About Upforce · Compliance
Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling. Upforce holds an Alberta Employment Agency Business Licence (#[TBD]), carries a $25,000 security bond, partners with a network of licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) for all IRPA §91 immigration work (employer-side and candidate-side), and handles personal data under PIPEDA and Alberta PIPA. Edmonton headquarters. Canadian leadership team.
Alberta licence and bond
Recruitment agencies operating in Alberta must hold an Employment Agency Business Licence under the Fair Trading Act and the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation. The licence is issued and audited by Service Alberta. Upforce holds licence #[TBD] (issued [TBD]). The licence requires audited compliance with the worker-fee prohibition, the written-agreement requirement, and the disclosure obligations to both employers and candidates.
Upforce carries a $25,000 security bond required under the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation. The bond is a financial backstop for candidates and employers in the event of an agency dispute. The bond, the licence, and the audit cycle together are the verifiable floor under our published pricing and our written agreements.
IRPA §91 and RCIC partnership
Immigration advice for a fee is restricted to Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs), Canadian immigration lawyers, and Quebec notaries under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Upforce is a recruitment agency, not an immigration consultancy. We do not give immigration advice. We do not assess eligibility. We do not recommend whether a specific candidate qualifies for a specific permit.
What we do: source and coordinate the hire. All immigration filing — both the employer-side IRCC documentation and everything candidate-facing (eligibility assessment, permit applications, biometrics scheduling, medical-exam coordination, family-class filings) — runs through our network of licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) partners, current CICC licensees registered with the Collège des consultants en immigration et en citoyenneté. For candidate-side work, the RCIC partner is paid by the candidate directly, not by Upforce, under their own retainer.
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Worker fee policy
Not a deposit, not an application fee, not a retainer, not a placement charge. This is Alberta law (Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation) and it is our policy regardless. Employers cover our placement fee. Candidate-side government processing fees (permit application, biometrics, medical exam, family-class) are paid by the applicant directly to IRCC, not to Upforce.
If anyone claiming to represent Upforce asks a candidate for money to apply, secure an interview, guarantee a visa, or fast-track a permit, that person is not legitimate. Reports go to report@upforce.ca. Candidates can also read the full disclosure on our Candidate Disclosure page. The English and French versions of that page enumerate worker rights and reporting channels.
Data handling
Personal information collected through this website (Start a hire form, contact form, candidate referrals) is handled under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Each form submission captures a privacy policy version string at the moment of consent. Data is stored on Canadian infrastructure (or US-based infrastructure under the cross-border transfer provisions disclosed in the privacy policy). Retention windows, access rights, correction rights, and deletion rights are documented in the privacy policy.
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Written agreement and 90-day guarantee
Every engagement is confirmed in a written employer agreement before sourcing begins. This is an Alberta legal requirement and a basic Upforce operating principle. The written agreement sets the placement fee within the published range, the milestone payment schedule, the 90-day replacement guarantee terms, and the scope of recruitment work we handle alongside our network of licensed RCIC partners who manage the immigration filing. If the placed worker leaves within 90 days, we source a replacement at no placement fee. Government processing fees on the new permit are separate. The guarantee triggers on voluntary departure or termination for non-employer-side cause. One replacement per original placement.
FAQ
Yes. Upforce holds Alberta Employment Agency Business Licence #[TBD], issued and audited by Service Alberta under the Fair Trading Act and the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation. We carry the required $25,000 security bond. The licence is verifiable on the Service Alberta corporate search portal once issued.
No. Under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), immigration advice for a fee is restricted to Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs), Canadian immigration lawyers, and Quebec notaries. Upforce is a recruitment agency — we do not file immigration applications or give immigration advice. All immigration work, employer-side and candidate-side, runs through our network of licensed RCIC partners. Talk to a licensed immigration consultant before you hire.
Never. Alberta law prohibits charging candidates a fee for placement, interviewing, or job placement assistance. Employers cover our placement fee. Candidate-side government processing fees are paid directly to IRCC by the applicant. If anyone claiming to represent Upforce asks a candidate for money, reports go to report@upforce.ca.
Under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Each form submission captures a privacy policy version string at the moment of consent. Specific retention windows, access rights, correction rights, and deletion rights are documented in the Privacy Policy.
If the placed worker leaves within 90 days, we source a replacement at no placement fee. Government processing fees on the new permit are separate. The guarantee triggers on voluntary departure or termination for non-employer-side cause. One replacement per original placement.
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