LMIA CheckAt a glance
11
New bans this month
-6 vs last month
4
Employers fined this month
fined, no hiring ban
$392K
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 — February 2024
11 employers added to the non-compliant list
Saskatchewan · Feb 21, 2024 · $54,250
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- +1 more violations
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
British Columbia · Feb 13, 2024 · $25,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Ontario · Feb 13, 2024 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Manitoba · Feb 12, 2024 · $8,750
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- +1 more violations
- ›Did not provide foreign worker with information on their rights in Canada on first day
- ›Did not make rights information available in both official languages
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- +1 more violations
Ontario · Feb 6, 2024 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Feb 6, 2024 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Ontario · Feb 1, 2024 · $9,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Fined — no hiring ban — February 2024
4 employers penalised but still eligible to hire
Ontario · Feb 13, 2024
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Feb 6, 2024
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
British Columbia · Feb 29, 2024
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Ontario · Feb 21, 2024
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
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 — February 2024
No bans expired in February 2024
No bans expired in February 2024.
Bans expiring in March 2024
No bans are scheduled to expire in March 2024
No bans expiring in March 2024.
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