Still cant find a summer job? Why experts say its brutal out there – National [Video]

Summer is just around the corner, and for many young Canadians struggling to find a job, this year may be one of the most challenging.

In recent months, many age groups and sectors have found it difficult to land a job, but younger workers seeking seasonal positions or their first job after graduating are among those getting hit the hardest.

“Amidst tariffs and the extreme uncertainty that many (businesses) feel, it is absolutely brutal out there,” public policy expert Vass Bednar says.

The trade war brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies has led many Canadian companies to dial back plans as they brace for expected rising costs.

This also means hiring fewer new workers, and some have actually started laying off employees.

“As of early May, which is right around the time when seasonal job postings peak in Canada, summer job postings on Indeed were down 22 per cent from a year earlier,” says senior economist Brendon …