LMIA CheckAt a glance
10
New bans this month
-7 vs last month
1
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$488K
Penalties this month
bans and fines
95
Currently banned
active bans
745
Total on record
all time
1
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$30.0M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — June 2026
10 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›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
Ontario · Jun 30, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Jun 30, 2026 · $91,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Jun 30, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Jun 26, 2026 · $61,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Quebec · Jun 26, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Jun 26, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Jun 26, 2026 · $150,000
- ›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
British Columbia · Jun 12, 2026 · $750
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Alberta · Jun 12, 2026 · $25,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Fined — no hiring ban — June 2026
1 employer penalised but still eligible to hire
Quebec · Jun 10, 2026
- ›Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
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 — June 2026
1 employer became eligible to hire again this month — verify any offers from these employers carefully
Ontario · $35,000
Expired
Jun 27, 2026
Bans expiring in July 2026
No bans are scheduled to expire in July 2026
No bans expiring in July 2026.
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