DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE CON ARTISTS !!!! I am embarrassed to admit that I fell for the Stafflocater.ca (division of Clearview Management Limited) SCAM. I have previously reported and continue to copy Consumer and Corporate Affairs - but they too have done absolutely nothing. I am currently filing a suit with Small Claims in order to see if I can get any kind of retribution. Below is the reply that I received from Stafflocater concerning my cancellation refund. The letter following their reply was repeatedly sent by me to Stafflocater and they finally promised me a refund - but of course, it never materialized. Greetings, In response to your refund request, we have reviewed your account and the activity that has occurred to date. As agreed to under the terms of the agreement should any employer hire you as a direct result of any referrals from the website within a period of one(1) year from the date of termination of the agreement, the commission of 2.5% based on the first years salary must be paid to Stafflocater. In compliance with the One Year Membership agreement signed, we are granting a refund and wish you the all the best in your Job Search. Please note a refund will be issued on May 19th 2009. Sincerely, Accounts Payable Department www.stafflocater.ca From: csr@***.ca [mailto:csr@***.ca] Sent: April 6, 2009 10:22 AM Subject: Follow Up Greetings In response to your request, we have received and are currently reviewing it. It is unfortunate that you are deciding to cancel so early into the membership. However, according to the act it is your legal right to cancel any contract within the first 10 days upon signing it and we will be complying with it. If you have any questions kindly email myself at csr@***.ca. Sincerely, Paul Joseph Member Service Manager www.stafflocater.ca "The Employment Research and Information Specialists" ATTENTION: Paul Joseph; Ken Churchill; Natasha VIA Fax: 416-214-**** and EMAIL April 2, 2009 Mr. Ken Churchill Manager, CSR Stafflocater (a division of Clearview Management Limited) 133 Richmond Street West, Suite 302 Toronto, ON M5H 2L3 RE: Stafflocater Agreement - Cancellation Notice Dear Mr. Churchill: On March 24, 2009, I signed an agreement with Stafflocater, and paid you a Retainer Fee of $341.25, to provide employment referral and information services as communicated by you and Stafflocater (with specific reference stated and advertised in your company brochure, website representations and subsequent emails to me - see Attachment �A�). Both you, and your office manager Natasha, have made no attempt whatsoever to respond to my phone calls and emails. Stafflocater has clearly misrepresented itself. What was promised to me has not been delivered. Effective immediately, I want to cancel the agreement with Stafflocater. I hereby exercise my right to cancel the agreement under the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and ask that the Retainer Fee of $341.25 be returned to me within 10 days, as required by law. I look forward to your immediate reply. You can contact me at my home telephone number below or by email. Yours truly, HG CC: Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services Consumer Protection Branch consumer@***.ca Attachment �A� Just a few examples of specific reference advertised in your company brochure and emails to me: Brochure 1) �The Stafflocater referral system provides you the job seeker access to the hidden, unadvertised hard to find positions in your selected job categories.� and �Eighty Percent of Today�s Jobs Are Not Advertised� and that your �job referral system gains access to those jobs. This means that Stafflocater Job Seekers effectively eliminate up to 100% of the competition that they face in jobs found through classified ads and agencies.� Truth: The reverse is true. In fact, 90% of the job postings that you emailed me (in your first email) are currently advertised on the popular, third party, competitive job search boards - which I already use. For example, out of 10 job posting supplied, 3 are Executive Assistants; 3 are Software/IT; 1 is Logistics; 1 is Call Centre - all of which I am clearly not interested in nor qualified for (see Attachment �B� for specific emails referenced). Also, Stafflocater effectively reproduces close to 100% of the competition in jobs found through classified ads and agencies. 2) �The job referral system matches your qualifications, salary, location, years of experience, and education.� Truth: In your first email to me listing jobs matching my qualifications, salary and years of experience; your Warehousing & Logistics posting requires 5 years or more of �strong logistics knowledge�; your IT posting requires �Solid IT knowledge�; your Executive Assistant in the Nuclear industry posting requires �Completion of university�; your Software posting requires ��Solid IT knowledge�; your Call Centre posting requires �Minimum of 3 years in a call centre�. These examples are just a few of the many mismatched and ridiculously misrepresented job postings emailed to me, that additionally, are widely advertised in most of the major job search boards, as indicated in my response email to you. Salaries are not indicated as well by Stafflocater, however, many salaries are displayed and advertised in most of the major job search boards. 3) Your selling brochure states �How does Stafflocater find jobs?� and highlights your �Fast Tracking Benefits� [include] �No third Party Job listing� Full Job Disclosure and Information� Truth: There is no such �Fast Tracking� technology at Stafflocater. In fact, and as noted above, almost every one of your supplied job postings were found on all of the major third party job search engines. Stafflocater does not provide full job disclosure and information, unlike the major third party job search engines. 4) �AccumatchTM - - Always the right fit.� Your brochure states �Stafflocater uses five separate criteria in matching you as the job seeker to positions.� [the criteria being: job category; Salary; Location; Years of Experience; and Education] Truth: Nowhere in your job postings are there any matches to any of these five criteria. Attachment �B� Your emails, dated March 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009 respectively state: From: csr@***.ca [mailto:csr@***.ca] Sent: March 30, 2009 2:33 PM Subject: Industry Match Good Afternoon, Here is a listing of jobs that have been matched to your qualifications. Click on the hypertext link to view the position and to apply. http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2463 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2793 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2686 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2759 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2822 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2830 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2844 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2691 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2640 http://www.stafflocater.ca/jobseeker...hp?job_id=2619 From: csr@***.ca [mailto:csr@***.ca] Sent: March 31, 2009 3:34 PM Subject: Staffing Report Dear Valued Client, The following are some of the latest positions posted with us. Click on the hypertext link to view, if you are interested simply apply and we will take care of the rest. Account Manager http://stafflocater.ca/jobseekers/Jo...hp?job_id=2848 Warehouse manager (Warehouse Manager, Non-union W359*)097-0331 http://stafflocater.ca/jobseekers/Jo...hp?job_id=2850 Power of Sports Marketing-Rep Needed (oakville/burlington/waterdown 097-0331 http://stafflocater.ca/jobseekers/Jo...hp?job_id=2851 Senior Financial Analyst 097-0331 http://stafflocater.ca/jobseekers/Jo...hp?job_id=2852