NORTH BATTLEFORD — Charges have been laid against two employers for offences under The Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act, 2013 (FWRISA) and The Immigration Services Act (ISA).
Vikram Singh is charged with four offences under section 22 and 23 of FWRISA. The alleged offences took place at Taste of Battlefords between April 2024 and June 2024 in North Battleford.
Singh is charged with:
- Charge a fee for employment.
- Misrepresent employment opportunities, including misrepresentations respecting position, duties, length of employment, wages and benefits or other terms of employment.
- Threaten deportation or other action for which there is no lawful cause.
- Take unfair advantage of a foreign national's trust or exploit their fear or lack of experience or knowledge.
Harinder Sachdeva is charged with four offences under section 22 and 23 of FWRISA. Sachdeva is also charged with two offences under 5-1(d) and 5-1(g) of the ISA contrary to sections 7-6(1)(k) and 7-6(2).
The alleged offences took place at Rick's Place and Taste of Battlefords between April 2024 and July 2024 in Humboldt and North Battleford.
Sachdeva is charged with:
- Charge a fee for employment.
- Misrepresent employment opportunities, including misrepresentations respecting position, duties, length of employment, wages and benefits or other terms of employment.
- Threaten deportation or other action for which there is no lawful cause.
- Take unfair advantage of a foreign national's trust or exploit their fear or lack of experience or knowledge.
- Threaten deportation or other action for which there is no lawful cause.
- Take unfair advantage of a foreign national's, trust or exploit their fear or lack of experience or knowledge.
These charges are all prohibited under the act.
