LMIA CheckAt a glance
1
New bans this month
-4 vs last month
3
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$47K
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 — January 2026
1 employer added to the non-compliant list
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Fined — no hiring ban — January 2026
3 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
Alberta · Jan 30, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Jan 2, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Quebec · Jan 27, 2026
- ›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 — January 2026
No bans expired in January 2026
No bans expired in January 2026.
Bans expiring in February 2026
No bans are scheduled to expire in February 2026
No bans expiring in February 2026.
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