“Empty promises: Dozens of Filipino migrant workers are caught in an alleged pyramid scheme by a B.C.-based company while the owners flaunt a life of luxury”

Rozana Solita was only a week into her new job at a B.C. immigrant recruitment company when she started seeing red flags.

Solita was hired by The Promise Land Consultancy (PLC) in March 2024 as an in-house regulated Canadian immigration consultant, responsible for assisting newcomers in preparing and submitting their immigration paperwork.

But she quickly learned the agency was charging illegal fees and fraudulently using her name and signature.

… Seventeen migrant workers on visitor visas had paid The Promise Land thousands of dollars to secure a job in Canada, but were instead working for PLC to recruit other foreign workers…

… she witnessed the company’s owners flaunting designer goods, acquiring luxury vehicles and jetsetting around the world.

She now calls the whole situation a “pyramid scheme” and says her hire was little more than a “front to make themselves look legitimate.”…

… PLC charged over $2 million in fees to more than 150 people, and collected at least $500,000. …

Neither PLC CEO Jose Mari Miranda nor his company have responded to multiple CBC requests for an interview…