LMIA CheckAt a glance
17
New bans this month
+17 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 — May 2026
17 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›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
· May 15, 2026 · $750
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
· May 15, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›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
- +2 more violations
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· May 15, 2026 · $90,000
- ›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
· May 15, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· May 15, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· May 12, 2026 · $177,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· May 12, 2026 · $22,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· May 12, 2026 · $28,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· May 12, 2026 · $3,250
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
· May 1, 2026 · $59,500
- ›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
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· May 1, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· May 1, 2026 · $91,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›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)
· May 1, 2026 · $14,250
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›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
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 — May 2026
No bans expired in May 2026
No bans expired in May 2026.
Bans expiring in June 2026
1 employer will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
· $35,000
Expires
Jun 27, 2026
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