This foreign worker says he paid his own wages — for a cook position that didn't exist

Toronto-area restaurant loses franchise after IJF/CBC uncovers illegal payroll scheme

Apurva Bhat
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Carly Penrose
Carly is a Toronto-based journalist. She holds a master of journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has appeared in the National Post, This Magazine and The Canadian Press.
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Aloysius Wong,
Valerie Ouellet

30 October, 2024 • 10 min read

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A person, out of focus, faces away from the camera while looking at the front entrance for Turtle Jack’s in Oakville, Ont.

This foreign worker says he was part of a complex immigration scheme involving his employer, Turtle Jack’s Muskoka Grill in Oakville, Ont. The restaurant’s parent company says it has given the owner of the restaurant 90 days 'to leave the franchise system.' (Turgut Yeter/CBC)

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This story is a collaboration between the IJF and CBC News.

A national restaurant company is dropping one of its Ontario franchisees after a foreign worker alleges he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn't exist.

This foreign worker says he paid his own wages — for a cook position that didn't exist

Apurva Bhat

Carly Penrose

Apurva Bhat,
Carly Penrose,
Aloysius Wong,
Valerie Ouellet

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