government pays the rest. That's why they are prioritized. Harper did this. Trudeau made it worse. Pollivere would not have stopped it. The current government will only expand it. Minor parties are being sidelined, bribed, or otherwise shit down across the political spectrum. NDP sold out long ago. Bloc don't care as long as the aliens pretend to speak French as much as they pretend to speak English. There is no democratic solution.

deport them. too much and improper immigration has made many canadians hostile to immigrants. boycott businesses hiring them

STOP SUBSIDIZING BUSINESS TO HIRE IMMIGRANTS....ITS SIMPLE AND LET SEE IF THESE IMMIGRANT COME TO CANADA IF WE STOP HANDING THEM MONEY, WHICH THEY DO NOT DESERVE.

30% of Canadian children in Edmonton are starving, in conditions of depravity. Yet the grocery stores are packed with new Canadians, toting thier broods of children with them. We pay these people to come here and support them in a lifestyle better than most working Canadians. Because if thier skin color, they get preferential hiring, the best and easiest jobs. And worst of all these people shoplift like crazy. Driving prices higher and higher. Trudeau and the French government are hell bent on destroying us.

WELL,SOME COMPANIES WILL SAY THAT IT WILL BE THE END OF CANADA IF THE TEMPORARY IMMIGRANTS HAVE TO LEAVE...WHAT ELSE,THEY WILL SAY THAT WE NEED TEMPORARY IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE...BECAUSE WHAT ?THAT'S "BULL SHIT".. IN 2023 AND BEFORE,WHO WAS WORKING AT WALMART,TIN HORTON,MCDONALD,GAS STATIONS AND OTHER PLACES ??YOU WILL SEE 95% OF CANADIANS AND ABOUT 5% OF TEMPORARY WORKERS ..I WOULD SAY THAT BETWEEN 50 AND 100 000 CANADIANS LOST THEIR JOBS TO FOREIGNERS !!!! THEY BRING IN 50 TO 100 000 FOREIGNERS AND SEND THE SAME AMOUNT OF CANADIANS ON EI OR ON WELFARE !!! WHO WERE THE GAINERS ? THE COMPANIES WHO HIRED THEM (WALMART,MACDONALD,GAS STATIONS,TIM HORTON,ND SO ON) AND THE TEMPORARY WORKERS....THESE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HIRED IN ANY WAY !!!! SO,I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHEN YOU SAY THAT MAYBE A MILLION WILL LOSE THEIR STATUS..CANADIANS COME FIRST AND WHEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND CANADIAN WORKERS,THEN THEY BRING FOREIGNERS ( IN THE FARMING ..

It seems that tariffs and job shortages have limited the employment opportunities needed to help them. Additionally, they can't afford to hire people in this economy.

Canada is 347 0ut of 348, global container ports, Trudeau stymied growth, infrastructure, and Canadas future, he blames the USA, for his only push three issues, LBGt, carbon tax and Dei... Why no new industries built in Canada, we essentially only sell cars and oil to the USA at 20% discount. Try buying Canadian, but these are all foreign products, because Canadian bureaucracy and poor productivity, ie, unions and government employees all at home. EXAMPLE, after owning hunting rifles for sixty year, Trudeau minions, contacted my at least six time when I attempted to renew my firearms licence, even phoning my wife for a old man... Go figure, Trudeau only knows how to Hire voters... The problem is Trudeau, you voted for it so now you will pay!!!

Trump is dumb but he hires keen employees. What do I mean? He knows exactly what he's doing. I call upon anyone to study the history of 1920's USA, politically AND economically.\nBack then they also created policies that deported millions of Mexicans. Blamed Europe from bringing their worse AND imposed tariffs.\nWhat happened? well the Great Depression did AND also WW2. Inform yourself USA.

SHUT UP JUSTIN WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR PEOPLE YOU CUT OFF THEIR FOOD FUNDS DURING COVID BECAUSE TRUCK DRIVERS WOULDN'T GET A CALL WITH A TRUCK DRIVERS DON'T NEED A COVID SHOT THEY'RE IN THE TRUCK ALONE ALL DAY EVERYDAY, CANADA'S GOVERMENT, U JUSTIN , STOP ? LETTING PEOPLE, INCLUDING WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS CHANGE THEIR IDENTITY, THEIR LAST NAME IN CANADA , INTO A HINDU , EUROPEAN or even ASIAN LAST NAME,\nBECAUSE \nCriminals plan on coming into the UNITED States and ROBBING USA BLIND BY COMMITTING USA CLASS X FELONY FRAUD AND THEFT OF ALL THE USA BENEFITS PROGRAMS.\nSTOP LETTING CRIMINALS INTO your COUNTRY and HIRE their IDENTITY because CANADA creates a WHOLE NEW IDENTITY CRIMINALS , so they can come into AMERICA and HIDE their CRIMINAL IDENTITY , CAREER CRIMINALS come into your country and CANADA GIVES CRIMINALS NEW FICTITIOUS IDENTITIES AND FACTITIOUS IDS giving them fictitious identities with fictitious IDs, so they can come into the United States and commit massive { USA class X FEDERAL FELONY FRAUD and THEFT of all the USA benefit programs.\nJUSTIN YOU ARE SUCH A LIAR BECAUSE MOST OF THE CRIMINAL MUSLIM TERRORISTS IN THE USA COME FROM CANADA THEY CHANGE THEIR WHOLE IDENTITY IN CANADA, CANADA PRODUCES FICTITIOUS BIRTH CERTIFICATES FICTITIOUS IDS FOR MUSLIM TERRORIST

If we are going to be an authoritarian, antidemocratic, fascist dictatorship, we have to shed our old friends who would get all judgy about the the human rights abuses. So, step one, destroy relationships with friends. Step two, buddy up to Putin and other dictatorships who will be glad to trade and associate with us even if we do run concentration camps or whatever.\nOr Trump is sucking Putin's butt again for mysterious reasons. He likes it so much, like a drug addict, he is willing to lose everything . If it were just a matter of his individual tastes, I don't get it, but none of my business. Except by dragging the whole country down for his kink, it is out business. So, I think we should cut Trump lose to go to Russia and run around on his knees chasing Putin as much as he likes. Meanwhile, we need a president and I can only say F-no to Vance and I don't know how many other dictator butt goblins in the line of succession, so, since Trudeau is going to be looking for work, lets make and exception and hire him for president. I'd much rather have one with a pro-Canada bias than one one who seems to think he is Putin's Elon Musk.

Is Canada hiring? Asking for a friend??‍♀️

Woah Drake should have hired him for the not like us response..

Why do people think that Donald Trump and Elon Musk are smart. They aren't smart. They hire smart, desperate people. They just have the money. They're stupid themselves. Trump was a bully all his life and his daddy paid his way through school and Elon grew up a little weasel, nerd getting pushed around by everybody, and now he's going to take it out on all of us.

love that these Canada first businesses still cannot seem to hire Canadians, as store after store is staffed by indians.

Canada and maxico steal every single job and manufacturer and engineer and every jobs \nNow time to pay \nNo more globalization and killing all American jobs I saw they were firing local engineer and hired Indian engineer

Canadian here. Thanks for all your support. We are very worried. We want to keep our jobs, our businesses, our investments.\n\nI know friends that are crying because they are looking for work and everyone is scared to hire.\n\nWe fought alongside you. We have supported you. We share the same judeo - Christian values.\n\nIt’s a very scary time for us. Perhaps we have been spoiled by having a good friend. It stings and I’m scared for my future

Is Canada hiring?? ? HAAALP!!

The American people hired Trump to do exactly what he’s doing. Tired of being the world’s bank. Trudeau DO NOT LECTURE AMERICANS. You need to address your own citizens. You’ve destroyed Canada. You should resign. You’re a commie. Just like your daddy Castro.

Its already have an impact. A lot of canadian compagnies stop hiring since january and some lay off as well. So even its only the begining they have been a lot of change.