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Buffalo West Ltd.

LMIA employer · County of Grande Prairie, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
County of Grande Prairie
Positions on positive LMIAs
16
Periods listed
4
First and latest list
2020 Q2 · 2024 Q4
Positions16to 2024 Q4
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

36202020222024
36202020222024
Data table
20206
20224
20246
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2024 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operatorsCounty of Grande Prairie13
2024 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersCounty of Grande Prairie13
2022 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersCounty of Grande Prairie—4
2020 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersCounty of Grande Prairie—6

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators3
Main occupation
84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
Its share of this employer's positions
18.8%
Streams used
Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)

Wages for Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 84120).

Median wage, Alberta
C$25.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$22.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
351
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$21.00

Employers in County of Grande Prairie

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in County of Grande Prairie
4
Positions on positive LMIAs in County of Grande Prairie
32
This employer's share
50.00%
Top occupations in County of Grande Prairie
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers12
  2. Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators3
  3. Retail sales supervisors1
  4. Electrical mechanics1
  5. Heavy equipment operators1
  6. Managers in horticulture1

Among LMIA employers

Buffalo West Ltd. has 16 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #11,907 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,374 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators, accounts for 3,193 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.09% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
11,907 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
1,374 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 84120
3,193
This employer's share
0.09%