Fee Prohibition

Section 12 of the Employment Agency Business Licensing Regulation prohibits an employment agency business operator from directly or indirectly demanding or collecting a fee, reward, or other compensation.

1. from an individual who is seeking employment or from another person on that individual’s behalf,
2. from an individual who is seeking information respecting employers seeking employees or from another person on that individual’s behalf,
3. from an individual for securing or attempting to secure employment for the individual or providing the individual with information respecting any employer seeking employees or from another person on that individual’s behalf, or
4. from an individual for evaluating or testing the individual or arranging for the individual to be evaluated or tested, for skills or knowledge required for employment, where the individual or employment is in Alberta, or from another person on that individual’s behalf.