Three restaurant owners who financially abused their immigrant employees were handed jail terms this week by a Calgary judge. Victims threatenedThe victims, all from India, moved to Calgary between 2017 and 2020 as temporary foreign workers on employer-specific permits to work as cooks at the offenders’ restaurant. In reality, under the temporary foreign workers program, employers were required to pay a $1,000 processing fee for an employee's assessment documentation. 14-hour daysOne of the victims, Parthiban Ramalingam, paid the full $24,000 while the other two paid $12,000 and $8,000 each. Ramalingam told the court that he would hand over $2,000 in cash for the Labour Market Impact Assessment and $400 for rent.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2026 22:37 UTC