consequences of working without a work permit

[25dez]

I had a valid work pemit with a specific employer (company A) when, last year, I was laid off. I found a new job and started working (for company B) right away. That means, I didn't have the permission to work for company B. I applied for a new WP and got it about 3 months after the day I started working for company B. So, now, I have a valid work permit to work for Company B and I've been working for about 6 months already.

My question is if there is any risk if the Immigration or the governement somehow discovers now that I worked for some months with a work permit that was, in fact, for a different employer.... Are there consequences for my current employer? for me? I want to apply for my permanent residency. Would that cause any problem??

thanks for any help/advice

 

[JGK]

Yes there could be consequences, they could revoke your work permit and ask you to leave Canada at short notice.

Your new employer could be fined for employing you illegally without the valid documentation.

They can prove this through your SIN which links to your TWP and to your employer, this means there is a permanent record of the 3 months you should have been working for and paid by employer A but were actually being paid by employer B without having a valid TWP.

If you are considering applying for PR it could adversely affect your application. there are more than enough people sticking to the rules during the process and less and less tolerance for those who bend or break the rules.

 

[djchad]

hi there,

i have question for you....did your employer happen to pay for your tax when you're already working with them???

or they paid you cash???

 

[out]

if you are paid by cash, most likely you are off the hook because it won't reflect any transaction on your deduction contribution esp. taxation...dj chad has point....let this be warning to all who work without proper work permit...take care of your status all the time!

 

[SenoritaBella]

Even if you were paid in cash, if your employment letter from company B shows that you started working 3 months before your new work permit and the VO figures it out, you are big trouble.

The question now becomes, if the VO knew you had started work for company B, would it have changed the decision to grant you a work permit? Yes. They would have rejected you for misrepresentation(you answered 'No' to the question about working without authorization) and working without authorization.

Playing fast and loose with the rules will only get you into trouble. So pray that a VO does not notice this fact or you risk being rejected and ordered out of Canada.

 

[ai_enma]

What if the Company B is paying him check and payed for his tax?