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579673 B.C. LTD.

LMIA employer · Smithers, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Smithers
Positions on positive LMIAs
16
Periods listed
7
First and latest list
2019 Q3 · 2026 Q1
Positions16to 2026 Q1
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

5920192020202120222024
5920192020202120222024
Data table
20192
20203
20211
20229
20241

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Food service supervisors9
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations4
  3. Cooks3
Main occupation
62020 Food service supervisors
Its share of this employer's positions
56.2%
Streams used
Low-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
2026 Q1High Wage60030 Restaurant and food service managers2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
88.9%

Wages for Food service supervisors

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 62020).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$20.15 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
4,613
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$20.15

Employers in Smithers

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

Among LMIA employers

579673 B.C. LTD. has 16 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #11,907 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,929 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Food service supervisors, accounts for 52,585 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
11,907 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
2,929 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 62020
52,585
This employer's share
0.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. Food service supervisors9
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations4
  3. Cooks3