Calgary youth invited to attend free hiring fair on March 26

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The City of Calgary is holding its annual Youth Hiring Fair on March 26.

The hiring fair, put on by the city’s Youth Employment Centre, will be held from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Big Four Building in Stampede Park.

“Many young people are facing real barriers when it comes to finding work,” said Ian Fleming, the City of Calgary’s director of recreation and social programs.

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“The Youth Hiring Fair helps remove some of those barriers by giving youth direct access to employers, information and opportunities that can be hard to reach on their own.”

The free event will feature employment opportunities from a variety of industries.

Officials say it typically attracts more than 5,000 job seekers between the ages of 15 and 24 who are looking for part-time, full-time, permanent, casual or seasonal positions.

For more information on the Youth Hiring Fair, you can visit the City of Calgary’s website.

Unemployment in Calgary

Both Calgary’s and Alberta’s unemployment rates were steady last month.

According to Statistics Canada’s February 2026 Labour Force Survey, released on Friday, Alberta’s jobless rate dipped to 6.3 per cent from 6.4 per cent in January.

Calgary’s jobless rate slipped to 6.6 per cent from 6.7 the month prior.

Nationally, the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7 per cent.

Unemployment rate up among youth

Among youth aged 15 to 24, the unemployment rate rose 1.3 percentage points to 14.1 per cent in February, as employment for this group fell by 47,000 (-1.7 per cent).

Statistics Canada said the increase brings the youth unemployment rate closer to the recent high of 14.6 per cent reached in September 2025, which was the highest since 2010 (excluding 2020 and 2021).