A-1 Drainage Plumbing & Heating Ltd.
LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 19
- Periods listed
- 10
- First and latest list
- 2016 · 2024 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
Data table
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2019 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 2 |
| 2018 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | — | Vancouver | — | 2 |
| 2018 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 3 |
| 2017 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 72300 Plumbers | Vancouver | — | 2 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Plumbers17
- Main occupation
- 72300 Plumbers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 89.5%
- Streams used
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q2 | High Wage | 7251 Plumbers | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 7251 Plumbers | 2 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 3
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 86.4%
Wages for Plumbers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72300).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$32.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$34.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 803
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$36.60
Employers in Vancouver
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Vancouver
- 6,187
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Vancouver
- 37,509
- This employer's share
- 0.05%
Among LMIA employers
A-1 Drainage Plumbing & Heating Ltd. has 19 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #10,173 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,441 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Plumbers, accounts for 1,277 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.33% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 10,173 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 2,441 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 72300
- 1,277
- This employer's share
- 1.33%
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