LMIA CheckAt a glance
26
New bans this month
+13 vs last month
100
Currently banned
active bans
698
Total on record
all time
0
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$21.3M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — August 2025
26 employers added to the non-compliant list
· Aug 28, 2025 · $51,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 28, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 28, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 28, 2025 · $12,000
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
· Aug 28, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 27, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 27, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 25, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 21, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 20, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Aug 13, 2025 · $135,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $45,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $135,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $135,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Aug 13, 2025 · $121,000
- ›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
· Aug 12, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 11, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 11, 2025 · $22,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›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
· Aug 11, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›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
- ›Did not obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
· Aug 11, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Aug 11, 2025 · $180,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
Province breakdown
All banned employers on record, by province
What employers are being punished for
Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers
Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
516Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
199Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
185Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
74Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
61Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
61Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
47Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
29Bans that expired this month — August 2025
No bans expired in August 2025
No bans expired in August 2025.
Bans expiring in September 2025
2 employers will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
· $71,000
Expires
Sep 13, 2025
· $70,000
Expires
Sep 20, 2025
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