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Numerous Filipinos in Canada were scammed by a Vancouver-based recruitment agency after paying thousands of dollars for supposed tasks however were never worked with, according to reports.

CBC News Canada and ABS-CBN News reported that The Promise Land Consultancy, owned by Filipino-Canadian Joseph Miranda alias Joseph Powers, presumably guaranteed tasks in Canada to Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad.

Victims included Marilyn Fernandez Rabadon, a public high school head teacher in Pangasinan, and Marivic Sumawang Pingaron, a caregiver in Tel Aviv.

Rabadon and Pingaron recalled that they were hired and encouraged by TPLC agents to sign an agreement stating that they would pay the firm as much as C$ 12,000 (P496,000) to protect tasks.

They each made a down payment of the equivalent of P150,000 in Canadian dollars.

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Pingaron, who's using on behalf of her kid, said she paid TPLC over C$ 8,000 (P332,000) in 2 installments. Rabadon, on the other hand, refused to pay more than her preliminary deposit of C$ 4,000 (P166,000).

According to Rabadon, the agreement mentioned that the payment would be reimbursed if she didn't get a task deal within five months.

"Ang lakas ng loob ko na magbigay ng ano kasi anyway after 5 months, mare-refund ko naman," she is priced quote as stating.

They demanded a refund when no job offers emerged.

Pingaron ended up being suspicious and requested for a refund when TPLC told her that to get her boy's Labor Market Impact Assessment, a document that a Canadian employer might need from foreign workers before employing them, she would require to make a second payment.

"Wala po ni piso akong na-refund," Pingaron stated.

"Ken," another victim, told the media outlet that Miranda prompted him to go to Canada as a tourist before working for TPLC while awaiting his documents.

Ken stated he met 14 Filipino travelers whom TPLC had also employed. A big portion of their income as expected TPLC employees returned to the business for their retainer costs.

"Ilan po sa amin, mga apat po ata kami, binigyan po niya kami ng task offer na it turns out hindi naman pala legitimate," Ken stated. (Under Canadian laws, travelers can not operate in the nation or else they 'd face deportation.)

Ken said other TPLC applicants paid the company with their life cost savings. Others also took loans.

They attempted to get a refund from TPLC, and when they couldn't, they sought the assistance of the Migrant Workers Center and filed charges before the Small Claims Court of British Columbia.

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Rozana Solita, a migration specialist and former TPLC worker, stated she was amazed that the company immediately employed her upon applying in March 2024.

Solita, who gave up from TPLC after a month, said a lot of candidates were asking her when they would receive job deals. She likewise expressed issue when TPLC allegedly charged candidates a downpayment varying from C$ 2,500 to C$ 3,500 (P103,000 to P145,000).

Applicants were likewise supposedly asked to sign a contract that had a breakdown of costs and migration services. The procedure, however, only needed sending a resume, according to Solita.

Solita said she also saw 400 candidate folders going back to 2023. Even with a "conservative" quote, she kept in mind that TPLC charged at least C$ 2 million (P83 million) to more than 150 people, and gathered a minimum of C$ 500,000. She informed CBC News that she believes she was worked with as a "front to make themselves look legitimate."

Lawsuits

Ken and his buddies filed cases against TPLC before the Employment Standards Branch for unfair wages. They likewise filed cases before the Canada Border Services Agency and the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.

Criminal cases against Miranda, meanwhile, include scams, using immigration services without a license, and illegal recruitment of .

In a declaration, the CBSA stated it "thoroughly examines all problems of criminal activity that may make up an offence under the Customs Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, including those associated to Labour Market Impact Assessment fraud."

"When we become mindful of circumstances where there are possible offense of these acts, we investigate and take the suitable action," it added.

The CBSA also asked victims to file complaints online through CBSA Border Watch.

According to ABS-CBN News, the TPLC workplace in Vancouver has actually currently been closed.

The company likewise has a brand-new social networks page called "PLC Global Solutions," which likewise hires hopefuls to operate in different nations. The page likewise has a brand-new address for TPLC in California.

Ken stated the Migrant Workers Office in Vancouver gave their group a cash assistance of 1,500 Canadian dollars (P62,000).

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