LMIA CheckAt a glance
28
New bans this month
+18 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 — February 2025
28 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 28, 2025 · $50,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 21, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 20, 2025 · $75,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 20, 2025 · $105,000
- ›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
· Feb 20, 2025 · $13,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 18, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 17, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 14, 2025 · $60,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 14, 2025 · $12,250
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Did not provide private bedroom and bathroom for worker who developed COVID-19 symptoms
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›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
· Feb 10, 2025 · $105,000
- ›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 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
· Feb 10, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 7, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 7, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 7, 2025 · $33,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Did not provide foreign worker with information on their rights in Canada on first day
· Feb 7, 2025 · $24,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 6, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 5, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 4, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 3, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 3, 2025 · $25,000
- ›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
What employers are being punished for
Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers
Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
516Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
199Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
185Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
74Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
61Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
61Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
47Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
29Bans that expired this month — February 2025
No bans expired in February 2025
No bans expired in February 2025.
Bans expiring in March 2025
1 employer will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
· $36,000
Expires
Mar 4, 2025
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