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Nanaimo

City · British Columbia · Canada

Province or territory
British Columbia
LMIA employers
337
Positions on positive LMIAs
2,025
Share of Canada
0.13%
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
2,830
Employers337LMIA lists
Year by year
Data as at 2026 Q1
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Temporary foreign worker positions

Positions on positive LMIAs at work locations in Nanaimo.

Approved positions by year

2555092014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
25550920142017202020232026
Data table
20141
201520
201628
201737
201831
2019106
2020105
2021179
2022474
2023280
2024509
2025237
202618
By stream
  1. Low-wage stream (TFWP)1,489
  2. High-wage stream (TFWP)384
  3. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)82
  4. LMIA for permanent residence only16
  5. Global Talent Stream (TFWP)5
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Employers

Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.

Most positions
  1. Krawchuk Enterprises Inc.465
  2. H.A.L.T. HOLDINGS LTD62
  3. Arbutus West Enterprises Ltd o/a Tim Hortons36
  4. Aspire Drywall Ltd.34
  5. Island Hothouse Inc.32
  6. Sea Drift Fish Company Ltd31
  7. DEVON TRANSPORT LTD.29
  8. 0943749 BC LTD27
  9. 1067657 BC LTD25
  10. LHJH holdings LTD.25
  11. St. Jean's cannery Ltd.25
  12. 0849920 B.C. Ltd24
  13. Nori Enterprise Ltd.24
  14. Rise Sun Farm Ltd24
  15. Hub City Fisheries Limited23
EmployerPositions
0482597 B.C. Ltd5
0692925 B.C. LTD1
0755448 BC Ltd.4
0803559 B C Ltd9
0820867 BC Ltd.9
0840936 BC Ltd.1
0849920 B.C. Ltd24
0860859 B.C. Ltd.2
0873992 B.C. Ltd.3
0919053 B.C. LTD.3
0934775 BC Ltd.14
0943749 BC LTD27
0943749 BC Ltd o/a Dami Sushi Japanese Restaurant4
0978528 B.c. Ltd.1
0989874 B.C LTD.1
0999231 BC Ltd2
1015843 BC LTD2
1053657 B.C. Ltd.1
1053657 BC Ltd. dba Dairy Queen5
1062566 BC Ltd. o/a Grab N Go Convenience1
1062747 BC Ltd2
1067657 BC LTD25
1068769 BC Ltd.8
1075139 BC LTD1
1082251 BC Ltd3
10830437 Canada Ltd2
1095911 BC Ltd.10
1096444 B.C Ltd1
1130844 BC Ltd6
1151654 BC LTD9
1152151 BC Ltd.2
1168993 B.C. LTD.12
1172201 BC LTD1
1178616 B.C. Ltd.5
1180719 BC LTD7
1181436 B.C. Ltd.4
1196410 BC LTD3
1205508 B.C. LTD.2
1208814 B.C. Ltd. o/a Chicos 2 in 1 Fried Chicken & Pizza1
1238776 B.C. LTD.1
1250844 B.C. Ltd.3
1252453 BC LTD3
1255902 B.C. Ltd.19
1260859 BC Ltd6
1278046 B.C. Ltd.2
1287992 B.C. Ltd4
1292138 B.C.LTD.3
1293742 B.C.LTD.6
1296283 B.C. LTD.2
1298610 BC LTD2
1326855 B.C. Ltd.1
1327435 BC Ltd7
1364576 B.C. LTD.1
1368269 B.C. LTD DBA Jalapenos Mexican Food2
1370052 B.C. LTD.1
1383711 BC LTD.1
1448693 BC LTD1
1453767 BC LtD2
1456056 BC LTD2
1456057 BC LTD1
1463879 BC Ltd4
1796340 Alberta Ltd. o/a KFC Island Hwy Nanaimo4
365158 B.C. LTD.9
452183 BC Ltd.2
5 ARROWS LOGISTICS SERVICES LTD.2
550950 BC LTD.6
AARR FOODS LTD2
Adia Salon Inc1
Ahad Nourriture Inc dbs Subway2
Akal Development Ltd.1
Alair Enterprises Canada Ltd.1
Alberni Automatic Transmission1
Alexendra's Nanaimo Restaurant Ltd3
All Island Equity REIT Limited Partnership4
All Little Bears Child Care Ltd.3
AMPVIC Development Inc.1
AN Green Farms Ltd2
Anand Merchandising Ltd. o/a Mac's Convenience Store1
Applecross Veterinary Hospital, Inc1
Arbutus West Enterprises Ltd o/a Tim Hortons36
ARP Solutions Ltd.1
ARROWSMITH MTN. CYCLE Nanaimo Ltd.2
Aspire Drywall Ltd.34
Atlas Engineered Products Ltd.2
Attman Homes Ltd1
Aura Nanaimo Inc9
Avago Contracting Ltd.5
AZ Quality Foods Ltd.3
B Beyond Beauty Bar Inc.6
Banga Construction Inc1
BARRON'S HOME APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD.4
Beaudry Painting and Wallcovering2
Beaufort Pizza and pasta Ltd2
BHAGWATI ENTERPRISES LTD.2
Bigwheel Burger Inc.1
Bistro Taiyo Japanese Restaurant Ltd.2
BK HEER DEVELOPMENT INC19
Bocca Food & Beverage Inc1
Bothwell Cheese Inc.7
Breeze Business Services Inc.1
Brothers Trading Corporation6
Cadera Homes Ltd1
Canada Rock Way Enterprise Co.Ltd3
Canada Top Education Group Inc1
Cascade Raider Holdings Ltd.1
CHECKINGIN SOFTWARE LTD2
Comsense Holdings Ltd.1
Cornerstone Tile (2009) Ltd.1
D & A Apparel Inc.1
D&C patrick holding inc.1
Danlan Enterprises Inc.8
Daryoush Firouzli Architecture Inc.1
DECONSTRUCTORS DEMOLITION INC.1
DEMROK DAIRIES LTD.7
DenMar Electric Ltd.1
DEVON TRANSPORT LTD.29
Discover Montessori Society1
Dr. Fan Liu Inc.1
Dr. Rob Piemontesi Inc.1
DRIFTWOOD RESTAURANT LTD.2
Eataliano Kitchen Inc.1
ECO ROOFING LTD.1
ECP International Education Inc.1
Elm Street Restaurants (Nanaimo) Inc.17
Enticing restaurants limited2
Equerry Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine2
Everglow Aesthetics Ltd.2
F&M Installations Ltd3
Fairstone Financial Inc.4
Felice Cafe1
Footprints Security12
Four A's Restaurant Ltd4
Four Ace Hospitality Group Ltd.4
Four Seasons Montessori Educational Co. Ltd1
Freedom Dental Studio Inc.5
G&G Roofing Ltd5
Gabriel's Cafe1
Garcha Enterprises Ltd.6
Gaya Japanese Restaurant Ltd. dba Gaya Sushi1
Geovan Holdings Ltd.15
Ghumaan Construction Limited2
GKL Enterprises Inc.14
GKL HBAY Enterprises Inc.18
Glened Dairies (1988) Ltd.7
Go Fish Ltd.3
Green Electric Ltd.1
Green Light Ventures Ltd.1
Growsun Investment Ltd.1
GS PRIME CONSTRUCTION LTD.2
GS2022 Investment Ltd.2
GTB Enterprises Inc.2
GTS Ventures Ltd.6
H.A.L.T. HOLDINGS LTD62
Hair Mates Barber & Stylists Ltd.2
HAOHAN CULTURE CO,. LTD4
Harman Creations Ltd.2
Haru BBQ Korean Restaurant2
HD Foods Inc10
HD Foods Inc. o/a Opa Souvlaki of Greece1
HD Management INC.3
HOME PRO PAINTING (2022) LTD.1
Honest Table Restaurant Ltd.8
Hong Kong House Restaurant Ltd4
Hotel Nanaimo Holdings LTD6
Hub City Fisheries Limited23
Huong Lan Restaurant Inc.7
In&Out Restoration Ltd.6
Input Logic Inc.2
Island Bikes Ltd dba Pacific Rim Bicycles2
Island Concrete Finishing Ltd.7
Island Heights Construction Ltd.2
Island Hothouse Inc.32
Island Tires Ltd.2
Jason Zhang Notary Corporation1
JHI Construction Inc.1
Jump Enterprises Inc.23
Jump Enterprises Inc. o/a Tim Hortons4
K Sidhu Contracting Ltd.15
Kairise Restaurant Ltd1
Kami160 Investment Ltd2
Kania Industries Inc.3
KBJ Delivery LTD1
Keeping House Care Facility1
KIDDO DAYS ENTERPRISE CORPORATION1
KJ Fine Gifts Inc.1
KJE Investments Ltd7
Knappett Industries Ltd. 20061
Krawchuk Enterprises Inc.465
KT pharmacy1
KTM3 Enterprise Ltd2
Kuan and Lee Catering Ltd.1
L & H Fishing Ltd.2
LA International Trading Inc.1
Landlubber Pub1
Lanson's Drywall Systems Ltd.4
lds immigration SERVICES LTD2
Let Me Be Me Learning Foundation1
LHJH Holdings Ltd o/a Umai Sushi4
LHJH holdings LTD.25
Li Xiaoying Wine Ltd.1
LILI MADAM ENTERPRISE LTD.1
Limbros Food Services Inc5
Little adventure on island enterprise ltd9
Long Lake Inn Hotels and Resorts Inc.2
M & S SIDHU CONSTRUCTION NANAIMO LTD3
M2BC ENTERPRISES INC.1
MA NARANG HOLDINGS INC.1
Madrona Shellfish Ltd.3
Maduban Indian Cuisine Ltd.1
Marc Global Technologies Ltd2
Marshall Plumbing Ltd.2
MCool Pro Builders Ltd.2
Metabiota, Inc.1
MID-ISLAND GRANITE INC.2
Milano's Ristorante8
Milano's Ristorante Ltd.13
Mill Lake Investments (Nanaimo)1
Mill Lake Investments (Nanaimo) Ltd.1
Millennium Drywall Ltd4
MODONG E-TRADE LIMITED1
Mon Petit Choux1
Mountainaire Campground and RV Park (2019) Ltd.1
MRS. RICHES MEALTIME RESTAURANT CORPORATION2
NANAIMO BASTION HOTEL CORP.3
Nanaimo Club Ltd.3
Nanaimo Denture Clinic Inc.2
Nanaimo Joe's Enterprise Ltd.11
NANAIMO JOE'S ENTERPRISES LTD.15
Nanaimo Pizza Inc.1
Nanaimo Tomo Sushi Ltd.11
Nbox Nanaimo Foods Inc.1
Neon Nail Salon Ltd.6
Niik Steel Inc.20
NOOR CONTRUCTION INC7
Nordia Inc.2
Nori Enterprise Ltd.24
Nori Enterprise Ltd. o/a Nori Japanese Restaurant2
NORI FOODS INC.2
Norm's Mobile Service Ltd1
North Nanaimo Medical Clinic1
Nove-Four Foods Inc.8
Noveco Holdings Inc4
Novecom Foods Inc.3
Noveisle Foods Inc.3
Novetodd Foods Inc.3
Ocean Christian Ministries1
OFF THE HOOK SURF TURF SMOKERY LTD17
Original Joe's Nanaimo2
OSUN DELIVERIES LTD5
P A Foods Inc.1
PA Foods Inc dba Subway1
Pacific Station Management Corp.1
Paradise Indian Cuisine Inc.1
Paramount 1 Interior Ltd.1
Paramount Exteriors Ltd.1
PAYLESS BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD8
PC FOODS LTD5
Peoples Bookkeeping & Tax Inc.3
PK Hammond food Inc O/A Popeyes Louisiana kitchen12
Players Place For Sports Ltd1
Posh Nails Spa Ltd.2
Prostitch Alterations1
R.W.(BOB) WALL LTD.1
Raven Four Holdings Inc2
Red Rooster Fishing Company Inc7
Regency Commercial Cleaning Ltd1
Registered Nanny Canada1
Ricky's All Day Grill9
Rise Sun Farm Ltd24
ROY & JEREMY HOLDINGS LTD10
Roy & Jeremy Holdings Ltd. o/a Nana Sushi Restaurant1
RP Foods Inc.3
Saigon Kitchen1
Sakurabo Collection Ltd.1
Sea Drift Fish Company Ltd31
Sea Leaves Investment Ltd.3
Seacastle Enterprises Inc1
Securco Services Inc5
Seido Hair Studio Inc.2
Seto Sushi3
Seto Sushi Food Inc.12
SGT TRADING CO. LTD.4
Shencheng Construction & Development Inc.1
Shun Yuan Company Ltd.3
SIVENKOV ENTERPRISES LTD.3
Skalla Investments Ltd1
SNC Cycles Ltd.1
Sparta Holdings Ltd5
Sparta Holdings Ltd o/a Asteras Greek Taverna2
SPEEDX ENTERPRISES LTD.5
St. Jean's cannery Ltd.25
Stint Construction Ltd10
Stross Inv Ltd.4
Sun Porch Homes Ltd.1
SuperSave Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning Ltd1
Sushi Ryu Japanese Restaurant2
Sushi Wara2
SUSHIRYU JAPANESE RESTAURANT1
SwiftSure Taxi Co. Ltd.2
System D Enterprises Inc.9
Tandoori Junction Indian Cuisine Ltd13
Tayron Holdings Ltd (2015)1
Thai Spicy Restaurant Inc.1
The Buzz Coffeehouse Inc.1
THE CURRY CULTURE AUTHENTIC EAST INDIAN CUISINELTD.3
THE CURRY CULTURE AUTHENTIC EAST INDIAN CUSINE LTD2
The Lighthouse Bistro Ltd1
The Medical Arts Centre3
Tiara (BHL) Holdings Inc.1
Tomo Sushi Togo4
Top Drawer Graphics Inc.1
Townsite Grocery Ltd.1
Tranceformations Tattoo and Bodypiercing1
Trato Foods Inc4
Triple June Education Ltd.9
Trisha Trucking Ltd2
Vancouver Island Transport Inc.8
Vancouver Island Tree Services Ltd2
Vancouver Island University1
VIET HOME RENOVATIONS LTD.3
VIU Center Ltd.5
Weihaojia Restaurant Ltd.5
Well Being Services (NSV) Ltd.6
West Coast Crabbing Ltd1
West Coast Floor Maintenance Ltd.2
Western Island Developments Ltd.3
White Bear Fishing Ltd.1
Windley Contracting Ltd1
Wish All Inc.2
Wit Construction Group Ltd.1
Xern Logistics Ltd.2
YJX ENTERPRISE LTD.1
YORKSHIRE ROSE OUTDOOR RENOVATIONS LTD.3
Zalathai Thai Restaurant Ltd.1
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

Positions by occupation
  1. Food service supervisors552
  2. Cooks354
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations180
  4. Restaurant and food service managers129
  5. Retail sales supervisors77
  6. Fish and seafood plant workers68
  7. Carpenters49
  8. Construction trades helpers and labourers47
  9. Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers30
  10. Chefs24
  11. Bakers23
  12. Nursery and greenhouse labourers22
  13. Early childhood educators and assistants22
  14. Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters20
  15. Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations19
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

New permanent residents

Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).

Permanent residents by year

408815201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
4088152015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015280
2016320
2017305
2018420
2019425
2020275
2021750
2022580
2023690
2024760
2025815
2026605
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

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