LMIA CheckAt a glance
5
New bans this month
-11 vs last month
4
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$214K
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 — December 2025
5 employers added to the non-compliant list
Ontario · Dec 18, 2025 · $20,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Dec 3, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Dec 2, 2025 · $45,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›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
- +1 more violations
British Columbia · Dec 2, 2025 · $49,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Fined — no hiring ban — December 2025
4 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
British Columbia · Dec 3, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Alberta · Dec 3, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Ontario · Dec 15, 2025
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Dec 15, 2025
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›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
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 — December 2025
No bans expired in December 2025
No bans expired in December 2025.
Bans expiring in January 2026
No bans are scheduled to expire in January 2026
No bans expiring in January 2026.
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