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ESDC Enforcement Report

September 2024

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

11

New bans this month

+10 vs last month

100

Currently banned

active bans

698

Total on record

all time

0

Bans expired this month

now eligible again

$21.3M

Total fines issued

all time

New bans — September 2024

11 employers added to the non-compliant list

1368514 BC Ltd.

· Sep 20, 2024 · $75,000

Banned until Sep 20, 2029

Temp ban
  • Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
West-Edge Logistics Inc.

· Sep 20, 2024 · $75,000

Banned until Sep 20, 2029

Temp ban
  • Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
1366328 BC Ltd.

· Sep 20, 2024 · $70,000

Banned until Sep 20, 2025

Temp ban
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Edmonton Diesel Truck Repair

· Sep 18, 2024 · $1,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
1384553 BC Ltd.

· Sep 18, 2024 · $75,000

Banned until Sep 18, 2029

Temp ban
  • Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Kingsmen Pub & Grill

· Sep 18, 2024 · $16,000

Unpaid fine
  • Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
1698459 Alberta Ltd.

· Sep 18, 2024 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Casa Manila

· Sep 13, 2024 · $71,000

Banned until Sep 13, 2025

Temp ban
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • Did not pay full wages during mandatory isolation or quarantine period on entry
Kowalski Accounting & Bookkeeping Inc.

· Sep 13, 2024 · $43,000

Banned until Sep 13, 2026

Temp ban
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • Did not pay full wages during mandatory isolation or quarantine period on entry
Trans-Alliance Inc.

· Sep 13, 2024 · $12,000

Unpaid fine
  • Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
1090698 BC Ltd.

· Sep 6, 2024 · $45,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for

Province breakdown

All banned employers on record, by province

ProvinceNewActiveTotal

+11100698

What employers are being punished for

Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers

Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

516

Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer

199

Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for

185

Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws

74

Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met

61

Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector

61

Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate

47

Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)

29

Bans that expired this month — September 2024

No bans expired in September 2024

No bans expired in September 2024.

Bans expiring in October 2024

No bans are scheduled to expire in October 2024

No bans expiring in October 2024.

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