Callie: Immigration Compliance for Canadian Employers
Callie helps Canadian employers prove they’ve employed foreign workers on the terms of their work permits and met every program requirement, so they’re always ready for a government inspection.
Built by a leading Toronto-based business immigration lawyer for HR teams and the counsel who support them. Callie is rule-based, not AI: every check maps to a specific regulatory requirement.
Most employers are compliant. Callie helps you prove it.
See your whole workforce at a glance: vault compliance, work permit expiries and prevailing wage, in one dashboard.
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What 203 non-compliance decisions from 2026 show
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$9.3M
in penalties across 203 decisions from January 2 to October 5, 2026.
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66%
of these employers are barred from hiring foreign workers now, through an unpaid penalty or a ban.
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$10,000
is the median penalty when the only failure is missing documents. With other findings, it rises to $45,000.
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91%
of employers with no sham-employer finding failed on something Callie keeps or tracks.
Compliance doesn’t end at approval
For up to six years, you have to prove each worker was employed on the terms of their permit. The records that prove it sit with HR, payroll, operations and counsel, and nobody has the full picture until an inspection notice arrives.
Missing paperwork is the most common failure: 64% of decisions cited documents not given to the inspector. And it is growing. Decisions where that was the only failure rose from 15 of 104 in January to March to 24 of 53 since August.
Source: our analysis of IRCC’s list of non-compliant employers, covering all 203 decisions dated January 2 to October 5, 2026 (captured October 10, 2026).
One record per worker. Every requirement covered.
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A file for every worker
One compliance file per worker, kept for the full six years.
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Gaps flagged early
Missing documents are flagged while there is still time to fix them.
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Changes tracked as they happen
Wage, role and location changes are logged, and prevailing wage reviews are flagged.
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Inspection-ready on day one
When a notice arrives, the file is already built and ready for counsel.
Who it’s for
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HR and People teams
Stop chasing documents across departments. Know where you stand for every worker, any time.
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In-house and outside counsel
Review a clean, complete file instead of rebuilding one under deadline.
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Leadership
Protect your ability to keep hiring the talent your growth plan depends on.
The Founder
Built by someone who has seen what happens when the file isn’t there.
Callie was built by Shefali Tanna, a business immigration lawyer who advises Canadian employers on work permits and compliance. She built it because good employers were losing time, money and hiring ability over records they could have kept, if they’d had a system for it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. Callie is a compliance record system. It helps you and your counsel stay organized and inspection-ready. It doesn’t replace legal advice for your specific situation.
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Everything is encrypted from upload and securely stored in Canada.
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Yes. Callie gives your lawyer a complete file to work from instead of a scramble.
Talk to us about your foreign worker program
Start with a Baseline Call
In a 30-minute call, we'll look at:
How many workers you have on employer-specific permits
Where their records live today
Where your biggest gaps are likely to be
You'll leave with a clear picture of your exposure, whether or not you work with us.