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ESDC Enforcement Report

January 2025

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

10

New bans this month

same as 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 — January 2025

10 employers added to the non-compliant list

LD Trans Line Ltd.

· Jan 24, 2025 · $71,000

Banned until Jan 24, 2026

Temp ban
  • 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
Panda Flowers Terra Losa

· Jan 24, 2025 · $22,000

Unpaid fine
  • 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
Talwara Transport Ltd.

· Jan 24, 2025 · $30,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Organic Thread Garment Solutions Ltd.

· Jan 23, 2025 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Nafisa Damascene Sweet and Cuisine

· Jan 23, 2025 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
GRN Pool & Landscape Ltd.

· Jan 23, 2025 · $68,000

Unpaid fine
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
  • Did not pay full wages during mandatory isolation or quarantine period on entry
Olympus Watersports

· Jan 10, 2025 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Sliding Pins Productions Inc.

· Jan 10, 2025 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Lion King Custom Design Corp.

· Jan 9, 2025 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
SAS Canadian Motors Ltd.

· Jan 6, 2025 · $58,000

Permanent
  • Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
  • 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

+10100698

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 — January 2025

No bans expired in January 2025

No bans expired in January 2025.

Bans expiring in February 2025

No bans are scheduled to expire in February 2025

No bans expiring in February 2025.

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