The Manitoba Labour Board held that foreign worker recruitment protections apply even if the worker never starts the promised job, and found National Carpentry Installation liable for prohibited fees charged through an unlicensed recruiter it used. The employer's appeal succeeded only in part, leaving an order to repay $31,572.92 in recruitment fees and a $1,000 administrative fee, but not a separate $105 background check.
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10068472 Manitoba Ltd. (National Carpentry Installation) v. J.U., 2026 CanLII 100065 (MB LB)
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Held. The Manitoba Labour Board held that foreign worker recruitment protections apply even if the worker never starts the promised job, and found National Carpentry Installation liable for prohibited fees charged through an unlicensed recruiter it used.
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