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Portage la Prairie

City · Manitoba · Canada

Province or territory
Manitoba
LMIA employers
63
Positions on positive LMIAs
2,026
Share of Canada
0.13%
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
331
Employers63LMIA 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 Portage la Prairie.

Approved positions by year

1282562014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
12825620142017202020232026
Data table
201444
2015137
2016163
2017185
2018237
2019221
2020256
2021117
2022157
2023163
2024193
2025147
20266
By stream
  1. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)1,445
  2. Low-wage stream (TFWP)146
  3. High-wage stream (TFWP)71
  4. Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20
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. Jeffries Bros. Vegetable Growers Inc.452
  2. Mayfair Farms (Portage) Ltd396
  3. Connery's Riverdale Farms Ltd295
  4. Connery's Riverdale Farm Ltd.259
  5. Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.206
  6. Mayfair Farms48
  7. Jeffries Brothers Vegetable Growers Inc37
  8. John White Trucking Ltd32
  9. Norquay Nurseries LTD.30
  10. SB Vegetable Growers Ltd26
  11. Jeffries Bros Vegetable Grower21
  12. TEN DIAMONDS INC.20
  13. Shareventure portage inc17
  14. 6844406 Manitoba Ltd.13
  15. W.F. FARMS LTD11
EmployerPositions
10023868 Manitoba Inc.1
10023868 Manitoba Inc. O/A Booster Juice1
10038010 Manitoba Ltd.4
10074525 MANITOBA CORPORATION3
10101058 manitboa ltd2
10105734 MB LTD2
10106130 Manitoba Ltd.2
10132356 Manitoba Ltd.5
10133623 Manitoba LTD.2
10158541 Manitoba Ltd5
10162713 MANITOBA1
2145899 MB LTD2
4115155 Manitoba Ltd.3
5620903 Manitoba Ltd o/a Domino's Pizza1
6844406 Manitoba Ltd.13
7087382 Manitoba Ltd.5
713200 Manitoba Ltd1
7132000 Manitoba Ltd7
7320191 Manitoba Ltd2
7568381 MANITOBA LTD.1
Bona Fide II LP2
Chabot Implements Co Ltd1
Connery's Riverdale Farm Ltd.259
Connery's Riverdale Farms Ltd295
Cottonwood Cattle Co. Ltd.1
Craig Dunn Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd.3
Davydov Venture Inc.2
Duke & Lion Family Co.10
Dunn Motors Portage Limited Partnership4
Fat Cat Farms ltd7
Finnie-Wishart Farms Ltd.5
G.A.B.E Ventures LTD. O/A Dairy Queen1
G.A.B.E. VENTURES LTD.10
Go-Green Lawn & Landscaping Inc.6
Golden Hospitality Inc10
Jeffries Berry Patch Inc2
Jeffries Bros Vegetable Grower21
Jeffries Bros. Vegetable Growers Inc.452
Jeffries Brothers Vegetable Growers Inc37
Jeffries Nurseries Ltd.206
John White Trucking Ltd32
KP Brothers Inc1
Life Ministry Training (LiMiT) International Inc.1
Mayfair Farms48
Mayfair Farms (Portage) Ltd396
McDonald's Restaurant10
Meseyton Construction Ltd.2
MIKE'S 5TH AVE. GROCERY LTD2
Norquay Nurseries LTD.30
OVER THE COALS RESTAURANT1
OVER THE COALS RESTAURANT LTD.6
Patten Acres Inc2
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen1
Portage Transport Inc.10
Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie1
SB Vegetable Growers Ltd26
Shareventure portage inc17
Shareventures Portage Inc.2
Taste of Spice Inc.8
TEN DIAMONDS INC.20
Tonys Grill House Ltd1
W.F. FARMS LTD11
Westpark School Inc.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. Nursery and greenhouse labourers206
  2. Harvesting labourers113
  3. Food service supervisors47
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations44
  5. Transport truck drivers32
  6. Cooks31
  7. Retail sales supervisors14
  8. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers7
  9. Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers6
  10. Food and beverage servers5
  11. Light duty cleaners5
  12. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics4
  13. Cashiers4
  14. Administrative assistants2
  15. Accounting technicians and bookkeepers2
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

133265201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1332652015201720192021202320252026
Data table
201580
2016100
201790
201870
2019105
202065
2021140
2022265
2023185
2024265
2025240
2026180
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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