Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre

employers: Irving holds Fort McMurray job fair to lure oil workers east The new regulations, published in the Canada Gazette this month, apply to employers hiring foreign nationals under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program and to individuals seeking to hire foreign caregivers. "Stiff new consequences," said Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre in a news release last week, "will encourage compliance and help prevent employers from misusing the programs or mistreating workers by ensuring that employers who violate program conditions face appropriate consequences." Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre said in a news release last week that new penalties for employers who break the rules are intended to protect the Canadian economy and workers, according to CBC. Under the new rules, employers found to be "non-compliant" following an inspection could face a ban from using the program ranging from one to 10 years for each violation, or even a permanent ban for the most serious violations. The changes, which take effect on Dec. 1, come after the government received feedback from 42 stakeholder groups on a discussion paper posted online last September outlining proposed consequences for employers found to have broken the rules. Currently, the only consequence is a two-year ban. Amendments made following stakeholder feedback will see fines capped at $1 million per year, per employer. Employers could also face fines ranging from $500 to $100,000 for each violation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.