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Port Alberni

City · British Columbia · Canada

Province or territory
British Columbia
LMIA employers
58
Positions on positive LMIAs
263
Share of Canada
0.02%
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
489
Employers58LMIA 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 Port Alberni.

Approved positions by year

4182201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
41822015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20153
201611
20175
20183
201916
20208
202110
202242
202382
202449
202530
20264
By stream
  1. Low-wage stream (TFWP)166
  2. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)54
  3. High-wage stream (TFWP)26
  4. Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2
  5. LMIA for permanent residence only1
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. 1366043 BC LTD36
  2. AKP Services Ltd.22
  3. 1366328 BC LTD18
  4. J & Y Sohn Enterprises Ltd.14
  5. J.&D.Weaver Holdings LTD12
  6. Granny's Fried Chicken (2000) Ltd11
  7. Redford Motor Inn Ltd.11
  8. 0408 HOLDING LTD10
  9. Coulson Aircrane Ltd.8
  10. Hertel Meats Ltd.8
  11. Bare Bones Fish & Chips Ltd.7
  12. 0898718 B.C. Ltd.6
  13. 1015507 B.C. LTD.6
  14. Canadian Seafood Processing Inc.6
  15. 1015244 B.C LTD.5
EmployerPositions
0408 HOLDING LTD10
0898718 B.C. Ltd.6
1015244 B.C LTD.5
1015507 B.C. LTD.6
1015507 BC Ltd1
1019281 B.C. Ltd.2
1037008 BC Ltd o/a Port Pub2
1125433 BC Ltd1
1129468 BC Ltd1
1185818 B.C. LTD.1
1198178 B.C. LTD.4
1335208 BC Ltd.5
1366043 BC LTD36
1366328 BC LTD18
1391049 B.C. Ltd.2
1410166 B.C. LTD.2
88 Divine Nails Spa Studio Ltd.1
A-1 Convenience Store Ltd.4
A-1 Convenience Store Ltd. o/a Petro Canada1
AKP Services Ltd.22
Alberni Sushi2
ALBERNI VALLEY GAMING ASSOCIATION3
Bare Bones Fish & Chips Ltd.7
BBALBERNI FOOD INC.1
Canadian Seafood Processing Inc.6
Chander Restaurant Ltd.2
Coulson Aircrane Ltd.8
Dr Cecile Smit Inc1
Dr Dirk J Smit Inc1
GANAPATHI MANAGEMENT INC.2
Granny's Fried Chicken (2000) Ltd11
Grassroots Cafe Inc.1
Hertel Meats Ltd.8
Inside Out Care Corporation2
ISLAND FRIENDSHIP FOOD SERVICES LTD.1
J & Y Sohn Enterprises Ltd.14
J & Y Sohn Enterprises Ltd. o/a Sehmi Japanese Restaurant2
J.&D.Weaver Holdings LTD12
Ken & Lee Enterprises Ltd1
LPC Food Ventures LTD2
Nbox Port Alberni Foods Inc.2
Orestes Kouzina1
PORT ALBERNI GYMNASIUM ASSOCIATION1
Port Alberni Holdings Ltd. dba Dairy Queen3
Port Alberni Physiotherapy Clinic Physiotherapist Corporation3
Port Boat House Ltd.1
Qinglan Holdings (BC) LTD.1
Redford Motor Inn Ltd.11
RJR Modhgill Ltd.1
Sehmi Japanese Restaurant Ltd o/a Sehmi Japanese Restaurant1
Shil Infotech Inc.4
Shreeji Holdings Inc.1
SNJ Holdings Incorporated4
SPICE7 INDIAN CUISINE LTD.4
The Fish & Duck Pub Ltd3
THE GOLDEN DRAGON RESTAURANT LTD.2
Zem Allure Beauty Spa2
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. Cooks51
  2. Food service supervisors31
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations27
  4. Retail sales supervisors20
  5. Light duty cleaners10
  6. Labourers in food and beverage processing8
  7. Restaurant and food service managers6
  8. Labourers in fish and seafood processing6
  9. Hotel front desk clerks5
  10. Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors4
  11. Chefs3
  12. Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations3
  13. Social and community service workers3
  14. Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors2
  15. Retail and wholesale trade managers2
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

408020152016201820192020202120222023202420252026
4080201520182020202220242026
Data table
201530
201620
201815
201930
202020
202180
202225
202365
202440
202550
202615
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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