Fact check: The government gives business owners a 30% kickback every three months for hiring migrants over native born Canadians.

1. Summary of the results

The claim about a 30% government kickback for hiring migrants over native-born Canadians is demonstrably false. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has explicitly stated that they do not offer direct financial incentives to employers for hiring newcomers or temporary foreign workers ^[1]. While some wage subsidy programs do exist, such as the Student Work Placement Program offering $5,000-$7,000 subsidies, these are available to both immigrants and citizens equally ^[1].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements are missing from the original statement:

• Legitimate Support Programs: There are legitimate government programs designed to help businesses access skilled labor, but these are structured as recruitment programs rather than kickbacks ^[2]
• Employment Challenges: Rather than receiving preferential treatment, visible minorities and migrants actually face significant challenges in the Canadian job market ^[3]
• Business Benefits: The real advantages of hiring immigrants are non-financial, including:
• Diverse perspectives
• Increased adaptability
• Potential productivity gains ^[4]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The claim appears to be part of a broader misinformation campaign:

• Origin of Misinformation: The false claim originated from a U.S.-based social media influencer and was amplified by Ian Miles Cheong, who has a documented history of spreading misleading information ^[1]
• Who Benefits: This type of misinformation typically benefits:
• Anti-immigration activists seeking to create resentment
• Social media influencers who gain engagement from controversial content
• Political actors who use immigration as a wedge issue

The narrative deliberately ignores the documented discrimination that visible minorities face in Canadian employment ^[3], instead creating a false narrative of preferential treatment that contradicts the actual evidence presented by government sources and employment studies.