Between 2023 and 2024, eight workers filed complaints with ministry over hiring for Canadian Tire store in Ontario.
By Jim Wilson
Two Alberta-based companies are appealing an Ontario Ministry of Labour decision that found they unlawfully charged temporary foreign workers fees for job placements at a Canadian Tire store.
Ontario has ordered Allison Jones Consulting Services and AJ Immigration Group to repay nearly $165,000 to temporary foreign workers. The repayment orders were issued in mid-May.
The Ministry of Labour found that recruiter Allison Jones and her two businesses charged workers between US$7,900 and US$12,000 to secure work permits and jobs at a Canadian Tire location in Toronto, according to a previous report from The Globe and Mail.
None of the workers were aware at the time that charging recruitment fees is unlawful. Between 2023 and 2024, eight workers filed complaints with the ministry over how they were hired to work at the Canadian Tire store in Etobicoke.
The ministry had earlier fined Jones $2,000, equivalent to $250 per worker.
"We trust the appeal process and are committed to a fair and accurate resolution based on a complete review of the facts," said Jones, according to a CBC report.
The federal government has previously banned a number of employers from accessing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
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