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ESDC Enforcement Report

January 2024

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

17

New bans this month

+10 vs last month

90

Currently banned

active bans

706

Total on record

all time

0

Bans expired this month

now eligible again

$22.2M

Total fines issued

all time

New bans — January 2024

17 employers added to the non-compliant list

Alta Vista Stucco Ltd.

· Jan 25, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Magic Cleaning 2020

· Jan 22, 2024 · $1,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Hot Soup Marketing Group

· Jan 10, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
AgraCon Projects Inc.

· Jan 10, 2024 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
1000117763 Ontario Inc.

· Jan 10, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Rosby Lequido and Julio Garrovillas

· Jan 9, 2024 · $12,000

Unpaid fine
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Sooch Farm Inc.

· Jan 9, 2024 · $28,000

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
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
1993430 Ontario Ltd.

· Jan 9, 2024 · $33,000

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
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Vancouver Art Department

· Jan 8, 2024 · $31,750

Unpaid fine
  • 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
  • +1 more violations
Bianaca Mior

· Jan 5, 2024 · $16,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Fraser Valley Produce

· Jan 3, 2024 · $30,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Greenwood Bar

· Jan 3, 2024 · $152,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
  • Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • +4 more violations
Explore India Inc.

· Jan 3, 2024 · $60,000

Banned until Jan 3, 2028

Temp ban
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
BOLD Event Creative

· Jan 3, 2024 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Pepper Shack

· Jan 3, 2024 · $24,000

Unpaid fine
  • Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
  • Did not make rights information available in both official languages
Les Productions Delaniche Inc.

· Jan 2, 2024 · $750

Unpaid fine
  • Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

Province breakdown

All banned employers on record, by province

ProvinceNewActiveTotal

+1789704

Quebec

11

Saskatchewan

01

What employers are being punished for

Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers

Did not provide documents requested by the inspector

523

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

190

Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws

79

Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector

63

Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met

62

Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate

46

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

29

Bans that expired this month — January 2024

No bans expired in January 2024

No bans expired in January 2024.

Bans expiring in February 2024

No bans are scheduled to expire in February 2024

No bans expiring in February 2024.

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