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Big White Ski Resort

LMIA employer · Kelowna, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Kelowna
Positions on positive LMIAs
31
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2019 Q4
Positions31to 2019 Q4
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

122320142019
122320142019
Data table
201423
20198
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2019 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)54100 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitnessKelowna—8
Jun–Dec 2014——Kelowna—23
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness8
Main occupation
54100 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
Its share of this employer's positions
25.8%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP)
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Wages for Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 54100).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$23.74 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,440
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$27.00
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

Employers in Kelowna

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Kelowna
974
Positions on positive LMIAs in Kelowna
28,846
This employer's share
0.11%
Top occupations in Kelowna
  1. Harvesting labourers6,681
  2. Food service supervisors695
  3. Cooks664
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations321
  5. Construction trades helpers and labourers235
  6. Nursery and greenhouse labourers186
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Among LMIA employers

Big White Ski Resort has 31 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,378 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,430 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness, accounts for 1,728 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.46% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
6,378 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
1,430 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 54100
1,728
This employer's share
0.46%
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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