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A London-based cannabis grower is holding a weekend job fair to hire around two dozen people for its growing south-end operation.

The hiring spree at Indiva is reflective of the situation playing out at cannabis companies across the country, says the head of the largest marijuana industry association.

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“This is a massively growing industry,” said Allan Rewak of the Cannabis Council of Canada, an umbrella group representing some of the country’s largest marijuana companies.

Canada’s cannabis sector employed 11,000 people in December, according to the most recent statistics available, with some projecting that number could hit 150,000 within the next decade, Rewak said.

At Indiva, following the recent addition of three new flower rooms at its 3,700-square-metre facility on Hargrieve Road, the company plans to hire between 25 and 30 people to fill positions ranging from processing and quality assurance to oil extraction and edible manufacturing, chief executive Niel Marotta said.

“Indiva is really about quality, so we want people who want to turn out quality volume, as opposed to just volume,” Marotta said.

The company is holding a job fair at the Ramada London hotel on Saturday. Applicants, who must be at least 19 years old and can not have a criminal record, should bring a resume with references.