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ESDC Enforcement Report

October 2023

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

7

New bans this month

+2 vs last month

6

Employers fined this month

fined, no hiring ban

$70K

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 — October 2023

7 employers added to the non-compliant list

Vivienne Shearer

Ontario · Oct 31, 2023 · $4,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›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
1684107 Alberta Ltd.

Alberta · Oct 31, 2023 · $1,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
PPA Immobilier

Quebec · Oct 27, 2023 · $750

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Tim Hortons

Quebec · Oct 23, 2023 · $500

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
ComNav Marine Ltd.

British Columbia · Oct 10, 2023 · $500

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Nodo Leslieville

Ontario · Oct 4, 2023 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Autozone Diagnostics

British Columbia · Oct 4, 2023 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

Fined — no hiring ban — October 2023

6 employers penalised but still eligible to hire

Chohan Farms Ltd.

British Columbia · Oct 31, 2023

$21,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Ferme Mileau

Quebec · Oct 31, 2023

$6,750
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • ›Prevented foreign worker from complying with Emergencies Act or Quarantine Act
  • ›Did not pay full wages during mandatory isolation or quarantine period on entry
Resto Charny-Club Inc.

Quebec · Oct 27, 2023

$2,000
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
New Discovery Lines Canada Ltd.

Saskatchewan · Oct 30, 2023

$1,750
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Rena Rosenthal

Ontario · Oct 4, 2023

$1,000
  • ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
Olly Fresco's 18 York

Ontario · Oct 25, 2023

$500
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

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

ProvinceNewActiveTotal

British Columbia

+232247

Alberta

+121173

Ontario

+219166

Quebec

+2859

Manitoba

—330

Saskatchewan

—328

Nova Scotia

—315

New Brunswick

—311

Unknown

—07

PEI

—36

What employers are being punished for

Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers

Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

545

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

212

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

208

Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws

80

Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector

71

Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met

67

Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate

50

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

30

Bans that expired this month — October 2023

No bans expired in October 2023

No bans expired in October 2023.

Bans expiring in November 2023

No bans are scheduled to expire in November 2023

No bans expiring in November 2023.

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