# Young People Can't Find Work and It's Messing Them Up

An episode of [CANADALAND](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/721048994), 19 Aug 2025, 32 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/68a3f07f457a24bb952832cb/media.mp3

Our kids are broke and seriously unemployed. We're in the dog days of summer, and for generations, that marked the end of scooping ice cream at the corner shop, pulling espresso shots at the café, or lifeguarding at the local pool. But for many young Canadians, this isn't the end, cause there was no beginning. This episode, host Noor Azrieh unpacks what happens when young people can't work. Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: Dr. Srividya Iyer, Brendon Bernard Background reading: • Carmichael: Canada's young workers are getting crushed – The Logic • Youth employment continues to fall as StatsCan records lowest rates since 1998 – CBC News • Toronto's youth unemployment crisis: Young people want to work but having a hard time, report finds – CityNews • Gen Z is facing the worst youth unemployment rate in decades. Here is how it's different – CBC News • COMMONS Monopoly #11 – Flight Risk Sponsors: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at douglas.ca/canadaland Head over to canadaland.oxio.ca and use code CANADALAND for your first month free! If you value this podcast, Support us! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Can't get enough Canadaland? Follow @Canadaland_Podcasts on Instagram for clips, announcements, explainers and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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