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Canwest Farms Ltd.

LMIA employer · Richmond, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Richmond
Positions on positive LMIAs
121
Periods listed
16
First and latest list
2015 · 2026 Q1
Positions121to 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

12232015201720182020202120222023202420252026
1223201520182021202320252026
Data table
201518
20179
20187
202023
20219
202213
202320
20248
202510
20264
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85101 Harvesting labourersRichmond13
2026 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisorsRichmond11
2025 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85101 Harvesting labourersRichmond13
2025 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisorsRichmond11
2025 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85101 Harvesting labourersRichmond16
2024 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85101 Harvesting labourersRichmond18
2023 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond13
2023 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersRichmond11
2023 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond216
2022 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond213
2021 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—4
2021 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—4
2021 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersRichmond—1
2020 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—2
2020 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersRichmond—1
2020 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—5
2020 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—15
2018 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—7
2017 Q1–Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersRichmond—9
2015——Richmond—18

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers20
  2. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors2
Main occupation
85101 Harvesting labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
16.5%
Streams used
Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)

Wages for Harvesting labourers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85101).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$17.85 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,765
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$18.00

Employers in Richmond

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Richmond
2,177
Positions on positive LMIAs in Richmond
11,019
This employer's share
1.10%
Top occupations in Richmond
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers837
  2. Cooks735
  3. Transport truck drivers525
  4. Food service supervisors500
  5. Harvesting labourers460
  6. Early childhood educators and assistants269

Among LMIA employers

Canwest Farms Ltd. has 121 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,717 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #305 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
1,717 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
305 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 85101
125,638
This employer's share
0.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers20
  2. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors2