Officers concentrating on sectors with highest risk of potential non-compliance - and 12% breaking rules
Employers using the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program faced more than double last year's monetary penalties for non-compliance, according to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
Monetary penalties issued to non-compliant employers under the program more than doubled to over $10 million over the past year.
From April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, the TFW Program completed 1,488 compliance inspections, with officers concentrating on sectors identified as having the highest risk of potential non-compliance. Of the employers inspected, 12% were found to be non-compliant with program requirements.
Non-compliant employers were collectively issued more than $10.2 million in monetary penalties, compared with $4.5 million the previous year, according to the department. A further 30 employers were banned from accessing the program entirely.
The increases follow tightening measures ESDC says were introduced in September 2024, with additional ones added more recently to reinforce compliance and protect the domestic labour market. The department's release did not specify the exact date of the newest measures.
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