LMIA CheckAt a glance
3
New bans this month
+3 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 — May 2026
3 employers added to the non-compliant list
- ›Could not prove the LMIA job description was accurate
- ›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
- +2 more violations
- ›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
- ›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 maintain an abuse-free workplace (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or reprisal)
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 — May 2026
No bans expired in May 2026
No bans expired in May 2026.
Bans expiring in June 2026
2 employers will become eligible to hire again — verify any new offers from these employers carefully
· $35,000
Expires
Jun 9, 2026
· $35,000
Expires
Jun 27, 2026
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