Dozens of contract employees employed by way of a 3rd celebration company and dealing in Lake Louise have been ordered to depart the nation after the Canadian Border Providers Company discovered they had been working in Canada with out the correct documentation. 

Canada Border Providers Company (CBSA) officers had been in Lake Louise on Tuesday. Officers had been there as a part of an ongoing Immigration and Refugee Safety Act and Legal Code of Canada Investigation. 

In keeping with Anastasia Martin-Stilwell, a spokeswoman with Fairmont Inns & Resorts, Canada’s Western Mountain Area, CBSA interviewed 32 contract staff who labored in housekeeping, stewarding, culinary and residence divisions.

“It was decided {that a} whole of 31 people unknowingly had improper employment documentation together with work permits and applicable visa,” wrote Martin-Stilwell in an emailed assertion to CBC Information.

“The contract employees had been employed, and paid, by a third-party staffing supplier, One Workforce. Inns use third-party staffing businesses to help with challenges associated to labour shortages.” 

Martin-Stilwell wrote Chateau Lake Louise did its due diligence of One Workforce’s operations and was assured the contracted firm can be answerable for ensuring employees had correct documentation, had been employed correctly and had the flexibility to legally work in Canada. 

Throughout three of Fairmont’s inns in Alberta — Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs and Jasper Park Lodge — there have been a complete of 105 One Workforce contract employees. 

“After session with CBSA, the RCMP and inner authorized counsel, we now not have contracts with One Workforce, ensuing within the rapid finish to any contracted shifts given to the employees,” Martin-Stilwell mentioned. 

The total scale of this investigation, exterior of the Fairmont chain, hasn’t been made public by CBSA. 

“As that is an ongoing investigation, it could be inappropriate to remark additional at the moment,” learn a press release from Rebecca Purdy, a spokesperson for CBSA.