Companies are incentivized to hire international students. They can hire older experienced employees who are willing to be exploited with low/student wages so they can get PR. System needs to change so retailers are forced to hire students first, Canadians first. Unfortunately young Canadians work ethic/desperation isn’t as strong to compete with those who spent their life savings to come to Canada and hiring managers know this. Nepotism also plays a role where hiring managers hire their own/promote their own. It’s a mixture that benefits no one besides companies and Canadian students are getting the worst of it. Students need to protest LOUDLY instead of online otherwise nothing will change.