Federal inspectors are set to give out record fines against Canadian employers who break the rules around migrant labour regulations, according to recently released figures.
Inspectors have given out $3.7 million in fines in the first half of 2025 for numerous violations of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, according to data from the federal immigration department, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. In total, $4.1 million in fines were given out in 2024, and $1.5 million in 2023.
A total of 19 employers have also been barred from using the program so far in 2025, with bans ranging from one year to five years.
The number of work permit holders was at just over half a million in 2021, but rose to over 1.3 million by the second quarter of 2024, according to Statistics Canada….