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Ea Questionnaire

This document is a questionnaire for applying for an employment agency license in British Columbia, which is required for agencies that charge fees to recruit employees. It includes sections for contact information and a series of true/false and multiple-choice questions regarding the regulations and responsibilities of employment agencies. The document also addresses specific rules related to domestic workers and their employment contracts.

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Ea Questionnaire

This document is a questionnaire for applying for an employment agency license in British Columbia, which is required for agencies that charge fees to recruit employees. It includes sections for contact information and a series of true/false and multiple-choice questions regarding the regulations and responsibilities of employment agencies. The document also addresses specific rules related to domestic workers and their employment contracts.

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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE APPLICATION

QUESTIONNAIRE
OVERVIEW
Employment agencies must be licensed to operate in British Columbia. An employment agency is an organization or person who
charges a fee to recruit, or offers to recruit, employees for employers. A licence is not required if an employment agency only recruits
employees for one employer.

If you are applying for an employment agency licence, you must answer this questionnaire and attach it to your application form. If you
choose to apply online for faster processing, you will be prompted to upload this questionnaire during the application process.

PART 1: CONTACT INFORMATION


Legal business or organization name Operating name (if different)

First name Middle name Last name

Email address Telephone number

PART 2: QUESTIONNAIRE
True/False

1. An employment agency can charge a person seeking employment a fee to find them a position.

 True  False

2. An employment agency can charge a person seeking employment a fee for providing information about
employers who are hiring.

 True  False

3. An employment agency can charge an employer a fee for placing an employee with them.

 True  False

4. A newspaper can charge an employer for advertising their positions in the paper.

 True  False

5. If a person seeking employment was charged a payment for obtaining employment, the charge is
considered wages owing and is recoverable under the Employment Standards Act.

 True  False

6. An employment agency is permitted to pay an employer or a third party to help find employment for
someone.

 True  False

The personal information on this form is collected by the Province of British Columbia for the purposes of administering and enforcing the Employment
Standards Act and/or the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act under the authority of s.26(a), (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act. If you have any questions about the collection of this information, please contact the Employment Standards Branch at PO Box 9570 Stn
Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9K1, by phone: 1-833-236-3700 or by email: EmploymentStandards@esb.gov.bc.ca.

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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE APPLICATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
7. A person must not operate an employment agency unless the person is licensed under the Employment
Standards Act.

 True  False

8. An employment agency is subject to a mandatory penalty (starting at $500.00) for each contravention of
the Employment Standards Act and Regulation.

 True  False

9. An employment agency involved in immigration services can require a person seeking employment to
use and pay for the agency’s immigration services.

 True  False

10. An employment agency can require a person seeking employment to pay fees before they come to
Canada.

 True  False

11. An employment agency can charge fees to a person seeking employment if the person refuses a
placement with an employer or doesn’t remain there for a certain length of time.

 True  False

Multiple Choice

12. An employer must not induce, influence or persuade a person to become an employee, or to work or to
be available for work, by misrepresenting:

 A. The availability of a position


 B. The type of work
 C. The wages
 D. The conditions of employment
 E. All of the above

13. A person seeking employment is not permitted or required to make a payment to:

 A. An employer to give them a job


 B. An employment agency to find them a job
 C. Anyone for information about employers seeking employees
 D. All of the above
 E. None of the above

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EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE APPLICATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
Domestic Workers
14. An employer must provide a domestic worker with a copy of their employment contract.

 True  False

15. A domestic worker is entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 8 hours in a day.

 True  False

16. A domestic worker must be registered with the Employment Standards Branch.

 True  False

17. An employment agency must tell an employer about their obligation to register a domestic worker with
the Employment Standards Branch.

 True  False

18. When is an employer not permitted to charge a domestic worker for room and board?

_______________________________________________________________________________

19. When is an employer permitted to charge a domestic worker for room and board?

_______________________________________________________________________________

20. When charging for room and board is permissible, what is the maximum amount?

_______________________________________________________________________________

21. List 4 things that must be contained in an employment contract for a domestic worker:

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________________

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