@ Brian WA Who are you talking about whiner's seems to me not many of the right wingers here cared about the workers or Canadian workers given a chance to obtain work at these mines, all they care about is the invested interest of the corporations and the policies of their governments.The unions were fighting for the Chinese miner as well as the Canadian workers.I think its time maybe we called an amnesty, we are short of workers and they are here anyways, we will see just how many people are here and they could start paying into the system! The money saved will be astronomical in the court costs or official paper work outsourced to other countries.Drug dealers,criminals or people rushing to our boarders will not be allowed to enter to register! I think you would find we do not have a worker shortage after all! The Americans do it to clear the backlog of paper work in their Immigration offices.Why for once do we not try it! Done correctly a win.win for all!

@nancyn_5738 Yes in fact they may be nice hard-working people with families. But they are taking jobs away from nice hard-working people with families who were born and raised in Canada, for generations.

Yes I know that it costs more to hire a Canadian Citizen when you have to pay things like EI and such, rather than paying an illegal a lesser wage under the table.

Yes I know that you say you cant find any Canadians who are skilled to do the job. Your lack of investing in the future of your business by training and upgrading new employees is not Canada's crisis. Its your crisis brought on by your greed and laziness. It was your support of the Liberal Govt who the day after Gordon Campbell was elected began dismantling the whole apprenticeship system in BC. Hire and Train Canadian Citizens or shut your business down. Govt is supposed to be for the citizens of Canada not you profit driven business, based on greed.

Yes I know that an illegal wont take you to work-safe if you violate work-safe law.

Yes I know Timmies runs your franchise store on such a tight margin that you cant afford to pay Canadians a living wage and have to revert to hiring TFWs and illegals and pay them 15% less.

Yes I know that times are tough and you went into business to make money and you have to make a living too. BMWS, Mercs and Whistler condos have high upkeep dont they.

Yes Vic Toews I salute you and those who are working the front lines to defend Canada.

Why? with all the whining about Govt never doing an honest days work is there so much upset about a branch of Govt doing an honest days work with a film crew behind them.

It is my belief that Canada is under attack and these hardworking people of the CBSA are trying to protect it.

@nancyn_5738 Yes in fact they may be nice hard-working people with families. But they are taking jobs away from nice hard-working people with families who were born and raised in Canada, for generations.

Yes I know that it costs more to hire a Canadian Citizen when you have to pay things like EI and such, rather than paying an illegal a lesser wage under the table.

Yes I know that you say you cant find any Canadians who are skilled to do the job. Your lack of investing in the future of your business by training and upgrading new employees is not Canada's crisis. Its your crisis brought on by your greed and laziness. It was your support of the Liberal Govt who the day after Gordon Campbell was elected began dismantling the whole apprenticeship system in BC. Hire and Train Canadian Citizens or shut your business down. Govt is supposed to be for the citizens of Canada not you profit driven business, based on greed.

Yes I know that an illegal wont take you to work-safe if you violate work-safe law.

Yes I know Timmies runs your franchise store on such a tight margin that you cant afford to pay Canadians a living wage and have to revert to hiring TFWs and illegals and pay them 15% less.

Yes I know that times are tough and you went into business to make money and you have to make a living too. BMWS, Mercs and Whistler condos have high upkeep dont they.

Yes Vic Toews I salute you and those who are working the front lines to defend Canada.

Why? with all the whining about Govt never doing an honest days work is there so much upset about a branch of Govt doing an honest days work with a film crew behind them.

It is my belief that Canada is under attack and these hardworking people of the CBSA are trying to protect it.

@Pete J Does it say anywhere that Border Services aren't chasing the employers? Will we see them on camera, likely not. Most work out of private offices, and permission would have to be asked to enter the offices with a camera.
Border Services do go further than just the worker. They and the CRA will be investigating the employer. CRA will likely be auditting the books to find out how these people were allowed to slip through the cracks. I'm thinking it'll be a "contract worker" situation. If the "contractor" doesn't work for anyone else, he can be considered a contract employee by CRA and WorkSafe.

@UnemployedinBC It IS illegal to hire illegal immigrants.
It's also illegal to have an ongoing relationship with an employee and still consider him as casual labour.
It is illegal to hire someone and not have them listed as an employee for taxation, ei, and worksafe priviledges, unless they are contractors who have to usually carry their own wcb, liability, and pay their own taxes.
However income from these contractors still has to be declared by the company.