LMIA CheckAt a glance
6
New bans this month
-10 vs last month
90
Currently banned
active bans
706
Total on record
all time
0
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$22.2M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — December 2025
6 employers added to the non-compliant list
· Dec 18, 2025 · $20,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Dec 3, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Dec 3, 2025 · $21,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· 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
· 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
Province breakdown
All banned employers on record, by province
Quebec
Saskatchewan
What employers are being punished for
Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers
Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
523Pay 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
190Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
79Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
63Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
62Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
46Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
29Bans 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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