Federal officials detain dozens of foreign workers at mountain hotels

Last Tuesday, Canada Border Services Agency personnel rounded up more than 30 staffers at the iconic Lake Louise hotel, who one of their co-workers said hail from Mexico, working under potentially improper immigration documentation.

“The workers were given a knock-on-the-door notice, lined up, and prepared to be deported,” said the employee, who wished to remain anonymous.It comes at a time when the Bow Valley hospitality industry and those who help hire staff have said there’s an especially acute labour shortage to handle this year’s busy summer season.

“ was contracted to be responsible for guaranteeing all appropriate documentation for individuals, complying with all applicable laws and representing that all workers provided to the hotels would be properly hired and have the ability to legally work in Canada,” she said in an email. “We are working diligently to identify opportunities to support the impacted contract workers to the best of our ability,” she said, adding that assistance has its limits.

For instance, restaurants at the hotel are only able to accommodate diners with prior reservations and not walk-ins, said the employee.

So detain illegal workers in Alberta..fine...but will they (CBSA) shut down Roxham Road in Quebec?

Corporate greed backfired, sadly these foreign workers will suffer the most.

Once again the lie 'there's a labour shortage' NO - the oligarchs pay poverty wages so they have to ship in Mexicans... what racist b.s.

Canadian qualified workers were actually turned down and not hired, when they applied to the Fairmount hotel group! Now we know why!!!!

The federal government appears to be at war with Canada’s tourism industry… especially in Alberta. Why is this not happening in Quebec or Ontario? The airports are the other front in this war.

I understand relying on a 3rd party staffing agency to complete the proper paper work but not asking for proof its been done is willful blindness on the part of the Hotel.

How about, instead of detaining workers, we just immediately grant them immigration status? How could that hurt? They’re clearly willing to work, just pay them and stop policing their existence.

DIDN’T WANNA PAY COMPETITIVE WAGES FOR STAFF HOTELS SHOULD BE HEAVILY FINED, NO WAY THEY DIDN’T KNOW

Because shutting down the economy is Liberal job 1.

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