Teen working at Tim Hortons allegedly offered $20K marriage proposal by manager for permanent residency
The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating a case in Picton, Ont., in which a female Tim Hortons manager is alleged to have offered $15,000 to $20,000 to a 17-year-old employee if she would help the manager’s brother attain permanent residency in Canada.
The manager has been fired after the “unacceptable” incident came to light, Tim Hortons media relations team said on Wednesday.
Matt Monroe, uncle of the alleged victim, wrote in a Facebook post several days ago: “Picton and Wellington Tim Hortons have lost my respect and my business I will never step foot in there again.”
***UPDATED*** I MADE THIS POST TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND TO PROTECT NOT ONLY MY 17 YEAR OLD NIECE, BUT ALSO OTHER...
Posted by Matt Monroe on Wednesday, September 24, 2025
He continued: “The manager there was harassing my niece to marry her brother who is 25 and she’s under age and offered her $20,000 to marry him even after she rejected the offer because she is under age but she continued so her brother could stay in the country.”
An OPP spokesperson told National Post: “I can confirm that the Prince Edward OPP Detachment entered into a marriage fraud investigation on Sept. 9, 2025.” He added: “The investigation is ongoing and Canada Border Services Agency has been advised.”
Upon contacting the CBSA National Post was told: “ To protect the integrity of the investigative process, it is not the practice of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to confirm/deny or comment on its investigations.”
A post on social media, shared by Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner on Tuesday, showed two OPP officers in the Tim Hortons being filmed reportedly by Rebel News’ Tamara Ugolini.
In the video, the police confirm that the owner is not present, and say they were called to deal with a trespasser. An employee behind the counter points to the person filming the exchange.
The police then tell the employee: “She is an independent journalist. She was never trespassing on this property and she has her 100 per cent rights to be here.”
Under Canadian law, a “feigned marriage” is illegal, and punishable by a prison term of five years. In addition, under Ontario law, anyone 16 or 17 must have the consent of a parent or guardian or a court order to marry.
Monroe’s Facebook post includes screenshots alleged to be messages between the 17-year-old and her female manager.
In the screenshots someone asks: “You want Indian bf (boyfriend)?” The response: “How old?” The person replies: “25,” to which the answer comes back: “I’m only 17.”
The first person then says: “My brother. He is looking for gf. He need someone to get permanent residence in Canada. And you can help him with that he can pay you 15k-20k too.”
Calls to the Tim Hortons location were not answered. Meanwhile, Tim Hortons media relations provided the following statement: “Tim Hortons restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees who independently manage their own labour for their restaurants. The restaurant owner terminated the manager involved soon after he became aware of the completely unacceptable situation on his team.”
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