
Not long ago, Casey McLaughlin was executive director of the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse, but earlier this month she found herself lining up with hundreds of others at a job fair in Ottawa, vying for a coveted position at a new Food Basics grocery store.
“I’m willing to go from being a boss to shelving vegetables because you have to pay the bills,” she said. “It’s really hard to find a job in Ottawa right now.”
Nafisa Ijie also attended the job fair at a hotel in Barrhaven, despite having a master’s degree and experience working as a business analyst in Nigeria and England.
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Canada had a shortage of Nigerian business analysts?
Toronto definitely needs more 3rd World!
WTF? @fancypants_s https://t.co/dVTakcydQe
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) September 29, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
