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ESDC Enforcement Report

August 2023

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

8

New bans this month

same as last month

100

Currently banned

active bans

698

Total on record

all time

0

Bans expired this month

now eligible again

$21.3M

Total fines issued

all time

New bans — August 2023

8 employers added to the non-compliant list

Unity Roots Canada Inc.

· Aug 29, 2023 · $50,000

Banned until Aug 30, 2028

Temp ban
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Birchwood Farm

· Aug 29, 2023 · $45,000

Unpaid fine
  • 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
Coast Fresh Farms

· Aug 29, 2023 · $46,000

Banned until Aug 30, 2028

Temp ban
  • Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Mehrab Family

· Aug 29, 2023 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Rainbow Caribbean Cuisine

· Aug 29, 2023 · $3,000

Unpaid fine
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
AFF Construction Ltd.

· Aug 3, 2023 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Gurshan Logistics

· Aug 3, 2023 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
ShellShock Tattoo & Piercing Inc.

· Aug 3, 2023 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not pay full wages during mandatory isolation or quarantine period on entry

Province breakdown

All banned employers on record, by province

ProvinceNewActiveTotal

+8100698

What employers are being punished for

Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers

Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

516

Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer

199

Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for

185

Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws

74

Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met

61

Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector

61

Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate

47

Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)

29

Bans that expired this month — August 2023

No bans expired in August 2023

No bans expired in August 2023.

Bans expiring in September 2023

No bans are scheduled to expire in September 2023

No bans expiring in September 2023.

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