Canada needs workers — so why aren't more companies hiring the neurodivergent?

The founders of a job fair for those with autism don’t only want to find careers for an untapped workforce — they also hope employers will realize these highly skilled job seekers can help solve a national labour shortage. 

“People with autism are very much capable of working and they are some of the best employees,” said Neil Forester who, along with his business partner Xavier Pinto, created the Spectrum Works Job Fair that ran Friday. 

Now in its sixth year, the job fair has grown from having 150 attendees to almost 2,000 job seekers with autism, all looking to connect with recruiters