LMIA CheckAt a glance
24
New bans this month
-2 vs last month
12
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$1.6M
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 — September 2025
24 employers added to the non-compliant list
Ontario · Sep 26, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Sep 26, 2025 · $6,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
British Columbia · Sep 26, 2025 · $12,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Manitoba · Sep 26, 2025 · $75,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Sep 26, 2025 · $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
New Brunswick · Sep 26, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 26, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 22, 2025 · $60,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
British Columbia · Sep 18, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 17, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Sep 17, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Sep 17, 2025 · $155,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- ›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 maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
Alberta · Sep 16, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 16, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Saskatchewan · Sep 15, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 12, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Saskatchewan · Sep 12, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 10, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
PEI · Sep 8, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 8, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Saskatchewan · Sep 4, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 2, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 2, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Fined — no hiring ban — September 2025
12 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
Ontario · Sep 26, 2025
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
British Columbia · Sep 26, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 17, 2025
- ›Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
Nova Scotia · Sep 17, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Sep 15, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 12, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Yukon · Sep 10, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 3, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 19, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Yukon · Sep 18, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 15, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 26, 2025
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
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 — September 2025
No bans expired in September 2025
No bans expired in September 2025.
Bans expiring in October 2025
No bans are scheduled to expire in October 2025
No bans expiring in October 2025.
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