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A Regina transportation company is facing charges under Saskatchewan’s immigration legislation, the latest in a string of charges under the laws aimed at protecting the rights of immigrants.
According to the provincial government, Escalade Transportation Inc. and Hafiz Tariq Ayub are each facing charges of producing or distributing false or misleading information, misrepresenting employment opportunities – “including misrepresentations respecting position, duties, length of employment, wages and benefits or other terms of employment” – and taking unfair advantage of a foreign national’s fear or lack of experience or knowledge.
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The province said the alleged offences happened at the Regina business between November of 2022 and August of 2023, and the accused are expected to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Thursday.
Saskatchewan proclaimed its Immigration Services Act in 2024. The provincial government described it as “the most comprehensive program integrity framework in the nation, including the highest fines for violation in the country.” Since the alleged offences occurred before that act was proclaimed, though, the charges were laid under 2013 legislation instead.
Charges under Saskatchewan’s immigration legislation have made headlines multiple times already this year, including several similar cases.
Dyan Jeny Enterprises pleaded guilty to charging Parth Patel an employment-related fee during his time as a foreign worker at Guac Mexi Grill in Moose Jaw. Patel made three $4,000 payments to the business to avoid jeopardizing his employment status.
Earlier, in July, a Saskatoon man was handed a conditional sentence after admitting he had counselled foreigners to misrepresent their employment details on immigration applications.
A Canada Border Services Agency investigation found that Balvir Singh “falsified pay stubs, offers of employment and other supporting documents related to non-existent employment in Canada.” The agency also learned Singh was charging foreign nationals as much as $40,000 for immigration sponsorship.
In March of this year, an unlicensed immigration consultant was ordered to pay $96,000 to compensate a victim.
The Ministry of Immigration and Career Training said Yan Wang was collecting payments for immigration services. But Wang didn’t “submit any documents on the client’s behalf to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program and provided the victim with falsified documentation.”
According to the ministry, it issued the compensation order because the victim suffered financial losses.
On Wednesday, the province announced charges against Jorawar Singh and JD Trucking Ltd. under the Immigration Services Act. Both are charged with “making or signing any fasle statements or providing any false, misleading or inaccurate information.”
That case is expected to be back in court in Regina on Sept. 28.
–with files from 650 CKOM’s Marija Robinson
