Feds gave taxpayer cash to employers convicted of hiring illegal workers

Subhead:In response to order paper question Q-885, Employment and Social Development Canada admitted that at least two employers who received funding under the Canada Summer Jobs program were later convicted of violations.# The federal government has confirmed it handed out taxpayer-funded subsidies to employers later convicted of hiring workers not authorized to work in Canada. In response to order paper question Q-885 , Employment and Social Development Canada admitted that at least two employers who received funding under the Canada Summer Jobs program were later convicted of violations. One of them, 1323771 Alberta Limited, operating as a Dairy Queen in Peace River, received $30,375 in 2021–2022 to create 10 youth jobs. The government noted the funding application was processed before the 2021 conviction.

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