Immigration

The Federal Court has set aside a decision refusing permanent residence to an Indian citizen under the Agri-Food Pilot Program, finding the immigration officer’s reasoning did not justify the conclusi… …

The Manitoba Labour Board has reduced the deposit required for Bangali Sweets and Restaurant to appeal a nearly $240,000 order issued by the Employment Standards Branch, cutting the amount the …

An immigration consultant has been permanently stripped of her licence and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after a discipline panel found she ran a sophisticated job-selling scheme that exploited …

By Christina Clark-Kazak Canada’s immigration point system was established in 1967 to respond to historic racism and nationality bias. Granting points for age, education, official language skills, Canadian work experience …

A Toronto-area immigration company faces dismissal of its bid to overturn a $34,500 provincial order after failing to properly serve its application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Landscov… Free …

An Alberta labour tribunal has found that a temporary foreign worker brought to Canada to serve as an office administrator was an employee throughout his entire engagement — and never …

A British Columbia restaurant group that failed to co-operate with a wage complaint investigation has had its appeal dismissed, with the Employment Standards Tribunal confirming a $23,567.56 award in … …

A B.C. employer who was ordered to pay a temporary foreign worker more than $23,000 in a provincial labour ruling cannot relitigate the same issues before the Civil Resolution Tribunal, …

A food service worker on a temporary foreign worker permit was unlawfully dismissed by an Ontario restaurant operator after he raised questions about being kept off the company payroll and …

By Marika Jeziorek Canada’s immigration system has long played a central role in the country’s economic and social development. Immigration accounts for most of Canada’s population growth and helps address …