LMIA CheckAt a glance
3
New bans this month
-14 vs last month
1
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$17K
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 — April 2025
3 employers added to the non-compliant list
Ontario · Apr 29, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Saskatchewan · Apr 16, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Apr 3, 2025 · $1,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
Fined — no hiring ban — April 2025
1 employer penalised but still eligible to hire
· Apr 3, 2025
- ›Did not obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
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 — April 2025
No bans expired in April 2025
No bans expired in April 2025.
Bans expiring in May 2025
No bans are scheduled to expire in May 2025
No bans expiring in May 2025.
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