The office of the Director of Employment Standards ordered the Aquilinis to repay $133,632.56 in back wages, vacation pay and interest to temporary foreign workers brought in from Guatemala to work at its Golden Eagle Blueberry Farm in the summer of 2018.
[5] Aquilini, along with his brothers and father, oversees several subsidiaries: The Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver.
On November 17, 2004, Aquilini purchased a 50% share in Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (the owners of both the Canucks franchise and Rogers Arena) from John McCaw, Jr.[citation needed] On November 8, 2006, Aquilini purchased the remaining 50% of the Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena.
The court held that there was no legal partnership between Aquilini, Beedie, and Gaglardi, and that McCaw was free to sell the team to anyone he wished.
[12] These include the Embassy Suites hotel in Montreal,[13] the Holiday Inn Express in East Vancouver, The division also owns all 48 Pizza Hut locations in BC.
This includes two 18-hole golf courses, a western town movie set, real estate, and a 400-acre (160 ha) hardwood tree nursery.
[17] Aquilini has undertaken philanthropic work in British Columbia, through both his personal contributions and the charitable organizations founded by his family through their various business ventures.
[19][20] Francesco is also a regular participant and contributor to the East End Boys Club, which provides mentorship for at-risk young men in BC.
[22] Additionally, a 104-hectare (260-acre) site adjacent to Blaney Bog Regional Park was renamed the Aquilini Land Conservancy to recognize their significant financial contribution that helped permanently protect the area.
[25] On September 27, 2022, three of Aquilini's children testified in sworn affidavits before BC Supreme Court that they had been physically and psychologically abused by their father.