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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

LMIA employer · North Saanich, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
North Saanich
Positions on positive LMIAs
1
Periods listed
1
First and latest list
2021 Q4 · 2021 Q4
Incorporation status (ESDC)
Non-Profit Organization
Positions1to 2021 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
1
Year
2021
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2021 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21110 Biologists and related scientistsNorth Saanich11
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. Biologists and related scientists1
Main occupation
21110 Biologists and related scientists
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
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 Biologists and related scientists

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 21110).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$42.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$40.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
56
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$40.00
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 North Saanich

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in North Saanich
24
Positions on positive LMIAs in North Saanich
279
This employer's share
0.36%
Top occupations in North Saanich
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers189
  2. Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers16
  3. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers8
  4. Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers8
  5. Retail sales supervisors5
  6. Food service supervisors3
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

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has 1 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #93,577 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #22,572 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Biologists and related scientists, accounts for 206 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.49% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
93,577 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
22,572 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 21110
206
This employer's share
0.49%
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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