LMIA CheckAt a glance
6
New bans this month
+4 vs last month
46
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
2
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$30.0M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — October 2026
6 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- +1 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
- ›Did not obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Fined — no hiring ban — October 2026
46 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
Quebec · Oct 16, 2026
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- +2 more violations
British Columbia · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- +3 more violations
British Columbia · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›Did not obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
Saskatchewan · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Oct 8, 2026
- ›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 · Oct 16, 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
- ›Did not provide foreign worker with information on their rights in Canada on first day
- +1 more violations
British Columbia · Oct 16, 2026
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Did not obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
Ontario · Oct 11, 2026
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
Ontario · Oct 11, 2026
- ›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
Alberta · Oct 15, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 6, 2026
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
British Columbia · Oct 14, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Quebec · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 11, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Quebec · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 6, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
New Brunswick · Oct 5, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 5, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Nova Scotia · Oct 5, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 5, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Oct 4, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Oct 1, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 1, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Oct 5, 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
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Oct 7, 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
Ontario · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Alberta · Oct 13, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Oct 11, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 11, 2026
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Saskatchewan · Oct 7, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 5, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Oct 1, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Saskatchewan · Oct 6, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Alberta · Oct 16, 2026
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
New Brunswick · Oct 7, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Oct 4, 2026
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Quebec · Oct 8, 2026
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
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 — October 2026
2 employers became eligible to hire again this month — verify any offers from these employers carefully
British Columbia · $60,000
Expired
Oct 25, 2026
Quebec · $60,000
Expired
Oct 31, 2026
Bans expiring in November 2026
2 employers will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
Alberta · $62,750
Expires
Nov 3, 2026
Ontario · $50,000
Expires
Nov 15, 2026
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