How does this affect the public interest?

By, in SEIU Local 2’s view, engaging in its subcontracting scheme(s), one clear effect of Impact’s actions is to deprive the government of valuable revenues and contributions to various social programs.

In addition, the potential loss of revenues affects a number of important social programs and government revenues.  For example, by engaging in its subcontracting scheme(s), Impact and those entities that it has engaged to carry out its work would not have remitted amounts owing in respect of income taxes and employer health tax, as well as the premiums and contributions associated with WSIB, Employment Insurance, and Canada Pension Plan.   

That being said, SEIU Local 2 appreciates that it is not part of the Ministry of Labour’s to enforce non-labour statutes.  However, clearly, the Ministry does have a significant interest in ensuring that remedial legislation providing a basic set of employment standards is adhered to.  That is, there is a public interest in strictly enforcing the rights afforded to workers in the ESA.  That is particularly the case when dealing with those most vulnerable workers in our society, such as those employed in the contract cleaning industry.