Quebec's Superior Court approves class-action lawsuit against Canadian government over closed work permits, alleging charter violations.

Quebec's Superior Court has approved a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian federal government filed by the Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers. The lawsuit, initiated in 2023, challenges closed work permits that bind temporary foreign workers to specific employers, alleging violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It seeks damages and aims to declare parts of immigration regulations unconstitutional. The government has 30 days to respond.