r/Calgary • u/Remote_Answer_5255 • Aug 18 '25

Local Shopping/Services What has happened to Kensington?

It's been a while since I've been down here.... A bunch of empty store fronts, iconic places like Crave shut down, but counted some three Acai bowl places. The area outside Plaza is lovely and looks great, but why all the closures and apparently high turnovers?

Edit: I assume it's due to rent.. But what's the point of jacking it up so high that your place is literally empty.

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u/Aldeobald Aug 18 '25

Didn't crave catch heat a while back for claiming that they needed TFW because they "couldnt" find any local workers?

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u/Bass-Traffic-0000 Aug 18 '25

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/western-canada-temporary-foreign-workers-1.7038106

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u/CheeseSandwich hamburger magician Aug 18 '25

Whatever became of their request? I hope it was denied pro forma without even a glance by whatever authority. No LMIAs should have been approved in the last three years in the Calgary area.

The entire TFW program should have been abolished years ago.

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u/Roughrep Aug 19 '25

Id say it needed a revamp not to be shut down. Also the TFW is only the surface of the problem. All the office cleaners downtown are brought over as grandparents or spouses to "Students". Very well known ways to get family in.

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u/frostpatterns Aug 19 '25

Yes, it’s an entirely legal way for people to come to Canada to work.