Category Archives: Labour
Unpaid tech workers frustrated over province’s “slow” response to Istuary scandal
By Lisa Tanh A Vancouver tech company that owes over a hundred employees millions of dollars has yet to pay up, and the workers are expressing frustration at the “slow” pace of the province’s efforts to recover unpaid wages. Istuary
Employer who stole nearly $3M in wages from 157 workers fined $500
By ThinkPol Staff A Vancouver-based employer who stole nearly $3 million in wages from 157 employees have been fined $500 by British Columbia’s employment watchdog. The employees belong to the 34 companies of the Istuary Innovation Group owned by Yi
Jason Kenney & the Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Will his past come back to haunt him?
By Evan Sumner While Jason Kenney’s chances of being named leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives on March 18th look good, his leadership bid could still be derailed by his reputation as the former Minister of Employment and Social Development. Particularly
Workers denied opportunity to speak at TFWP review
The Liberal-dominated House Committee denied workers an opportunity speak at the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) review and only listened to employers and organizations representing employers, the opposition New Democrats stated in the dissenting report on the controversial program, where
Foreign pilots free to fly Canadian aircraft after Ottawa quietly removes restrictions
Canada has become the only industrialized nation in the world that allows foreign licenced pilots, some of whom may have obtained their licenses without ever having flown a plane, to operate local commercial aircraft, after Ottawa quietly altered the regulations
Canadian growth of employment highest under foreign control
By Leila Lemghalef Foreign companies lead employment growth across Canada, according to Statistics Canada. Employment growth led by foreign majority-controlled firms was more than double the increase reported by Canadian-controlled firms, and employment in foreign firms is mostly concentrated in
TFWP review: Listen to Canadian workers, not just businesses – labour group
The Federal Government must listen to working Canadians, not just employers and their lobbyists when they review the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Alberta Federation of Labour said today in response to Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk’s
CFL under fire for violating labour law by replacing workers with unpaid interns
The Canadian Football League has come under fire for replacing graphics designers and web developers with unpaid interns who are only given a nominal honourarium. The league’s hiring practices came to light after a fan posted the job advertisement on
Alstar under investigation for abusing TFW program leaving worker $10k out of pocket
An Alberta-based oilfield contractor is under investigation by the federal government after a temporary foreign worker (TFW) accused the company of violating program regulations. The allegations against Alstar Oilfield Contractors has only worsened following our initial article confirming the Alberta
Minister confirms another misuse of TFW program by Alberta-based contractor
By Brandon Kostinuk Earlier this month, via an anonymous source, Thinkpol.ca received information that an Alberta-based contractor for the oil and gas industry was recently granted approval for 10 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) while Canadian workers were left in the