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David Davis has already paid "emotionally and financially" for employing a Filipina nanny in 2007 who was his client and didn't have the necessary permit to work in Canada, his lawyer Barry Sinder said at his sentencing hearing.
He has brought this on himself," said the judge. "He should have known -- this is his area of law.
More than 20 lawyers sent glowing letters of reference -- including Nobel Prize nominee David Matas -- recommending an absolute discharge for Davis, Sinder said. "These are officers of the court."
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... temporary residence status in Canada under a work permit issued pursuant to the Live-in Caregiver Pr...
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Aborde said she hired [David Davis] in January of 2004 to help her obtain a work permit under Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program. Through the program, she was hoping to apply for permanent resident status for herself, her husband and two children in the Philippines.
She claimed Davis paid her less than the amount they agreed to, that she was required to work unpaid overtime and that Davis also arranged for her to work for third parties and didn't pay her. Working for the third parties put her immigration application at risk because it's in violation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, her claim said.
The lawyer filed a statement of defence saying a third party retained him as an immigration lawyer to provide limited services to Aborde. He had no ...
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... on Changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program. As previously reported (see our bulleti... Labour Market Opinion (LMO) and/or work permit. Immigration Canada (CIC) has provided further d...
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[David Davis]'s suspension follows a law society hearing in March after complaints were made by a live-in nanny from the Philippines who sued Davis. In a civil suit filed in 2007, she said the immigration lawyer hired her out to third parties but never paid her -- and put her immigration status at risk.
The nanny agreed to an out-of-court settlement that included a confidentiality clause. Her original statement of claim said she hired Davis in January of 2004 to help her obtain a work permit under Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program. Through the program, she was hoping to apply for permanent resident status for herself, her husband and two children in the Philippines.
The Winnipeg lawyer's statement of defence said a third party retained him as an immigration ...
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...Work permits. 200. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) — a...
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Davis says he's not holding any of Aborde's money, and any funds he may have received from others were to be held until she provided "a true and proper accounting of the work and services, which accounting remains outstanding.
Leonilda Arminda Marcaida Aborde's statement of claim says she hired immigration lawyer David Davis in January of 2004 to help her obtain a work permit under Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program. Through the program, she was hoping to apply for permanent resident status for herself, her husband and two children in the Philippines.
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... WORK PERMIT. Generally speaking, an individual that is not a...
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... applicant’s application for a temporary work permit and accompanying visa to Canada was refused...
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... will not be able to obtain another work permit in Canada for a period of four years. However, t...