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Numerous Filipinos in Canada were scammed by a Vancouver-based recruitment company after paying thousands of dollars for supposed jobs however were never employed, 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, apparently guaranteed tasks in Canada to Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad.

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

Rabadon and Pingaron remembered that they were recruited and convinced by TPLC agents to sign a contract specifying that they would pay the company up to C$ 12,000 (P496,000) to secure jobs.

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

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

According to Rabadon, the contract stated that the payment would be reimbursed if she didn't get a job offer within five months.

"Ang lakas ng loob ko na magbigay ng ano kasi anyhow after five months, mare-refund ko naman," she is estimated as saying.

They demanded a refund when no job provides materialized.

Pingaron became suspicious and requested a refund when TPLC informed her that to get her kid's Labor Market Impact Assessment, a document that a Canadian employer may require from foreign workers before hiring them, she would need to make a second payment.

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

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

Ken stated he met with 14 Filipino tourists whom TPLC had likewise employed. A substantial portion of their wage as expected TPLC staff members returned to the company for their retainer costs.

"Ilan po sa amin, mga apat po ata kami, binigyan po niya kami ng task deal na it ends up hindi naman pala valid," Ken stated. (Under Canadian laws, tourists can not operate in the nation or else they 'd deal with deportation.)

Ken said other TPLC candidates paid the business with their life savings. Others also took loans.

They tried to get a refund from TPLC, and when they could not, they looked for the aid of the Migrant Workers Center and submitted charges before the Small of British Columbia.

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Rozana Solita, a migration consultant and previous TPLC staff member, stated she was shocked that the business instantly hired her upon applying in March 2024.

Solita, who gave up from TPLC after a month, stated the majority of applicants were asking her when they would receive job deals. She also revealed concern when TPLC presumably charged candidates a downpayment varying from C$ 2,500 to C$ 3,500 (P103,000 to P145,000).

Applicants were likewise apparently asked to sign an agreement that had a breakdown of fees and migration services. The treatment, however, only required submitting a resume, according to Solita.

Solita stated she also saw 400 applicant folders going back to 2023. Even with a "conservative" price quote, she kept in mind that TPLC charged at least C$ 2 million (P83 million) to more than 150 individuals, and gathered at least C$ 500,000. She told CBC News that she thinks she was hired as a "front to make themselves look legitimate."

Lawsuits

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

Criminal cases versus Miranda, meanwhile, consist of fraud, offering migration services without a license, and illegal recruitment of foreign nationals.

In a statement, the CBSA stated it "thoroughly evaluates all grievances of criminal activity that may make up an offense under the Customs Act or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, including those related to Labour Market Impact Assessment scams."

"When we become aware of scenarios where there are possible offense of these acts, we investigate and take the appropriate action," it included.

The CBSA likewise asked victims to submit problems online through CBSA Border Watch.

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

The business also has a brand-new social media page called "PLC Global Solutions," which also recruits hopefuls to work in various countries. The page likewise has a new address for TPLC in California.

Ken said the Migrant Workers Office in Vancouver gave their group a money help of 1,500 Canadian dollars (P62,000).

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