Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Immigration and Career Training has reported the first conviction under the province’s former Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA).

Dyan Jeny Enterprises, operating as Guac Mexi Grill in Moose Jaw, pleaded guilty after requiring a foreign worker to pay $12,000 to maintain employment that was a condition of the worker’s pathway to permanent residence.

The court imposed a $5,000 fine, a $2,000 victim fine surcharge, and ordered $12,000 in restitution to the affected worker. The offences occurred between August 2023 and February 2024 and were prosecuted under FWRISA because they took place before the law was replaced by the Immigration Services Act on July 1, 2024.

Under the current legislation, penalties can reach $750,000 for individuals and $1.25 million for corporations, with potential imprisonment of up to two years.

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