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ESDC Enforcement Report

December 2023

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

7

New bans this month

+4 vs last month

10

Employers fined this month

fined, no hiring ban

$124K

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 — December 2023

7 employers added to the non-compliant list

Subway

Saskatchewan · Dec 18, 2023 · $1,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Sven Smienk Dressage Stables

British Columbia · Dec 18, 2023 · $500

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Dr. Wrench Automotive Inc.

Ontario · Dec 14, 2023 · $1,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
SJ Paysagiste Inc.

Quebec · Dec 11, 2023 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
A&S Express Inc.

Ontario · Dec 11, 2023 · $3,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Trans King

Ontario · Dec 11, 2023 · $30,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Yates Street Taphouse and Grill Ltd.

British Columbia · Dec 6, 2023 · $500

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

Fined — no hiring ban — December 2023

10 employers penalised but still eligible to hire

Subway

Alberta · Dec 21, 2023

$16,250
  • ›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)
$15,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Glenco Concrete Ltd.

Ontario · Dec 11, 2023

$13,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Montana Group of Companies Limited

Ontario · Dec 11, 2023

$13,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Lakeview Swine

Ontario · Dec 8, 2023

$10,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Bradner Mushroom Farm Ltd.

British Columbia · Dec 8, 2023

$3,000
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Teresa C M Fung

Ontario · Dec 8, 2023

$1,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Regina Cabs

Saskatchewan · Dec 28, 2023

$500
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Zaiqa Halal BBQ Restaurant

British Columbia · Dec 18, 2023

$500
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Simpro Global Solutions Inc.

Ontario · Dec 18, 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

—21173

Ontario

+319166

Quebec

+1859

Manitoba

—330

Saskatchewan

+1328

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 — December 2023

No bans expired in December 2023

No bans expired in December 2023.

Bans expiring in January 2024

No bans are scheduled to expire in January 2024

No bans expiring in January 2024.

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