LMIA CheckAt a glance
46
New bans this month
+15 vs last month
90
Currently banned
active bans
706
Total on record
all time
0
Bans expired this month
now eligible again
$22.2M
Total fines issued
all time
New bans — March 2026
46 employers added to the non-compliant list
· Mar 31, 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
· Mar 31, 2026 · $31,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 31, 2026 · $46,000
- ›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
· Mar 31, 2026 · $10,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 30, 2026 · $60,000
- ›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
· Mar 27, 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
· Mar 27, 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
· Mar 27, 2026 · $105,000
- ›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
· Mar 26, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 26, 2026 · $6,250
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
· Mar 26, 2026 · $45,000
- ›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
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 26, 2026 · $90,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 26, 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
· Mar 26, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 26, 2026 · $45,000
- ›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
· Mar 26, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 26, 2026 · $40,000
- ›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
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
· Mar 25, 2026 · $76,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- +1 more violations
· Mar 25, 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
· Mar 25, 2026 · $30,000
- ›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
- ›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
· Mar 25, 2026 · $60,750
- ›Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 25, 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
· Mar 25, 2026 · $76,000
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- +1 more violations
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 23, 2026 · $90,000
- ›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
- ›Could not prove the job offer information was accurate (record-keeping)
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 13, 2026 · $57,000
- ›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
· Mar 13, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 13, 2026 · $3,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 6, 2026 · $34,500
- ›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
· Mar 6, 2026 · $91,000
- ›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
· Mar 6, 2026 · $64,000
- ›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
- +1 more violations
· Mar 6, 2026 · $66,000
- ›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
· Mar 6, 2026 · $75,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 6, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 6, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
· Mar 6, 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
· Mar 6, 2026 · $30,000
- ›Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 6, 2026 · $15,000
- ›Was not actively operating the business the foreign worker was hired for
· Mar 6, 2026 · $3,000
- ›Pay or working conditions did not match — or job was not as described — in the offer
- ›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
· Mar 6, 2026 · $3,000
- ›Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
Province breakdown
All banned employers on record, by province
Quebec
Saskatchewan
What employers are being punished for
Top 8 violation reasons across all banned employers
Did not provide documents requested by the inspector
523Pay 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
190Broke federal, provincial or territorial employment or recruitment laws
79Did not attend a meeting with the government inspector
63Did not keep documents proving employment conditions were met
62Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
46Did not maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
29Bans that expired this month — March 2026
No bans expired in March 2026
No bans expired in March 2026.
Bans expiring in April 2026
No bans are scheduled to expire in April 2026
No bans expiring in April 2026.
Share this report
Copy the link below and paste it in your Reddit post or share directly with your community.
https://lmiacheck.ca/reports/2026-03