Ben & Donna Walter Farms Ltd
LMIA employer · Lethbridge, Alberta
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Lethbridge
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 143
- Periods listed
- 11
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2025 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
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Lethbridge | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 5 |
| 2021 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Lethbridge | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 14 |
| 2019 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 17 |
| 2018 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 20 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 20 |
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | Lethbridge | — | 27 |
| 2015 | — | — | Lethbridge | — | 27 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85101 Harvesting labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 4.9%
- Streams used
- Primary agriculture 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 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | — | 5 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 5
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 96.6%
Wages for Harvesting labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85101).
- Median wage, Alberta
- C$20.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$18.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
- 164
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.34
Employers in Lethbridge
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Lethbridge
- 392
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Lethbridge
- 2,204
- This employer's share
- 6.49%
Among LMIA employers
Ben & Donna Walter Farms Ltd has 143 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,437 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #76 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.01% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 1,437 of 151,287
- Rank in Alberta
- 76 of 29,436
- Positions nationally, NOC 85101
- 125,638
- This employer's share
- 0.01%
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