Situations Temporary Foreign Workers Association has handled…

“My boyfriend got a MasterCard and added me as a user.  We split up.  I did not sign anything but now the bills and the phone calls are coming to me demanding payment.  What do I do”?

“My employer is working me 14 hours a day and does not pay me over time.  I am scared if I ask for more money I may lose my job.  What do I do”?

“I want to change into a different program, can I do it”?

“My employer is letting me go because they do not need me anymore.  Where do I go?  What do I do”?

“I have not received my new work permit yet, it has been over 2 months.  Can you help me”?

“The children I am watching do not listen to me and are very rude and mean with me.  I am scared to tell my employer, she may not believe me or think I cannot do my job, but I can”!

“My employer is not treating me well.  I do not feel like a part of the family, just a worker in the house”.

“The agency that brought me here told me to say I am single but I am married!  They told me I would come faster saying that.  What do I do”?

“My employer told me it was okay for me to work with them while I was waiting for my work permit.  As long as an application was in with the government, it was okay.  They have been paying me by cheque.  Is this legal?  Are they telling me the truth”?

“My job, as a live in caregiver, is to make sure that the children are my number one priority.  My employer is giving me so much house work to do, tending to my actual job of the children is hardly possible.  Scrubbing the blinds and the toilets are more important to her.  I did not sign up for housekeeping.  What do I do”?

“Can my employer, tell me what I am allowed to do and not allowed to do on my days off and on my own time”?

“I have never been so sick and my employer told me they will not pay me if I take time off.  Is this fair”?

“I like my employer but I had a better job opportunity come up and I would like to take it.  What do I do, can you help me”?

“I found an employer to hire me but they do not know how to do an LMO.  They have tried many times and keep getting refused.  Can you help them”?

“I missed my bus and it is getting so late and dark outside.  Can you please help me?  There are no more busses coming here”!

“I am a foreign worker and just found out that I am pregnant.  What do I do?  I am so scared!  I am afraid that if I tell my employer, they may release me”.

“I was refused my work permit and my employer no longer wishes to renew it.  I must go home as my work permit is expiring soon and I cannot find another job.  Can you help me rebuild my life in back home in my Country?  Help me find a job so I can continue to assist my family with our living expenses”?

“Can I get a divorce in Canada?  I no longer want to be married to my spouse for personal reasons”!

“My friend worked with another agency and they charged her so much and ripped her off.  They were a fake agency.  What can you do about it?  Can she get her money back”?

“Can your company help me/my friend, with getting the money back that we paid for a down payment to an agency for finding us a job”?

“Can you help me get my credit back on track”?

“I am almost finished my program, can you help and my family back home with the correct process in which to begin my Permanent Residence application?  My children do not even have a passport yet”!

“Can I go home for a vacation even though I just started my work here?  My employer wants to send me to see my family”!

“My working permit is expiring, can you help me”?

“I received a letter from the government saying I have to leave this Country as my paperwork was incorrect.  Can you help me”?

“I could not find an employer in time and my status is running out.  I need to re-start the program.  Can you assist me?  Do I need to go home first”?

“Can you help me get a U.S visa?  I have family in the U.S.A and would like to visit them”.