LMIA CheckAt a glance
2
New bans this month
-12 vs last month
16
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$940K
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 — September 2026
2 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›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
- +1 more violations
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- +2 more violations
Fined — no hiring ban — September 2026
16 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
British Columbia · Sep 28, 2026
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- +1 more violations
Quebec · Sep 21, 2026
- ›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)
Ontario · Sep 14, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 21, 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
Ontario · Sep 8, 2026
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Sep 28, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Sep 10, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 28, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Quebec · Sep 25, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Sep 15, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 3, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Sep 28, 2026
- ›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
Yukon · Sep 21, 2026
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
British Columbia · Sep 16, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Ontario · Sep 29, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Sep 1, 2026
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
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 — September 2026
No bans expired in September 2026
No bans expired in September 2026.
Bans expiring in October 2026
2 employers will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
British Columbia · $60,000
Expires
Oct 25, 2026
Quebec · $60,000
Expires
Oct 31, 2026
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