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CBC Investigates
This recruiter has allegedly scammed 'hundreds' of Filipino migrant workers. Some are now homeless
Recruiter Jeanett Moskito has been caught three dozen times for charging illegal fees and is accused of victimizing "hundreds" of Filipino migrant workers. But she has never been prosecuted, with a lawyer likening the penalties she’s received so far to "parking tickets."
CBC Investigates
Recruiter niloko umano ang 'daan-daan' na Pinoy migrant workers. Ang ilan homeless na ngayon
Tatlong dosenang beses nahuli ang recruiter na si Jeanett Moskito para sa paniningil ng illegal fees, at inakusahan na biniktima ang “daan-daang” Pinoy migrant workers. Ngunit hindi siya kailanman na-prosecute, ang isang abogado inihalintulad ang penalties na kanyang natanggap sa “parking tickets.”
Federal government to remove incentive for foreign workers to reduce fraud in immigration system
In a "drastic" but expected move, the federal government will no longer be granting additional points toward permanent residence to some temporary foreign workers, less than two months after an undercover investigation revealed how easy it is to buy and sell these jobs online.
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2024 worst year for Ontario ER closures, CBC analysis finds
Over the past three years, at least 38 hospitals with emergency rooms or urgent care centres in Ontario have experienced closures — about one in five of the province's 176 publicly funded facilities. Most are in rural areas.
CBC Investigates
ਅਸਥਾਈ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਔਨਲਾਈਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਪਨਾਂ ਚ ਵੇਚੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ
ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪਰਮਿਟਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਦੋ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਬਾਅਦ, ਇੱਕ CBC/IJF ਜਾਂਚ ਨੇ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਿ ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਔਨਲਾਈਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਪਨਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਲੇਬਰ ਮਾਰਕੀਟ ਇਮਪੈਕਟ ਅਸੈਸਮੈਂਟ (LMIA) ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਿਤ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਪਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ 45,000 ਡਾਲਰ ਤੱਕ ਵਿਚ ਵੇਚੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ।
CBC Investigates
This foreign worker says he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn't exist
A national restaurant company says it has given one of its franchisees 90 days to 'leave the franchise system' after a joint investigation by CBC and the Investigative Journalism Foundation shared allegations of an illegal payroll scheme at the restaurant.
CBC Investigates
Online ads illegally sell jobs to temporary foreign workers
Two months after Ottawa cracked down on temporary foreign worker permits, a CBC/IJF investigation finds dozens of online ads still selling Labour Market Impact Assessment-approved jobs to migrants for up to $45,000 apiece.
CBC Investigates
Canada's foreign student push 'mismatched' job market, data shows
Canada’s recruitment of international students has tilted strongly toward filling spots in business programs, while doing little to meet the demand for workers in health care and the skilled trades, according to a CBC News analysis of federal data.
CBC Investigates
Suspended police officers cost Ontario taxpayers $134M over past decade
Police suspensions across Ontario have cost taxpayers approximately $134 million over the past 11 years, according to an exclusive database compiled by CBC News that surveyed reports about hundreds of officers who were sent home with pay after being accused of misconduct or breaking the law.
CBC Investigates
Canada's international student spike was blamed on private colleges. Here's what really happened
Documents obtained by CBC News reveal which colleges and universities account for the greatest share of Canada’s steep growth in international students, and which have the most to lose from a new cap on permits to study in this country.