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Canadian Tire Owner Fined for Exploiting Foreign Workers

10/7/2025

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Ezhil Natarajan, owner of a Canadian Tire store in Etobicoke, was fined $111,000 for violating Temporary Foreign Worker program (TFW) rules.
Violations included wage and job-role discrepancies; former employees report wage reductions and poor working conditions.
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating suspected foreign-worker exploitation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for reforms, linking the program to rising youth unemployment.

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Ezhil Natarajan, owner of a Canadian Tire store in Etobicoke, was fined $111,000 for violating Temporary Foreign Worker program (TFW) rules.
Violations included wage and job-role discrepancies; former employees report wage reductions and poor working conditions.
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating suspected foreign-worker exploitation.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre calls for reforms, linking the program to rising youth unemployment.