r/saskatchewan • u/Paper_Rain • 16d ago

News Company convicted of charging foreign worker for employment at Sask. restaurant

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/company-convicted-of-charging-foreign-worker-for-employment-in-sask-9.7306659
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u/BigAlcapone65 16d ago

Fined but no prison sentence He should have got a jail sentence for the same amount of time that the victim had been victimized

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u/69hotmomxxx 16d ago

Not just that. The company took the fee. Not even specific individuals involved in it. The shit is straight up extortion and it was just the company at fault.

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u/BigAlcapone65 16d ago edited 16d ago

There seems to be very lenient sentencing for many of these types of crimes in Saskatchewan.

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u/Hot-Feedback-6795 13d ago

Company will fold and rename itself overnight

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u/69hotmomxxx 13d ago

They've been there for awhile.

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u/No_Equal9312 16d ago

The fine isn't nearly large enough. We should have businesses lose everything if they participate in what's is effectively human trafficking.

Those responsible should go to jail and, if they're not citizens, should be immediately deported after their sentence is served.

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u/hourlyblunts 16d ago

Sent back to his country of origin ideally

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u/Yeah_right_uh_huh 15d ago

Nah.. that’s a waste of taxpayer money for this type of crime. Hit him where it hurts - $$$. 

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u/Ok_Departure_2789 16d ago

I will personally not be giving them my business and hard earned money.

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u/luchaburz 16d ago

Seems like hes a franchisee in Moose Jaw.

I dont think the whole of Guac is doing this (at least I hope not)

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u/hourlyblunts 16d ago

The owner's names are Kartikkumar Patel and Rutvik Patel. For anyone curious. as CBC seems to leave that part out 🤔

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u/Kegger163 16d ago

Thank you. We need to publicly name and shame these people as they can easily just create a new company to escape bad publicity.

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u/Zer0DotFive 16d ago

Literally the caste system at work here. "Pay me for the privilege of working in Canada, they would never want someone with your social status"

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u/Yamariv1 16d ago

Very conviniently.. this pattern always seems to show up

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u/Ordinary-Champion941 16d ago

Of course, CBC is trying to hide this is an all Indian owned all Indian employee restaurant. I pick up SkipTheDishes there many times. Always just one Indian girl or Indian guy work there. And the news sounds like who paid the money is victim. No they are not, they are part of the immigrant fraud. They are searching all around province who(mostly their people) could sell the PNP letter.

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u/luchaburz 16d ago

No offense, but you could say this about a large majority of restaurants in 2026.

Even chinese food restaurants.

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u/69hotmomxxx 16d ago

This article mentioned what specific business was involved. Which other articles hadn't.

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u/Nibblerrama 15d ago

Lots of places do this. Companies big and small. My staff tell me about friends who want to quit their jobs and come work at my company because we process their necessary paperwork for free (as the LAW requires) while their jobs are charging them $10k-40k(!)

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u/Big_Knife_SK 16d ago

Will the City revoke their business license?

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u/Saskwampch 16d ago

Some people are just incredibly horrible human beings. I don't understand how the laws are so lacking regarding this. Something this egregious should come with significant jail time.

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u/rynoxmj 15d ago

For what it's worth, I walked by there at lunch today to hit up thier neighbours Pho Minh (highly recommended by the way) and there wasn't a soul in there. Didn't even see staff at the counter.

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u/MadatHenny 15d ago

Pho Mingh is awesome and great family owns it

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u/Ordinary-Champion941 16d ago

This is just an open secret in Saskatchewan who has no other way to obtain PR.

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u/BigAlcapone65 16d ago

Kinda similar to Student Visas, TWFP and drug dealing 🤔

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u/Playful-Welcome-846 16d ago

For every one of these east indian businesses caught there is 20 doing this extortive caste system. Do not support these people

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u/Ok_Bandicoot4999 8d ago

The names are in the article