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The labour shortage experienced in the food and beverage industry in Canada and Ontario has no single cause: while many workers are retiring or leaving, qualified candidates that could replace them are often unaware of employment opportunities in the industry. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has added oil to the fire.

For quite some time now, the food and beverage industry has been severely understaffed and the trend is expected to intensify with an estimated 25,000 positions to be filled by 2025 in Ontario alone. The arrival of Covid 19 has accelerated this labour shortage.