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CBC
2 hours ago
- CBC
Toronto man still allowed to employ staff despite owing more than $1M in wages, fines
Social Sharing Ontario's Ministry of Labour published a news release in late May alerting the public that a Toronto businessman and his private school were fined $410,000 for failing to comply with orders to pay wages. At the time, those fines were already two weeks past due with the courts. Anchuan Jiang and his company Ontario International College were convicted under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) in March for not paying nearly $185,000 in wages owed to 14 employees as ordered. On top of the fines, there was also a 25 per cent victim surcharge. Both were supposed to be paid in Toronto's provincial offences court by May 12. But they weren't. As of last week, Jiang hadn't paid a cent of the $580,730 in fines and surcharges, according to Toronto's court services division. It's a familiar story: Jiang has been convicted before. Now, his case has employment lawyers calling for new enforcement tools to ensure workers get paid and new employees aren't victimized. Previous company, same problem Four years ago, Jiang and his previous company, Norstar Times, were fined $100,000 for failing to pay more than $320,000 in wages as ordered. Those earlier fines, which total $141,610 with the victim surcharge, still haven't been paid either. CBC Toronto first reported on wage theft claims involving Jiang seven years ago when former employees reached out with stories of waiting years to be paid. Most of them were international students who'd recently graduated or other newcomers working their first job in Canada. Despite the province's enforcement efforts since then, a CBC investigation found that Jiang still owes up to $952,000 in wages and more than $732,000 in overdue and unpaid fines. Jiang did not respond to requests for comment for this story. New enforcement tools needed Employment lawyers say Jiang's case highlights the limitations of Ontario's enforcement system for wage theft and why new tools are needed to stop employers from continuing to run a business — and potentially victimize more workers — if they haven't paid outstanding wages and fines. "It's very telling that this employer has previous convictions and was able to start a new business and do the same thing all over again," said Ella Bedard, staff lawyer at the Workers' Action Centre, which helps low-income workers solve workplace problems. "There needs to be consequences for employers who don't pay, that aren't just slapping more fines on top of money owed." Ontario's Ministry of Finance handles collections of orders to pay wages on behalf of the Ministry of Labour if they're not paid within 30 days. CBC Toronto asked the Ministry of Finance how much money Jiang and his companies still owe in unpaid wages. In an emailed statement, spokesperson Scott Blodgett said the ministry can't discuss specific cases or "say anything that may breach confidential taxpayer information." Public records, however, offer some insight into the ministry's recovery efforts. Writs add up to $952,000 in debt There are 13 active writs of execution against Jiang, and one against Ontario International College, registered by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the labour ministry between 2018 and 2024. All together they total more than $952,000 in debt. Writs can be used to enforce debts by having a sheriff seize and sell a debtor's assets to pay off what they owe. While it doesn't appear the finance ministry has tried to seize and sell Jiang's fully-detached Toronto home, it has placed a lien of more than $300,000 on the house, according to Ontario lien records. Last year Bedard says Workers' Action Centre helped recover $250,000 in unpaid wages for workers across the Greater Toronto Area, but that's "just a drop in the bucket" of the wage theft claims brought to the organization. "If the case ends up going to the Ministry of Finance, we know that it becomes very unlikely that they're going to get their money — and so we try to prepare workers for that," she said. In its statement, the finance ministry said it makes every effort to recover amounts owed to workers under the ESA. $60M in unpaid wages in Ontario Despite those efforts, internal government records obtained by CBC through a freedom of information request last year show that of the nearly $80 million in unpaid wages owed to Ontario workers between the 2017-2018 fiscal year and July 2024, almost $60 million remained unpaid last summer. "That is a huge number," said Joanna Mullen, an employment lawyer with Waterloo Region Community Legal Services. "It certainly demonstrates that the efforts to date, the tools that are at the disposal of the government, are insufficient." Mullen made submissions on changes to ESA enforcement at the Ontario legislature last fall. She told the standing committee on finance and economic affairs that she supported proposed amendments to increase fines in Bill 190, but argued the change wouldn't make a difference for some employers. "What we need you to be doing is to change the law to allow the ministry to go in and say 'stop, you're done. You can't have employees anymore. You can't operate a business in the manner that you have been,''' Mullen said she told the committee. Strip employer's business licenses Practically, the employment lawyer says that could be done by stripping an employer's business license and banning them from applying for a new one, or taking away other licenses like a liquor or driver's license. A similar enforcement mechanism already exists for occupational health and safety, according to Bedard. "If you're an employer who repeatedly causes serious, life-threatening injuries on your work sites, you at some point aren't allowed to operate a business anymore,' she said. "Why hasn't that happened to this individual? It's not something that currently the Ministry of Labour has power to do, but it seems like a consequence that would make sense for such egregious cases." Bill 190 passed without any of Mullen's suggested amendments in late October. CBC Toronto asked the Ministry of Labour whether it plans to implement new enforcement tools like a licensing regime for employers or the ability to strip non-compliant employers of other licences they need to operate their business. The labour ministry did not provide a response before deadline for this story.
CTV News
7 hours ago
- CTV News
CTV National News: Residents near St. John's airport sue over contaminated water
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CTV News
9 hours ago
- CTV News
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
A protester vandalizes a Waymo taxi as another burns near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) LOS ANGELES — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire as local law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd. Some police patrolled the streets on horseback while others with riot gear lined up behind Guard troops deployed to protect federal facilities including a detention center where some immigrants were taken in recent days. The clashes came on the third day of demonstrations against Trump's immigration crackdown in the region, as the arrival of around 300 federal troops spurred anger and fear among some residents. By midday, hundreds had gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, where people were detained after earlier immigration raids. Protesters directed chants of 'shame' and 'go home' at members of the National Guard, who stood shoulder to shoulder, carrying long guns and riot shields. After some protesters closely approached the guard members, another set of uniformed officers advanced on the group, shooting smoke-filled canisters into the street. Minutes later, the Los Angeles Police Department fired rounds of crowd-control munitions to disperse the protesters, who they said were assembled unlawfully. Much of the group then moved to block traffic on the 101 freeway until California Highway Patrol officers cleared them from the roadway by late afternoon. The presence of the Guard was 'inflaming tensions' in the city, according to a letter sent to Trump by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday afternoon. He formerly requested Trump remove the guard members, which he called a 'serious breach of state sovereignty.' 'What we're seeing in Los Angeles is chaos that is provoked by the administration,' said Mayor Karen Bass in an afternoon press conference. 'This is about another agenda, this isn't about public safety.' Immigration Raids Los Angeles Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong/AP) Trump has said the National Guard was necessary because Newsom and other Democrats have failed to stanch recent protests targeting immigration agents. Their deployment appeared to be the first time in decades that a state's national guard was activated without a request from its governor, a significant escalation against those who have sought to hinder the administration's mass deportation efforts. Deployment follows days of protest The arrival of the National Guard followed two days of protests that began Friday in downtown Los Angeles before spreading on Saturday to Paramount, a heavily Latino city south of the city, and neighboring Compton. As federal agents set up a staging area Saturday near a Home Depot in Paramount, demonstrators attempted to block Border Patrol vehicles, with some hurling rocks and chunks of cement. In response, agents in riot gear unleashed tear gas, flash-bang explosives and pepper balls. Tensions were high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities the previous day, as the weeklong tally of immigrant arrests in the city climbed above 100. A prominent union leader was arrested while protesting and accused of impeding law enforcement. The recent protests remain far smaller than past events that have brought the National Guard to Los Angeles, including the Watts and Rodney King riots, and the 2020 protests against police violence, in which Newsom requested the assistance of federal troops. The last time the National Guard was activated without a governor's permission was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to protect a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Trump says there will be `very strong law and order' In a directive Saturday, Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy federal service members when there is 'a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.' Immigration Raids Los Angeles Protesters confront a line of police in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) (Eric Thayer/AP) He said he had authorized the deployment of 2,000 members of the National Guard. Trump told reporters as he prepared to board Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, Sunday that there were 'violent people' in Los Angeles 'and they're not gonna get away with it.' Asked if he planned to send U.S. troops to Los Angeles, Trump replied: 'We're gonna have troops everywhere. We're not going to let this happen to our country. We're not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden.' He didn't elaborate. Trump also said that California officials who stand in the way of the deportations could face charges. A Wisconsin judge was arrested last month on accusations she helped a man evade immigration authorities. 'If officials stay in the way of law and order, yeah, they will face charges,' Trump said. Newsom called Trump on Friday night and they spoke for about 40 minutes, according to the governor's office. It was not clear if they spoke Saturday or Sunday. There was some confusion surrounding the exact timing of the guard's arrival. Shortly before midnight local time, Trump congratulated the National Guard on a 'job well done.' But less than an hour later, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said troops had yet to arrive in the city. Defense secretary threatens to deploy active-duty Marines `if violence continues' In a statement Sunday, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused California's politicians and protesters of 'defending heinous illegal alien criminals at the expense of Americans' safety.' 'Instead of rioting, they should be thanking ICE officers every single day who wake up and make our communities safer,' McLaughlin added. The troops included members of the California Army National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, according to a social media post from the Department of Defense. In a signal of the administration's aggressive approach, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also threatened to deploy active-duty Marines 'if violence continues' in the region. Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) About 500 Marines stationed at Twentynine Palms, about 125 miles (200 kilometres) east of Los Angeles were in a 'prepared to deploy status' Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Northern Command. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said the order by Trump reflected 'a president moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism' and 'usurping the powers of the United States Congress.' Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lives in Los Angeles, said the immigration arrests and Guard deployment were designed as part of a 'cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.' She said she supports those 'standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.' House Speaker Mike Johnson, a staunch Trump ally, endorsed the president's move, doubling down on Republicans' criticisms of California Democrats. 'Gavin Newsom has shown an inability or an unwillingness to do what is necessary, so the president stepped in,' Johnson said. Eric Thayer and Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press Offenhartz reported from New York. Associated Press writer Michelle Price contributed to this report from Bridgewater, New Jersey.
