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BHT Development Arts Inc. DBA Indian Punjabi Bazaar

LMIA employer · Brampton, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Brampton
Positions on positive LMIAs
30
Periods listed
17
First and latest list
2016 · 2026 Q1
Positions30to 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

4720162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
47201620182020202220242026
Data table
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20177
20182
20192
20204
20211
20223
20231
20242
20255
20261
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)63201 Butchers - retail and wholesaleBrampton11
2025 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton11
2025 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63201 Butchers - retail and wholesaleBrampton12
2025 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton12
2024 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton12
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton11
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleBrampton11
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleBrampton11
2022 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton11
2021 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleBrampton—1
2020 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton—2
2020 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleBrampton—2
2019 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)62010 Retail sales supervisorsBrampton—1
2019 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersBrampton—1
2018 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)—Brampton—2
2017 Q3LMIA for permanent residence only63200 CooksBrampton—1
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)62010 Retail sales supervisorsBrampton—1
2017 Q1–Q2LMIA for permanent residence only63200 CooksBrampton—1
2017 Q1–Q2LMIA for permanent residence only62010 Retail sales supervisorsBrampton—1
2017 Q1–Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksBrampton—2
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)60030 Restaurant and food service managersBrampton—1
2016—62101 Retail and wholesale buyersBrampton—1
2016—62010 Retail sales supervisorsBrampton—1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks13
  2. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale5
  3. Retail sales supervisors4
  4. Butchers - retail and wholesale3
  5. Restaurant and food service managers2
  6. Retail and wholesale buyers1
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
43.3%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP), 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
2019 Q4High Wage6211 Retail sales supervisors1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
96.8%

Wages for Cooks

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).

Median wage, Ontario
C$18.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
9,458
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$19.00

Employers in Brampton

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Brampton
4,048
Positions on positive LMIAs in Brampton
14,128
This employer's share
0.21%
Top occupations in Brampton
  1. Transport truck drivers1,857
  2. Cooks1,227
  3. Administrative assistants928
  4. Administrative officers825
  5. Food service supervisors782
  6. Accounting technicians and bookkeepers510

Among LMIA employers

BHT Development Arts Inc. DBA Indian Punjabi Bazaar has 30 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,559 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,857 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
6,559 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
1,857 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks13
  2. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale5
  3. Retail sales supervisors4
  4. Butchers - retail and wholesale3
  5. Restaurant and food service managers2
  6. Retail and wholesale buyers1