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In Ontario, Canada, a temp agency has been fined $100,000 after admitting it provided false records and obstructed an employment standards officer during a ministry inspection, HR Reporter reports.
ML Staffing Solutions pleaded guilty in Ontario Provincial Offences Court in Hamilton to offences under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).
The violations reportedly occurred between January 27, 2023 and February 3, 2023. The conviction was registered on February 25, 2026, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.
Justice of the Peace Fabiano F. de M. Mendes imposed a $100,000 fine following the guilty plea.
In addition, the court ordered a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The ministry said the surcharge was credited to a special provincial government fund “to assist victims of crime.”
According to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the case began on December 28, 2022, when an employment standards officer inspecting ML Staffing Solutions Inc. issued a demand for records to determine the company’s compliance with the ESA.
The company “provided partial records” in response. The officer also obtained records from the company’s clients and its bank.
During a review of all records, the officer reportedly found “multiple discrepancies.” While the client and bank records matched, “none of the information contained in the company records was accurate.” The ministry stated, “The company had made and provided false records to the officer.”
As a result, “the officer was unable to conduct an inspection to determine the company’s compliance with the ESA.”
Source: HR Reporter
(Quotes via original reporting)
In Ontario, Canada, a temp agency has been fined $100,000 after admitting it provided false records and obstructed an employment standards officer during a ministry inspection, HR Reporter reports.
ML Staffing Solutions pleaded guilty in Ontario Provincial Offences Court in Hamilton to offences under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).
The violations reportedly occurred between January 27, 2023 and February 3, 2023. The conviction was registered on February 25, 2026, according to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.
Justice of the Peace Fabiano F. de M. Mendes imposed a $100,000 fine following the guilty plea.
In addition, the court ordered a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The ministry said the surcharge was credited to a special provincial government fund “to assist victims of crime.”
According to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the case began on December 28, 2022, when an employment standards officer inspecting ML Staffing Solutions Inc. issued a demand for records to determine the company’s compliance with the ESA.
The company “provided partial records” in response. The officer also obtained records from the company’s clients and its bank.
During a review of all records, the officer reportedly found “multiple discrepancies.” While the client and bank records matched, “none of the information contained in the company records was accurate.” The ministry stated, “The company had made and provided false records to the officer.”
As a result, “the officer was unable to conduct an inspection to determine the company’s compliance with the ESA.”
Source: HR Reporter
(Quotes via original reporting)
