LMIA CheckAt a glance
12
New bans this month
+1 vs last month
2
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$424K
Penalties this month
bans and fines
95
Currently banned
active bans
745
Total on record
all time
0
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$30.0M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — October 2024
12 employers added to the non-compliant list
British Columbia · Oct 29, 2024 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 29, 2024 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 25, 2024 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Oct 25, 2024 · $45,000
- ›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
Manitoba · Oct 25, 2024 · $34,750
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- +1 more violations
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Ontario · Oct 17, 2024 · $12,000
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
Ontario · Oct 17, 2024 · $31,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 17, 2024 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 10, 2024 · $3,000
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
Manitoba · Oct 10, 2024 · $24,000
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Fined — no hiring ban — October 2024
2 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
New Brunswick · Oct 29, 2024
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Oct 17, 2024
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
A fine without a ban means ESDC penalised the employer but did not stop them hiring foreign workers. Treat it as a reason to ask more questions, not as a verdict.
Province breakdown
All banned employers on record, by province
British Columbia
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Unknown
PEI
What employers are being punished for
Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers
Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
545Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
212Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
208Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
80Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
71Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
67Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
50Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
30Bans that expired this month — October 2024
No bans expired in October 2024
No bans expired in October 2024.
Bans expiring in November 2024
No bans are scheduled to expire in November 2024
No bans expiring in November 2024.
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