In Alberta during the recent economic boom, Tim Horton's coffee shops offered signing bonuses in the form of scholarships to new workers, in a desperate attempt to secure a workforce. This attitude, The Toronto Star reports, is soon to hit Ontario with interesting results. Frantic over looming Alberta-like labour shortages in Ontario, particularly at places such as Tim Hortons, the food industry has been lobbying Ottawa hard to let it bring in more immigrants on work permits. It has been... read more
