"It's so bad, it's like everyone is looking for a job"
A viral video has sparked concern as it shows thousands of Indian students outside a restaurant lined up to be interviewed for waiting jobs.
The students are seen outside the Tandoori Flame restaurant to apply for waiter and servant jobs.
The video has caused concern among students planning to move to Canada for studies or work.
Jobseeker Agamvir Singh said: “I came here around 12 noon and the line was really huge.
“We put the application on the internet and were told that an interview would be taken.
“But nothing like that happened. People are just coming here. I don’t believe there is scope of jobs here. It is really tough.”
Another student said: “It’s so bad, it’s like everyone is looking for a job and no one is getting a job properly.
“So many of my friends don’t have a job right now and they have been here for 2-3 years.”
The video highlighted Canada’s huge unemployment rates as one netizen wrote:
“Alarming, if true. Canada is facing massive unemployment.
“Didn’t see this number of youths lined up for a job at new restaurants even in India.”
Another pointed out: “They will accept any job there but feel shy doing the same job here in India. Of course, working conditions and payments are far better in Canada than in India.”
A third added: “It’s alarming to see 3,000 students, mainly from India, lining up for waiter and servant jobs in Brampton.
“This reflects the harsh reality of unemployment in Trudeau’s Canada. Those leaving India for dreams need a serious reality check!”
Meanwhile, others discussed the issues that come with studying abroad as one stated:
“The worst part is that most of them are engineers, MBA holders and IT engineers who had jobs in India with up to Rs. 100k a month salary coming here for the Canada dream!
“These students are depressed and struggling! Everything that glitters is not gold!!! Stay away.”
Scary scenes from Canada as 3000 students (mostly Indian) line up for waiter & servant job after an advertisement by a new restaurant opening in Brampton.
Massive unemployment in Trudeau’s Canada? Students leaving India for Canada with rosy dreams need serious introspection! pic.twitter.com/fd7Sm3jlfI
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Labelling the queue “heartbreaking”, one commented:
“Heartbreaking scenes from Brampton: 3,000 students, mostly Indian, line up for waiter jobs after a single restaurant opening.
“Is Trudeau’s Canada the land of opportunity or broken dreams?”
This comes after Canada announced a reduction in the number of study permits it would grant to foreign students.
It also tightened its foreign worker rules, a move that will impact many Indians.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted at the time:
“We’re granting 35% fewer international student permits this year. And next year, that number’s going down by another 10%.
“Immigration is an advantage for our economy – but when bad actors abuse the system and take advantage of students, we crack down.”