The federal government issued more than $6.8 million in penalties to employers violating the rules of the temporary foreign worker program from January to September 2025, already surpassing the total from 2024’s record-setting year of fines, according to data from Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada.
That is about a 65 per cent increase from the $4.1 million in penalties handed out last year.
From January to the end of September this year, Ottawa levied 214 fines against non-compliant companies, averaging $31,971 per decision, according to the Star’s analysis of the data. That’s up from 155 fines last year, which averaged $26,776 — nearly double the 2023 average of $13,860.
Star propaganda on behalf of the Liberal Party and their corporate cronies.
The fines are small and treated as the cost of doing business. They are not a deterrent.
