Hundreds of migrant, immigrant people ‘induced to work under the false promise of obtaining a valid work permit in Canada’
The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a $2.1‑million settlement in a class action over an alleged fraudulent migrant‑worker recruitment scheme, ordering compensation for hundreds of workers and imposing ongoing compliance obligations on the companies involved.
In a judgment, Justice Catherine Piché approved the settlement and class counsel’s fees, ending the proceeding. She described the case as “an unusual class action brought on behalf of migrant workers who were victims of a system that allegedly induced them to work under the false promise of obtaining valid work permits in Canada.”
“For the following reasons, the application for approval is granted. The settlement agreement is fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the class members. It, along with the fees requested by the class counsel, is approved,” she wrote.
The Immigrant Workers Centre (ITWC) brought the class action after it learned in the summer of 2023 of a system “set up and operated by the Defendants, through which hundreds of migrant and immigrant people were induced to work under the false promise of obtaining a valid work permit in Canada.”
On Oct. 3, 2023, the applicant filed an application for authorisation to institute a class action against several Newrest entities, Trésor‑related staffing and immigration companies, numbered companies and an immigration firm. The...
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