LMIA CheckAt a glance
24
New bans this month
-2 vs last month
100
Currently banned
active bans
698
Total on record
all time
2
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$21.3M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — September 2025
24 employers added to the non-compliant list
· Sep 26, 2025 · $30,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Sep 26, 2025 · $6,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Sep 26, 2025 · $12,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Sep 26, 2025 · $75,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Sep 26, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 26, 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
· Sep 26, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 22, 2025 · $60,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Sep 18, 2025 · $5,000
- ›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
- ›Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
· Sep 17, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Sep 17, 2025 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
· Sep 16, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 16, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 15, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 12, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 12, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 10, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 8, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 8, 2025 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Sep 4, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 2, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Sep 2, 2025 · $5,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
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 — September 2025
2 employers became eligible to hire again this month — verify any offers from these employers carefully
· $71,000
Expired
Sep 13, 2025
· $70,000
Expired
Sep 20, 2025
Bans expiring in October 2025
No bans are scheduled to expire in October 2025
No bans expiring in October 2025.
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