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Lululemon told government it might stop its Vancouver expansion if it couldn't hire foreign workers, documents reveal

Company got rare exemption letting it hire foreign workers without first advertising jobs to Canadian residents.

Zak Vescera

9 Sep 2024 7 min read

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Lululemon's red and white logo is shown on a building in Vancouver.
Lululemon, with its headquarters in Vancouver, has 9,000 employees in Canada. (IJF/Zak Vescera)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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