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ESDC Enforcement Report

July 2024

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada · Government of Canada

At a glance

18

New bans this month

+16 vs last month

6

Employers fined this month

fined, no hiring ban

$476K

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 — July 2024

18 employers added to the non-compliant list

On Route Towing and Heavy Recovery

Ontario · Jul 24, 2024 · $71,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Did not cooperate with or provide information to the inspector
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
YMJ Energy Ltd.

Ontario · Jul 24, 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
Domino’s Pizza

British Columbia · Jul 24, 2024 · $21,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›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
R Bee Aggregate Consulting Ltd.

Alberta · Jul 24, 2024 · $20,000

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

Quebec · Jul 18, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
SAUGE cuisine vegane inc

Quebec · Jul 18, 2024 · $5,000

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

Alberta · Jul 12, 2024 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
RIO Property Maintenance Services

Manitoba · Jul 11, 2024 · $20,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Rhein General Contracting Inc.

Ontario · Jul 10, 2024 · $5,000

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

British Columbia · Jul 9, 2024 · $5,000

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

Alberta · Jul 9, 2024 · $10,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Dynasty Produce Ltd.

Ontario · Jul 9, 2024 · $25,000

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
Alpha Convenience

Ontario · Jul 8, 2024 · $72,000

Banned until Jul 8, 2029

Temp ban
  • ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Two Brothers Construction Ltd.

Alberta · Jul 8, 2024 · $5,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
2447986 Ontario Inc.

Ontario · Jul 4, 2024 · $74,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›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
Jon’s Newtrition Kitchen Inc.

British Columbia · Jul 4, 2024 · $21,000

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
Canadian Tire Gas Bar

Alberta · Jul 4, 2024 · $16,000

Unpaid fine
  • ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Papa John's Pizza

Ontario · Jul 4, 2024 · $15,000

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

Fined — no hiring ban — July 2024

6 employers penalised but still eligible to hire

Nunavut Caribou Tuktu Cabs Ltd.

Nunavut · Jul 9, 2024

$15,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Solmaz for Retail Ltd.

Ontario · Jul 9, 2024

$15,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Miniso Lifestyle Canada Inc.

British Columbia · Jul 12, 2024

$10,000
  • ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
Canagana Changing Lives

Ontario · Jul 18, 2024

$5,000
  • ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Howard Johnson Hotel

British Columbia · Jul 4, 2024

$3,000
  • ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
Harpreet Bains

Alberta · Jul 8, 2024

$2,500
  • ›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

+332247

Alberta

+521173

Ontario

+719166

Quebec

+2859

Manitoba

+1330

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 — July 2024

No bans expired in July 2024

No bans expired in July 2024.

Bans expiring in August 2024

No bans are scheduled to expire in August 2024

No bans expiring in August 2024.

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