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  Ottawa urged to crack down on immigration employment scam The Federal Government works to prevent employers from charging fees to temporary foreign workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). However, some workers are still being exploited and made to pay large sums to secure jobs in Canada.  Immigrants pay to get a Canadian employer to apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which is needed for a work permit. Scams involving LMIA fraud are known, but the Government has taken steps to guard employees against them.  Some foreign workers pay to stay in Canada and get semi-skilled LMIA jobs to settle in the country. The TFWP has led to profiteering by unscrupulous employers and immigration consultants. Last year, the Federal Government changed regulations to ensure temporary foreign workers are not charged for their recruitment. Details of the immigration employment scam  Ottawa is being urged to crack down on an immigration scam in which people looking for wo

The new Recognized Employer Pilot to provide greater protection for foreign workers In early 2020, COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant farm workers caused produce sections of Canadian grocery stores to become increasingly empty. The workers are hired through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which has been accused of abuse due to unsafe workplaces and living conditions.  The program will be altered in September with a new initiative, Recognized Employer Pilot, to reduce the administrative burden on employers with the highest worker protection level.  The pilot will last three years and help prevent workplace and living conditions from deteriorating. The power imbalance between employers and workers is the root of the problem, which is caused by employer-specific work permits and the tenuous immigration status of workers. What is the new Recognized Employer Pilot?  On August 8, 2023, the Canadian Government announced the Recognized Employer Pilot (REP) to make it easier for repeat