MISSISSAUGA — TICO has laid a total of 26 charges against two businesses and three individuals.
RM Legal & Business Services Inc. has been charged with five counts of operating as a travel agent without being registered.
Bobby Singh has been charged with five counts of operating as a travel agent without being registered.
Rajsri Modhvadia has been charged with five counts of operating as a travel agent without being registered and five counts of being an Officer and Director of a corporation and failing to take reasonable care to prevent the corporation from committing an offence.
Canaxis Immigration Solutions Inc. has been charged with two counts of operating as a travel agent without being registered.
And Gurpreet Kaur has been charged with two counts of operating as a travel agent without being registered and two counts of being an Officer and Director of a corporation and failing to take reasonable care to prevent the corporation from committing and offence.
It is alleged that Singh, Modhvadia and Kaur sold domestic and international travel services, including airfare. It is also alleged they collected payments from consumers without providing the travel services purchased. TICO has received consumer complaints against all three.
Singh, Modhvadia and Kaur will appear in court on Sept. 24, 2024.
Individuals convicted in Court of offences relating to the Travel Industry Act, 2002 are subject to fines of up to $50,000 and/or prison terms of up to two years. Corporations are subject to fines of up to $250,000.