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+<br>Hundreds of Filipinos in Canada were scammed by a Vancouver-based [recruitment](https://www.ahhand.com/employment-agency-fort-myers-florida/) company after paying thousands of dollars for supposed jobs however were never ever employed, according to reports.<br>
+<br>CBC News Canada and ABS-CBN News reported that The [Promise](https://www.ahhand.com/outsourcing/) Land Consultancy, owned by Filipino-Canadian Joseph Miranda alias Joseph Powers, apparently assured jobs in Canada to Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad.<br>
+<br>Victims included Marilyn Fernandez Rabadon, a public high school head instructor in Pangasinan, and Marivic Sumawang Pingaron, a caretaker in Tel Aviv.<br>
+<br>Rabadon and Pingaron recalled that they were recruited and encouraged by TPLC representatives to sign an [agreement stipulating](https://www.ahhand.com/outsourcing/) that they would pay the company approximately C$ 12,000 (P496,000) to secure tasks.<br>
+<br>They each made a down payment of the equivalent of P150,000 in Canadian dollars.<br>
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+<br>Pingaron, who's applying on behalf of her son, said she paid TPLC over C$ 8,000 (P332,000) in 2 installments. Rabadon, on the other hand, refused to pay more than her initial deposit of C$ 4,000 (P166,000).<br>
+<br>According to Rabadon, the contract mentioned that the payment would be reimbursed if she didn't get a job offer within five months.<br>
+<br>"Ang lakas ng loob ko na magbigay ng ano kasi anyhow after 5 months, mare-refund ko naman," she is priced quote as saying.<br>
+<br>They demanded a refund when no task uses materialized.<br>
+<br>Pingaron ended up being suspicious and asked for a refund when TPLC told her that to get her [child's Labor](https://www.ahhand.com/agency-in-edmonton/) Market Impact Assessment, a document that a Canadian employer may need from foreign employees before employing them, she would require to make a 2nd payment.<br>
+<br>"Wala po ni piso akong na-refund," Pingaron stated.<br>
+<br>"Ken," another victim, informed the media outlet that Miranda urged him to go to Canada as a tourist before working for TPLC while waiting for his papers.<br>
+<br>Ken stated he satisfied with 14 Filipino travelers whom TPLC had actually likewise worked with. A huge chunk of their wage as expected TPLC employees went back to the business for their retainer fees.<br>
+<br>"Ilan po sa amin, mga apat po ata kami, binigyan po niya kami ng task offer na it ends up hindi naman pala legitimate," Ken said. (Under Canadian laws,  can not work in the nation or else they 'd face deportation.)<br>
+<br>Ken said other TPLC candidates paid the business with their [life savings](https://www.ahhand.com/). Others likewise took loans.<br>
+<br>They tried to get a refund from TPLC, and when they couldn't, they looked for the help of the Migrant Workers Center and filed charges before the Small Claims Court of British Columbia.<br>
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+<br>Rozana Solita, an immigration consultant and former TPLC staff member, said she was shocked that the business right away employed her upon applying in March 2024.<br>
+<br>Solita, who [stopped](https://www.ahhand.com/services/) from TPLC after a month, said a lot of candidates were asking her when they would get job offers. She also revealed issue when TPLC presumably charged candidates a downpayment ranging from C$ 2,500 to C$ 3,500 (P103,000 to P145,000).<br>
+<br>Applicants were likewise supposedly asked to sign an agreement that had a breakdown of costs and immigration services. The procedure, however, only needed submitting a resume, according to Solita.<br>
+<br>Solita stated she likewise saw 400 applicant folders dating back to 2023. Even with a "conservative" quote, she noted that TPLC charged a minimum of C$ 2 million (P83 million) to more than 150 individuals, and collected at least C$ 500,000. She told CBC News that she believes she was hired as a "front to make themselves look genuine."<br>
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+<br>Ken and his buddies submitted cases against TPLC before the Employment Standards Branch for unreasonable incomes. They also submitted cases before the Canada Border Services Agency and the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.<br>
+<br>Criminal cases against Miranda, meanwhile, consist of fraud, offering migration services without a license, and illegal [recruitment](https://www.ahhand.com/services/) of foreign nationals.<br>
+<br>In a statement, the CBSA stated it "thoroughly examines all complaints of criminal activity that might make up an offense under the Customs Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, consisting of those related to Labour Market Impact Assessment fraud."<br>
+<br>"When we end up being conscious of scenarios where there are possible violation of these acts, we examine and take the suitable action," it included.<br>
+<br>The CBSA likewise asked victims to submit grievances online through CBSA Border Watch.<br>
+<br>According to ABS-CBN News, the TPLC office in Vancouver has currently been closed.<br>
+<br>The business also has a new social networks page called "PLC Global Solutions," which also recruits hopefuls to operate in different nations. The page likewise has a new address for TPLC in California.<br>
+<br>Ken said the Migrant Workers Office in Vancouver gave their group a cash assistance of 1,500 Canadian dollars (P62,000).<br>
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