24-hour Canada - Page 4

Loco101 · #61 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 1:04 AM**

In Timmins all of the big mines (both underground and open-pit) operate 24/7 as well as the sawmill.

Our 24 hour Shoppers Drug Mart is often quite busy in the middle of the night. Same with Tim Hortons locations.

trebor204 · #62 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 2:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinus

Apart from essential services, why does anything NEED to be open 24/7?

For a while Home Depot and Lowe's in the USA were open 24 hours.
There was even a Home Depot in Toronto that was open 24 hours

http://strategyonline.ca/1998/05/11/21629-19980511/

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/a...rs-1064013.php

Doug · #63 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 3:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinus

Apart from essential services, why does anything NEED to be open 24/7?

Generally it doesn't. In the US, stores stay open because some staff would be there anyways as security or cleaning or stocking so having another person at cashier isn't much of a stretch. The key is less restrictive labor laws. When I was in Seattle, many places were 24 x 7 and I kid you not were staffed mostly by high school students who would pull graveyards and go to school after getting off work - assuming they slept after school. I suspect online shopping is fulfilling some of the demand formerly serviced by 24 x 7.

I used to wait for the family to go to bed then I'd go to the 24 hour gym and often stop at Albertson's or Home Depot afterwards as they were in the same strip mall. All three had a fair number of customers no matter the time. I didn't want to waste family time doing mundane tasks like shopping. Plus the gym and stores are easy in and out at those hours. Know I've got teenaged minions to do my mundane tasks.

Doug · #64 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 3:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by trebor204

For a while Home Depot and Lowe's in the USA were open 24 hours.
There was even a Home Depot in Toronto that was open 24 hours

http://strategyonline.ca/1998/05/11/21629-19980511/

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/a...rs-1064013.php

There was a 24 hour Home Depot in Calgary for a few years, about 1999 - 2002 on Macleod Trail.

Acajack · #65 Posted **Mar 27, 2018, 1:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Doug

When I was in Seattle, many places were 24 x 7 and I kid you not were staffed mostly by high school students who would pull graveyards and go to school after getting off work - assuming they slept after school. .

In Quebec and I assume other provinces as well there are laws against stuff like this.

Doug · #66 Posted **Mar 28, 2018, 12:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

In Quebec and I assume other provinces as well there are laws against stuff like this.

I would think so but some provinces would be more restrictive than others. Thirty plus years ago I worked at a restaurant and AB law at the time didn't allow employers to require under 18's to work between midnight and 7 AM, but those employees could offer to do so. At midnight the manager would ask for paid volunteers under 18 to stay on and most would.

Loco101 · #67 Posted **Mar 28, 2018, 2:13 AM**

In Ontario, if a student under 18 years of age works more than 28 hours in a week he/she must be paid at least the regular minimum wage (not the student rate) and he/she is considered to be full-time which may qualify him/her for certain things. (benefits and other rights)

I don't know of any specific law here that prohibits high school students under the age of 18 from working only certain hours of the day during the week. Most businesses that those students work at tend to be busier on weekends anyways so you won't find many working late during the week.

vid · #68 Posted **Mar 28, 2018, 2:33 AM**

The student minimum wage is new, they didn't have that when I was a teenager. I found out about it when a potential client was bragging about paying his staff $9-something an hour back when minimum wage was $11.

Acajack · #69 Posted **Mar 28, 2018, 1:15 PM**

I just checked and in Quebec school-aged teens are not allowed to work between the hours of 11 pm and 6 am.

urbandreamer · #70 Posted **Mar 30, 2018, 8:24 PM**

In my 24 hr 'hood, I've got Timmies, 711, Rabba, Mcd's, and nearby, a Metro and Sobeys.

flar · #71 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 2:58 AM**

I think most sizable cities have at least one 24hr grocery store.

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When I first moved to the US to work, as a Canadian, one thing that really surprised me was how common 24-hour stores and businesses were stateside.

I remember thinking how odd it was upon seeing that a small town (tens of thousands of people) Walmart in the US was 24-hour when a Walmart in Toronto, or any Canadian city over a million people would not be.

In the US, there is a much larger group of people who have huge bills to pay and have to take any work they can get, and work as much as possible due to the low minimum wages found in most places. You need a certain level of desperation in the workforce to adequately staff night shifts in retail.

flar · #72 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 3:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I think the Loblaws and the Metro on Rideau St are also 24hrs. The Loblaws on McArthur used to be, but changed to more standard hours a while back.

The Metro on Rideau is quite a zoo at night. Been there a few times, when my brother had an apartment in the market.

Corndogger · #73 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 3:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by flar

I think most sizable cities have at least one 24hr grocery store.

In the US, there is a much larger group of people who have huge bills to pay and have to take any work they can get, and work as much as possible due to the low minimum wages found in most places. You need a certain level of desperation in the workforce to adequately staff night shifts in retail.

I think you're grossly overestimating how many people work for minimum wage in America and who works for those wages.

Acajack · #74 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 3:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by flar

The Metro on Rideau is quite a zoo at night. Been there a few times, when my brother had an apartment in the market.

That area is kind of a ground zero for the New Ottawa. You can interpret that any way you wish.

flar · #75 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 5:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Corndogger

I think you're grossly overestimating how many people work for minimum wage in America and who works for those wages.

Nope.

Corndogger · #76 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 6:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by flar

Nope.

Actually you are. Do 5 minutes of research and you'll quickly find out just how off base you are.

p_xavier · #77 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 10:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by flar

The Metro on Rideau is quite a zoo at night. Been there a few times, when my brother had an apartment in the market.

Yeah I had a condo immediately next to it and the crowd was weird.

flar · #78 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 1:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Corndogger

Actually you are. Do 5 minutes of research and you'll quickly find out just how off base you are.

Please point me to this research.

bikegypsy · #79 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

That area is kind of a ground zero for the New Ottawa. You can interpret that any way you wish.

What's that?

Acajack · #80 Posted **Mar 31, 2018, 9:31 PM**

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What's that?

I will leave that up to the imagination. Even if it is not hard to figure out.