LMIA CheckAt a glance
16
New bans this month
+4 vs last month
3
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$605K
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 — November 2025
16 employers added to the non-compliant list
Saskatchewan · Nov 25, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Nov 25, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Nov 24, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Nov 24, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Nov 21, 2025 · $16,000
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Nov 19, 2025 · $48,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- +1 more violations
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›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)
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- +2 more violations
British Columbia · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Saskatchewan · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Nov 17, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Nov 14, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Quebec · Nov 13, 2025 · $53,750
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Fined — no hiring ban — November 2025
3 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
Alberta · Nov 19, 2025
- ›Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
Manitoba · Nov 17, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Quebec · Nov 19, 2025
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
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 — November 2025
No bans expired in November 2025
No bans expired in November 2025.
Bans expiring in December 2025
No bans are scheduled to expire in December 2025
No bans expiring in December 2025.
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