Tim Hortons commits to 10,000 local hires, reducing temporary foreign workforce
The chain says 4,000 employees still use the program, but it is shifting hiring to local workers as youth unemployment rises.
- Tim Hortons announced Monday it will recruit up to 10,000 new, local team members as temporary foreign worker employment declines, with 4,000 of its 110,000 employees currently hired through the TFW program, a number declining steadily since 2024.
- For years, Tim Hortons aggressively campaigned to expand the TFW program cap during the pandemic, reaching 30 per cent in 2022 before it was reduced to 10 per cent in 2024; youth unemployment has now surged to more than 14 per cent, prompting the reversal.
- Conservative Party immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner said the TFW program use "has removed entry-level job opportunities for youth," while Duncan Fulton, chief corporate officer of Restaurant Brands, stated "our owners would prefer to hire locally almost 100 per cent of the time."
- The 10,000-hire campaign supports Tim Hortons' expansion of 80 new locations and renovation of 400 others by end of 2027, backed by $130 million from Restaurant Brands and $270 million from 340 franchisees recruiting through local job fairs across Canada.
- Tim Hortons chief operating officer Naira Saeed noted the most challenging hiring period was 2021 and 2022, but labour supply has not been a significant issue in suburban and urban markets since, reflecting how pandemic-era pressures justifying foreign worker reliance have fundamentally shifted.
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Tim Hortons Says It Will Hire 10,000 Local Workers Amid Criticism of Temporary Foreign Worker Use
Tim Hortons says it will hire 10,000 local workers as it announced new locations across Canada amid criticism of its reliance on temporary foreign workers. The company hosted 400 local hiring events in March and April, and will hold more throughout the year, it said on May 25. Currently, about 4,000 Tim Hortons employees out of 110,000 nationwide were hired through the temporary foreign worker program, the company says, adding that this was done…
Tim Hortons commits to hiring 10,000 local employees, scaling back on temporary foreign workers
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