LMIA CheckAt a glance
17
New bans this month
+17 vs last month
2
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$1.5M
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 — 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
- ›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
Alberta · May 15, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · May 15, 2026 · $750
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
British Columbia · 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
- ›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
British Columbia · May 15, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · May 15, 2026 · $23,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- +2 more violations
Ontario · 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
Saskatchewan · 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
British Columbia · 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
Ontario · 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
British Columbia · 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
British Columbia · 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
Quebec · May 1, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
British Columbia · 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
Quebec · May 1, 2026 · $25,250
Banned until May 1, 2027
- ›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)
Fined — no hiring ban — May 2026
2 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
British Columbia · May 1, 2026
- ›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
PEI · May 15, 2026
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
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 — 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
Ontario · $35,000
Expires
Jun 27, 2026
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