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By Michele Glassford | 2 Minutes Read April 3, 2017

Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program update: Part 2

As you may recall, we at Human Resources PolicyPro have been following up on the Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program (CERP) since 2015. On February 3, 2017, the federal government announced the roll–out of the CERP.

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll, Union Relations / CERP, Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program, Department of National Defence, Employment and Social Development Canada, employment law, ESDC, military leave of absence, reservist leave of absence, Reservists, Yearly Maximum Pensionable Earnings, ympe

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 9 Minutes Read November 9, 2015

TFW program administrative monetary penalties for employer non-compliance

Background

TFWPchangesAs was previously mentioned, Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) program on June 20, 2014.  Among these changes was a proposal to impose fines of up to $100,000 on employers who violated the TFW program.  The names of employers who were fined, and the amount of the fine, would also be published on the public list of violators.

At the end of September 2014, Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC”) published a discussion paper, which proposed to implement a system of Administrative Monetary Penalties (“AMPs”) for violations of the TFW program.  It also proposed to increase the maximum ban for employers who violate the TFW program from two years to ten years (a permanent ban was also being considered).

On June 12, 2015, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration … Continue reading “TFW program administrative monetary penalties for employer non-compliance”

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employment Standards, Immigration / administrative monetary penalty, AMP, AMPs, Canada, Canadian, CIC, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, employer compliance, Employment and Social Development Canada, employment law, ESDC, foreign national, foreign worker, Immigration Law, Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, TFW

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 4 Minutes Read November 12, 2014

ESDC considers administrative monetary penalties and longer bans on employers who violate the TFWP

At the end of September 2014, ESDC published a discussion paper, which proposed to implement an Administrative Monetary Penalty system for violations of the TFWP; penalties of up to $100,000.00 could be imposed under this new system. It also proposed to increase the maximum ban for employers who violate the TFWP from two years to ten years (a permanent ban was also being considered).

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / Alternative Monetary Penalty, AMP, ban, discussion paper, Employment and Social Development Canada, employment law, ESDC, Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, Sanctions, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, TFWP, work permit

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