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Applied Biological Materials Inc.

LMIA employer · Richmond, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Richmond
Positions on positive LMIAs
3
Periods listed
4
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q2
Positions3to 2025 Q2
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

11202220242025
11202220242025
Data table
20221
20241
20251

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Biological technologists and technicians2
  2. Software engineers and designers1
Main occupation
22110 Biological technologists and technicians
Its share of this employer's positions
66.7%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP), LMIA for permanent residence only

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
Jun–Dec 2014——1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
75.0%

Wages for Biological technologists and technicians

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 22110).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$32.85 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$29.12 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
33
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$24.00

Employers in Richmond

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Richmond
2,177
Positions on positive LMIAs in Richmond
11,019
This employer's share
0.03%
Top occupations in Richmond
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers837
  2. Cooks735
  3. Transport truck drivers525
  4. Food service supervisors500
  5. Harvesting labourers460
  6. Early childhood educators and assistants269

Among LMIA employers

Applied Biological Materials Inc. has 3 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #50,241 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #12,795 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Biological technologists and technicians, accounts for 145 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.38% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
50,241 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
12,795 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 22110
145
This employer's share
1.38%
Positions by occupation
  1. Biological technologists and technicians2
  2. Software engineers and designers1