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Kelowna contractor found exploiting foreign workers ordered to pay $90K A Kelowna contractor found guilty of exploiting foreign workers will have to shell out more than $90,000 in unpaid wages. According to an appeal decision from the BC Employment Standards Tribunal, local firm Everlasting Stucco and Stone hired three workers under the Temporary Foreign Workers program in 2018. The workers were hired for two year terms as stucco plasterers, but had their contracts reworked a month later resulting in a $10 wage reduction as well as removing overtime and statutory holiday pay. According to t...

Date Time Share Governments Improve Food Safety in Ontario’s Licensed Meat Plants Investment will protect and enhance animal welfare From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $1.8 million to improve food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity at provincial abattoirs. Nearly 50 projects are being supported to help modernize meat plants and ensure they continue to produce high-quality, Ontario meat products. The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $1.8 million to improve food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity at pr...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The current state of closed Canadian borders and stringent travel restrictions in efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be the reality for the foreseeable future. Yet Canadian employers in key sectors continue to face labour force shortages. Currently, all foreign nationals are barred from entering Canada for discretionary purposes. Travel to Canada, even for non-discretionary reasons, is particularly challenging for people arriving from any country other than the U.S., unle...