Subhead:Ezhil Natarajan’s Canadian Tire was approved to hire 34 TFWs from 2022-2024.#
A Toronto Canadian Tire owner, Ezhil Natarajan, was fined over $100,000 by the federal government for violating Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program rules. Natarajan is also under provincial investigation for alleged exploitation of foreign workers.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESSC) found Natarajan violated TFW program rules by not matching pay or working conditions to job offers and assigning workers to different roles than hired. Specific details of violations were not provided, according to the Globe and Mail.
Last year, 13 foreign workers at the store resigned or were fired by Natarajan, alleging wage reductions and unhired job assignments. ESDC officials were already investigating Natarajan.
