Canadian Tire has always hired inexperienced “mechanics” and paid them as little as possible.
Their mechanics are all licenced. This is not a Canadian Tire problem, it’s a trades certification problem and Ontario has basically eliminated trades certification inspectors since the fat man took over. It’s also impossible to report a mechanic. I had one sign off on a motorcycle safety with no working brakes.
and both assumptions are wrong. it takes 6,500 hours of practical time to get a licence as a mechanic.
They make more than average, about $34 versus $25 average in Ontario.
I work at Canadian Tire in Nova Scotia. At this location, the mechanics are paid a flat rate for each repair. They aren’t going to spend very much extra time on a job if something goes wrong. This is a Canadian Tire problem.
Their mechanics are all licenced. This is not a Canadian Tire problem, it’s a trades certification problem and Ontario has basically eliminated trades certification inspectors since the fat man took over. It’s also impossible to report a mechanic. I had one sign off on a motorcycle safety with no working brakes.
I didn’t say unlicensed, I said inexperienced and underpaid.
and both assumptions are wrong. it takes 6,500 hours of practical time to get a licence as a mechanic. They make more than average, about $34 versus $25 average in Ontario.
I work at Canadian Tire in Nova Scotia. At this location, the mechanics are paid a flat rate for each repair. They aren’t going to spend very much extra time on a job if something goes wrong. This is a Canadian Tire problem.
It’s an industry wide problem.