The B.C. government is investigating allegations that foreign workers applying for jobs in the province may have been told they had to pay fees to apply for mining positions in the province. The investigation will look at whether there have been any infractions of the provincial Employment Standards Act, a spokesman for B.C.’s Ministry of Jobs, Skills and Tourism said on Monday. Temporary foreign workers come to Canada under a federal program but once on the job, are subject to provincial labour laws. Those laws prohibit fees being charged to would-be employees, the spokesman said.
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