Multiple videos are going viral on TikTok this week for shedding light on the fierce competition people seeking entry-level jobs in Ontario are currently facing.

Clips of unimaginable numbers of people applying for positions atlocal grocery storesandother companiesthat have held hiring events in recent days are sparking tons of conversation online, mostly about the "fake dream" that newcomers to Canadasay they were sold.

More footage of yet another surprisingly large turnout to a job fair near Toronto has emerged, this time for a McDonald's in Kitchener.

The job market is so bad these days

— Flowered Kingdom (@CrayolaKingdom)August 3, 2023

The brief recordingshows what looks to be a hundreds-long lineup trailing out of the education centre that was hosting the event and going through the parking lot and around the block, an overlay reading "When you come for a McDonald's job fair and there's like 300 people lined up down the street."

The filmer clarified in the caption of the post that the clip was caught well before the doors had even opened and that "People must have been lined up since 7 a.m."

"It's literally impossible to find a job here," she added.

@cshibzIts literallt impossible to find a job here! This was before the job fair even started. People must have been lined up since 7am#mcdonalds #jobfair #kitchenerwaterloo #kitchener #ontariocanada #canada ♬ Oh No - Kreepa

Many in the comments are shocked to find out that the line wasn't for some kind of sought-after concert tickets or exclusive merchandise drop, and are wondering what the heck is going on in Canada right now.

Others added their own experiences (and disappointments) in the local job market lately, with one woman writing "I've been trying to find a minimum wage job in Toronto for 4 months. Applied everywhere and there is no place."

"I waited in line for 4 hours just to be turned down for a cashier interview," another added.

Withelevated interest rates, a cost of living that keepssurging through the roofthanks to out-of-control inflation, and alimited, overpriced supply of housing,很多加拿大人在more precarious financial positionthan ever.

Immigration to the countryis also at an all-time high— something economists sayis the key factorkeeping things, especially housing, so pricey and in demand — with someinternational studentsandrefugee claimantsliving on the streets and struggling to find work.

With mass immigration and foreign buyers …this is pretty obvious!

— Blindwillie (@Blindwillie4)July 28, 2023

"A lot can be done to better integrate both new and existing Canadians so that people can reach their full potential. It can't just be a matter of bringing in an unchecked amount of people to take the lower paying jobs on offer,"a new report from TD Economicsreads, calling Canada's population growth "textbook demand shock."