LMIA CheckAt a glance
34
New bans this month
+33 vs last month
100
Currently banned
active bans
698
Total on record
all time
4
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$21.3M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — February 2026
34 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 25, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 25, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 25, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Charged the foreign worker fees related to their hiring
· Feb 23, 2026 · $35,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not cooperate with or provide information to the inspector
· Feb 19, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›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
· Feb 19, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 19, 2026 · $26,000
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
- ›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
· Feb 19, 2026 · $36,000
- ›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
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 13, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 13, 2026 · $75,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not cooperate with or provide information to the inspector
- +1 more violations
· Feb 13, 2026 · $23,250
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 13, 2026 · $435,000
- ›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
· Feb 13, 2026 · $75,000
- ›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
· Feb 13, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 10, 2026 · $20,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not cooperate with or provide information to the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 5, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 4, 2026 · $73,000
- ›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 obtain and pay for private health insurance for worker not covered by provincial plan
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
- +3 more violations
· Feb 4, 2026 · $25,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 4, 2026 · $165,000
- ›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
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 4, 2026 · $130,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government 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
- +1 more violations
· Feb 4, 2026 · $150,000
- ›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
· Feb 4, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 4, 2026 · $1,250
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Feb 4, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Feb 4, 2026 · $105,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 2, 2026 · $1,000
- ›Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
· Feb 2, 2026 · $165,000
- ›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
· Feb 2, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Feb 2, 2026 · $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
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 — February 2026
4 employers became eligible to hire again this month — verify any offers from these employers carefully
· $53,000
Expired
Feb 10, 2026
· $36,000
Expired
Feb 14, 2026
· $45,000
Expired
Feb 14, 2026
· $40,000
Expired
Feb 28, 2026
Bans expiring in March 2026
No bans are scheduled to expire in March 2026
No bans expiring in March 2026.
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