Employers who withhold the passports or work permits of foreign nationals could soon face hundreds of thousands of dollars in new penalties. Labour Minister
Employers who withhold the passports or work permits of foreign nationals could soon face hundreds of thousands of dollars in new penalties.“Anyone who preys on vulnerable members in our community has no place in our society,” said McNaughton. “If you think you’re going to deny someone’s basic human rights by withholding their passport, we’re going to hit your pocketbook, and you will be behind bars for a long time.
The changes would allow penalties to be increased, meaning ‘bad actors’ could quickly face millions in fines for their illegal actions. In addition to the per-passport penalties, individuals convicted of withholding passports would be liable to either a fine of up to $500,000, up to 12 months imprisonment, or both. Corporations convicted would be liable to a fine of up to $1-million. This would give Ontario the highest maximum corporate fine under workplace health and safety legislation in Canada.
The Ontario government is also proposing amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that would, if passed, increase the maximum fine for corporations convicted of an offence under the OHSA from $1.5-million to $2-million. Also included in the proposed legislation are changes to protect remote workers during mass terminations and expanding reasons reservists can take military leave. The government is also proposing amendments to require women’s only washrooms on construction sites and to expand cancer coverage for firefighters.Ctrl+Enter
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