Tim Hortons commits to hiring 10,000 local employees, scaling back on temporary foreign workers

Move comes as company announces 80 new stores nationwide, ahead of American chain Dunkin’ returning to Canada

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Abby Hughes (new window) · CBC News

Tim Hortons is pledging to hire some 10,000 local employees, rolling back its reliance on the temporary foreign worker program.

The coffee chain says 400 hiring events have already taken place throughout March and April, and that the hiring blitz of local team members will continue throughout the year.

It’s a bit of a change for the company, which has in the past relied on the temporary foreign worker program to pull in new employees. Tim Hortons says it turned to the foreign worker program following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, when the country experienced a shortage of workers….

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