Although the agency can’t speak to how often foreign labour is exploited in Edmonton, White said, all allegations are investigated. A local restaurant group has been slapped with stiff fines after illegally employing a foreign worker. On May 20, she was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison for communicating false or misleading information or declarations with intent to induce immigration, and employing foreign nationals in an unauthorized capacity. Marble Restaurants Ltd. pleaded guilty June 28 to employing a foreign national without authorization and failing to follow the terms of a labour market impact assessment. Between February 2014 and April 2015, Shamez Jivraj, director of the group, employed a woman as a housekeeper and part-time caregiver in his home, despite having received authorization to only employ her as a food counter attendant at the restaurant, Canada Border Services Agency said Tuesday in news release.

Source: National Post July 06, 2016 14:48 UTC