Regent Hotel: Government and Obeid

regent hotel: Advocates and critics said the changes introduced by the former Conservative government were ineffective, and were put in place merely to convince the public something was being done to prevent employers from abusing the program, according to Toronto Star. As of the end of November, three employers had been found by the federal government to be non-compliant Obeid Farms in Vanessa, Ont.; a Dairy Queen franchise in Prince Albert, Sask.; and the Regent Hotel in Revelstoke, B.C. While Obeid was given a two-year ban on bringing in migrant workers, the Dairy Queen was fined 1,250 and the hotel was fined 750.A lawyer for Obeid declined to comment, citing the farm's ongoing litigation against the federal government in the matter. TARA WALTON / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., Jan. 3, 2017 A year after Ottawa rolled out a new scheme to crack down on employers violating the rules of the temporary foreign worker program, only three businesses have been fined or banned for non-compliance. The Dairy Queen franchise did not respond to a request for comment about the allegations. Article Continued Below On Dec. 1, 2015, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, in collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada, introduced a points system for assessing employer compliance based on the type of violation, history, severity, company size and whether the business co-operates with investigators. The hotel declined to comment on the allegations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.