{"id":114326,"date":"2023-04-17T23:42:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/ontario-names-20-employers-and-representatives-fined-for-contraventions-of-immigration-act\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T23:42:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T03:42:29","slug":"ontario-names-20-employers-and-representatives-fined-for-contraventions-of-immigration-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/ontario-names-20-employers-and-representatives-fined-for-contraventions-of-immigration-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Names 20 Employers And Representatives Fined For Contraventions Of Immigration Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario\u00a0published the names of 20 employers, individuals and representatives at the end of March after slapping them with fines for contraventions of the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In all, they were found to have committed 53 contraventions of the act.<\/p>\n

Those who apply to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program<\/a> (OINP) must provide information that is accurate, correct and not misleading as failing to do so can result in penalties under the act.<\/p>\n

It can also lead to the publishing of the names of those found in contravention of the act.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublishing contraventions of the act is an important measure to protect the public and further strengthen the integrity of the program,\u201d states the OINP on its website.<\/p>\n

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Those hit with fines for contravening the act have to pay the amount in the order to the minister of finance within 60 days of being served. The biggest fine allowed for an administrative penalty under the act is $150,000 for each contravention.<\/p>\n

Under the act, Ontario can also ban people or organizations from applying to the OINP or acting as representatives for contravening a provision of the act or its regulations.<\/p>\n

In the list of contraventions of the act published on March 31, the biggest fines were handed out to immigration consultants, including Lionel Samayawardhena who was hit with a $17,000 fine, Homa Saxena who was ordered to pay $5,000 and Seema Bhayana who was slapped with a $3,000 fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawyer Alnaz Jiwa was handed a $2,000 fine, among the smallest on the list, for two contraventions.<\/p>\n

Hair Salons And Spas The Only Employers Named In Latest List Of Those Contravening The Act<\/h3>\n

Hair salons and spas made up all the employers fined and each one of them was found to have committed three contraventions under the act.<\/p>\n

Care Coiffures was determined to have committed three contraventions under each of three operating names, for a total of nine contraventions.<\/p>\n

Conforti Holdings was determined to also have committed three contraventions under each of 11 operating names, for a total of 33 contraventions.<\/p>\n

Extend Coiffures was determined to have committed three contraventions under each of two operating names, for a total of six contraventions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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