A pitch to turn P.E.I. and New Brunswick into apple-growing capitals, with support from industry leaders and three premiers, was an easy sell to investors and would-be workers. Those who bought in found themselves in an alleged immigration scheme. The Fifth Estate’s Steven D’Souza investigates how foreign workers who were desperate for a better life were allegedly charged illegal fees for work permits.

ਉਦਯੋਗ ਨੇਤਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਮੀਅਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਮਾਇਤ ਨਾਲ, ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਐਡਵਰਡ ਆਈਲੈਂਡ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਊ ਬਰੰਸਵਿਕ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਬ ਉਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਦਾ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ਕਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਆਸਾਨ ਵਿਕਰੀ ਸੀ। ਪਰ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਏ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਕਥਿਤ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਸਕੀਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਇਆ। ਫ਼ਿਫਥ ਅਸਟੇਟ ਦੇ ਸਟੀਵਨ ਡਿਸੂਜ਼ਾ ਨੇ ਜਾਂਚ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਿ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਲਈ ਬੇਤਾਬ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਰਕ ਪਰਮਿਟ ਲਈ ਕਥਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਫੀਸਾਂ ਵਸੂਲੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ।

#Immigration #ForeignWorkers #Scam

00:00 - Origins of the idea that became an ordeal

12:33 - Foreign workers claim abuse

24:03 - How the dream pitched to investors failed

36:20 - A government that’s slow to respond

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Rotten Promises

producer/director
Rachel Ward

writer
Steven D’Souza

associate producers
Eman Bare
Andrew Culbert
Satbir Singh Aulakh

video editors
Loretta Hicks
Jan Silverthorne


editing support
Anne MacRae
Ayana Harper

senior videographers
Andy Hincenbergs
Jon Castell

additional cinematography
Shane Hennessey
Pierre-Paul Couture
Richard Grundy
Yanjun Li

interpreter
Sharon Wu

additional research
Kevin Yarr
Pascal Raiche-Nogue

special thanks
Angela Gilbert
Jesara Sinclair

archival material
Pond 5
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YouTube
Andy Walker
The Guardian/Saltwire
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graphic designers
Froilan Untalasco

visual research
Leslie Morrison

media management
Astoria Luzzi

theme music
Steve D'Angelo

post audio
Ron Searles

colourist
Scott McIntyre

rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow

social media producers
Alex Midgal
Britt Purdy

digital producer
Janet Davison

project manager
Ella Shi

resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic

associate director
Nanci King

packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni

coordinating associate director
Rhonda Kirkpatrick

senior producers
Raj Ahluwalia
Emmanuel Marchand

executive producer
Allya Davidson

original broadcast
March 15, 2024