human rights complaint: However, the job offer was rescinded as soon as the company found out Haseeb was neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident — even though he could legally work in Canada under Ottawa post-graduation work permit program designed to attract international students, according to Toronto Star. Now, Imperial Oil is at the centre of a human rights complaint of employment discrimination against Haseeb based on national origin and citizenship. In December 2014, Imperial Oil offered the Pakistani student an $86,700-a-year position at its Sarnia refinery, with all benefits including the company pension and savings plans. The case, which is scheduled to go before a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario hearing in March, is believed to be the first employment-related complaint in the province and Canada on such grounds — and could set a precedent, if successful, as post-graduation work experience has become an increasingly important stepping stone for permanent residency in Canada. At a time when the Canadian government is begging for skilled professionals, this bar to employment is absurd. The phrase ‘legally able to work in Canada on permanent basis’ appears daily in job postings across the country, said Chantal Tie, Haseeb lawyer from the Human Rights Legal Support Centre.
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