Ontario doubles economic immigrants, proposes increased fines for businesses withholding passports

By Amanda Jerome (March 20, 2023, 1:04 PM EDT) -- The Ontario government is addressing the province’s “critical labour shortage” by “doubling the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025” and proposing legislation to establish the “highest maximum fines in Canada for businesses and people who are convicted of withholding a foreign national’s passport or work permit.”...