Unpaid internships appear to be on the rise as Canada’s laws just a ‘hodgepodge’

By Lee-Anne Goodman. Working without pay for months — and sometimes years — after graduating triumphantly wasn’t exactly what Nicholas Smith and his friends had in mind when they toiled away along the path to what they believed was a bright future.
Nicholas Smith is a 22-year-old Torontonian, working on his second unpaid internship after graduating from the University of Toronto last year with an ethics degree. Working without pay for months — and sometimes years — after graduating triumphantly wasn’t exactly what Smith and his friends had in mind when they toiled away along the path to what they believed was a bright future. More...