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0943749 BC LTD

LMIA employer · Nanaimo, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Nanaimo
Positions on positive LMIAs
27
Periods listed
24
First and latest list
2015 · 2025 Q4
Positions27to 2025 Q4
Year by year
Data as at ESDC lists to 2026 Q1
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Positive LMIAs

Each row is one line of an ESDC quarterly or annual list: approved positions for a stream, occupation and work location.

Approved positions by year

3620152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
36201520172019202120232025
Data table
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20202
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PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo11
2025 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo11
2024 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo11
2024 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)62020 Food service supervisorsNanaimo11
2024 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo11
2024 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo22
2024 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo11
2023 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo11
2023 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)62020 Food service supervisorsNanaimo11
2023 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo11
2023 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)62020 Food service supervisorsNanaimo11
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo11
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo11
2022 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo—1
2021 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)62020 Food service supervisorsNanaimo—1
2021 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2020 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersNanaimo—1
2020 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2019 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsNanaimo—1
2018 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2017 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2017 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2017 Q1–Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2016—63200 CooksNanaimo—2
2015——Nanaimo—1

Occupations

Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks15
  2. Restaurant and food service managers6
  3. Food service supervisors4
  4. Chefs1
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
55.6%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-wage stream (TFWP)

Negative LMIAs

A negative LMIA means ESDC assessed that hiring a temporary foreign worker for that job would likely have a negative effect on the Canadian labour market (for example, because qualified Canadians were available or wages were below the prevailing rate). It is not a finding of wrongdoing.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2025 Q4High Wage62200 Chefs1
2025 Q3High Wage62200 Chefs2
Positions on negative LMIAs
3
Share of all listed positions that were positive
90.0%

Wages for Cooks

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$20.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
8,255
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$20.00

Employers in Nanaimo

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Nanaimo
337
Positions on positive LMIAs in Nanaimo
2,025
This employer's share
1.33%
Top occupations in Nanaimo
  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

Among LMIA employers

0943749 BC LTD has 27 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #7,256 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,653 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
7,256 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
1,653 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks15
  2. Restaurant and food service managers6
  3. Food service supervisors4
  4. Chefs1