News Release
February 14, 2020

In advance of the St. Lawrence Market’s new hours of operation pilot project beginning on Sunday, March 15, many St. Lawrence Market merchants are in the process of hiring full-time and part-time positions. To support the merchants and work together on the success of Market businesses, the City of Toronto will host a job fair.

St. Lawrence Market job fair details:
Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The Temporary Market, 125 The Esplanade

Toronto residents who are interested in a position at the St. Lawrence Market can drop into the job fair throughout the day. Merchants will accept resumés and conduct interviews on site for part-time and full-time positions including cashiers, raw food and prepared food sales, culinary support and customer service positions.

Positions will include various shifts to support the new South St. Lawrence Market (main building) hours of operation which are:
Monday: closed
Tuesday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More information about the St. Lawrence Market Job Fair and the St. Lawrence Market Hours of Operation Pilot Project is available at http://www.stlawrencemarket.com/ and by email at stlawrencemarket@toronto.ca.

Quotes

“The St. Lawrence Market hours of operation pilot project is an important step in modernizing the St. Lawrence Market’s operations and making it more accessible to Toronto residents and visitors. This will help create new jobs and we’re proud to support the small business operators of the Market as they work to find the right employees for these new positions.”
– Mayor John Tory

“The St. Lawrence Market is one of the city’s greatest assets. I encourage residents to take advantage of this potential employment opportunity to help support the businesses of the Market and to help the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood remain dynamic and vital to all Torontonians during the hours of operation pilot project.”
– Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 13 Toronto Centre)

St. Lawrence Market is a renowned international food market featuring 120 merchants, vendors and farmers, offering fresh produce, meats and specialty items. Serving Toronto residents and international visitors since 1803, the market is regularly recognized as one of Toronto’s most popular destinations and was ranked the number one food market in the world by National Geographic. The St. Lawrence Market Complex consists of St. Lawrence Hall, the South Market and the North Market – the latter now in its temporary home at 125 The Esplanade.

Information about the St. Lawrence Market Complex is available at http://www.stlawrencemarket.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StLawrenceMarket, on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/StLawrenceMkt and or Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/StLawrenceMarket.

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Samantha Wiles
St. Lawrence Market Complex
647-884-6567