A restaurant in Carman, Manitoba, is looking for someone to make pizzas, and as part of their hiring requirements, they listed a qualification that had nothing to do with cooking: being Indian.
Ty Sylvester∙ PaidBreakaway Family Restaurant advertised for an “INDIAN PIZZA COOK” in a Winnipeg Marketplace Facebook group, saying it wanted an “Indian Individual with pizza making skills.”
The posting specified that the employee would prepare regular pizzas served in Canadian restaurants. They even went so far as offering accommodation or living space to successful applicants.
The ad has drawn criticism from residents who say the wording excludes qualified applicants based on their background. It also raises a legal question: can a Manitoba employer advertise an ethnic preference for a job that does not appear to require it?
Update: One of the owners of Breakaway Family Restaurant, Nidhi Sharma, responded to Juno News’ request for comment.
According to Sharma, the entire post was generated by AI and posted by their son without permission. They further claim that they weren’t looking for an Indian specifically, but rather someone to make Indian food, such as butter chicken, pow bhaji, and dal rice, as well as pizza. They say that “writing Indian pizza cook was totally AI mistake”. They further apologized for the post, confirmed that it had been deleted, and said that they’ve hired locals since acquiring the restaurant.
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