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ESDC Enforcement Report

April 2024

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

14

New bans this month

+10 vs last month

8

Employers fined this month

fined, no hiring ban

$312K

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 — April 2024

14 employers added to the non-compliant list

Chelsea Buys Houses

Alberta · Apr 30, 2024 · $5,000

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

Ontario · Apr 30, 2024 · $5,000

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

Ontario · Apr 29, 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
Orbit Carpet Ltd.

British Columbia · Apr 29, 2024 · $6,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Qahwa Cafe N Eats

Ontario · Apr 26, 2024 · $25,000

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

British Columbia · Apr 19, 2024 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
1366392 BC Ltd.

British Columbia · Apr 19, 2024 · $60,000

Banned until Apr 19, 2029

Temp ban
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Karas Shawarma

Ontario · Apr 19, 2024 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Victoria Stonescape Ltd.

British Columbia · Apr 15, 2024 · $25,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Lion’s Gate Building Maintenance

British Columbia · Apr 11, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
1352076 BC Ltd.

British Columbia · Apr 5, 2024 · $45,000

Banned until Apr 5, 2029

Temp ban
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Sondh Freight Systems Inc.

Ontario · Apr 5, 2024 · $15,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
1999467 Ontario Inc.

Ontario · Apr 5, 2024 · $25,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Timber Kitchens Ltd.

New Brunswick · Apr 3, 2024 · $1,000

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

Fined — no hiring ban — April 2024

8 employers penalised but still eligible to hire

Bhullar & Sons Farms Ltd.

British Columbia · Apr 5, 2024

$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
Pêcheries Lebreton & Fils Ltee

New Brunswick · Apr 15, 2024

$8,750
  • ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
  • ›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
The Banquet

Alberta · Apr 4, 2024

$8,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Air Liaison

Quebec · Apr 16, 2024

$5,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
1406480 Alberta Ltd.

Alberta · Apr 19, 2024

$1,750
  • ›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
Afromusée

Quebec · Apr 17, 2024

$1,750
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
$1,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
DYK Post

Alberta · Apr 5, 2024

$750
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer

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

+632247

Alberta

+121173

Ontario

+619166

Quebec

—859

Manitoba

—330

Saskatchewan

—328

Nova Scotia

—315

New Brunswick

+1311

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 — April 2024

No bans expired in April 2024

No bans expired in April 2024.

Bans expiring in May 2024

No bans are scheduled to expire in May 2024

No bans expiring in May 2024.

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