Busy Bee Farm Ltd.
LMIA employer · Hay Lakes, Alberta
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Hay Lakes
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 209
- Periods listed
- 16
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q4
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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
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Hay Lakes | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators | Hay Lakes | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Hay Lakes | 5 | 16 |
| 2025 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Hay Lakes | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | 9 | 34 |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Hay Lakes | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | — | 15 |
| 2019 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | — | 14 |
| 2019 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | — | 10 |
| 2019 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 80020 Managers in agriculture | Hay Lakes | — | 1 |
| 2018 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | — | Hay Lakes | — | 4 |
| 2018 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | — | 15 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Hay Lakes | — | 11 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 80020 Managers in agriculture | Hay Lakes | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Hay Lakes | — | 4 |
| 2015 | — | — | Hay Lakes | — | 11 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | Hay Lakes | — | 8 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85100 Livestock labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 9.6%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | 3 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 3
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 98.6%
Wages for Livestock labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85100).
- Median wage, Alberta
- C$23.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$20.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
- 397
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$19.01
Employers in Hay Lakes
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Hay Lakes
- 1
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Hay Lakes
- 209
- This employer's share
- 100.00%
Among LMIA employers
Busy Bee Farm Ltd. has 209 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #975 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #37 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Livestock labourers, accounts for 13,529 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.15% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 975 of 151,287
- Rank in Alberta
- 37 of 29,436
- Positions nationally, NOC 85100
- 13,529
- This employer's share
- 0.15%
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