Immigration lawyer gets discharge for illegally employed nanny
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This article was published 26/02/2010 (5696 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A prominent Winnipeg immigration lawyer who pleaded guilty to violating the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act received a conditional discharge in provincial court this morning.
David Davis was charged by the Canada Border Services Agency after he hired a Filipino nanny who was a client. She didn’t have the necessary permit to work in Canada.
Davis pleaded guilty to employing Adelaida Cruspe Perena, a foreign national, in a capacity for which she was not authorized.
A second charge of knowingly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to the nanny’s employment was stayed.
Davis’s lawyer said his client has been punished enough by the law society with a $25,000 fine and six-month suspension and publicly shamed by the media coverage. He was seeking an absolute discharge for Davis. The Crown said Davis set a bad example as an immigration lawyer by violating immigration law and was seeking a $7,000 fine.
Judge John Guy said that, as an immigration lawyer, Davis knew exactly what he was doing and that it was wrong. But Guy noted that Davis has already paid for his wrongdoing with a hefty fine and loss of income during his suspension. That should serve as a deterrent to other lawyers who might try to get around Canadian immigration law, he said.
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Updated on Friday, February 26, 2010 3:15 PM CST: Adds details