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B B Q Express

LMIA employer · Calgary, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Calgary
Positions on positive LMIAs
3
Periods listed
4
First and latest list
2023 Q4 · 2026 Q1
Positions3to 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

11202320242025
11202320242025
Data table
20231
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. Food service supervisors1
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations1
  3. Restaurant and food service managers1
Main occupation
62020 Food service supervisors
Its share of this employer's positions
33.3%
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
2026 Q1High Wage60030 Restaurant and food service managers1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
75.0%

Wages for Food service supervisors

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

Median wage, Alberta
C$18.90 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
4,203
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$18.50

Employers in Calgary

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Calgary
9,710
Positions on positive LMIAs in Calgary
41,373
This employer's share
0.01%
Top occupations in Calgary
  1. Cooks4,228
  2. Food service supervisors3,645
  3. Transport truck drivers2,733
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations2,221
  5. Construction trades helpers and labourers2,174
  6. Retail sales supervisors1,363

Among LMIA employers

B B Q Express has 3 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #50,241 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #9,550 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Food service supervisors, accounts for 52,585 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.00% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
50,241 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
9,550 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 62020
52,585
This employer's share
0.00%
Positions by occupation
  1. Food service supervisors1
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations1
  3. Restaurant and food service managers1