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CHEF OF INDIA INC.

LMIA employer · Niagara Falls, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Niagara Falls
Positions on positive LMIAs
20
Periods listed
14
First and latest list
2019 Q1 · 2026 Q1
Positions20to 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

362019202020212022202320242025
362019202120232025
Data table
20192
20202
20212
20226
20234
20242
20252
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2025 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls11
2025 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls11
2024 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls11
2024 Q1LMIA for permanent residence only63200 CooksNiagara Falls11
2023 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls11
2023 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls13
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls22
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsNiagara Falls11
2022 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls—1
2022 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls12
2021 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls—2
2020 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls—2
2019 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls—1
2019 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNiagara Falls—1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks19
  2. Chefs1
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
95.0%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-wage stream (TFWP), LMIA for permanent residence only

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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2026 Q1High Wage63200 Cooks2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
90.9%

Wages for Cooks

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).

Median wage, Ontario
C$18.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
9,458
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$19.00

Employers in Niagara Falls

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Niagara Falls
267
Positions on positive LMIAs in Niagara Falls
1,263
This employer's share
1.58%
Top occupations in Niagara Falls
  1. Cooks266
  2. Light duty cleaners207
  3. Food service supervisors195
  4. Restaurant and food service managers40
  5. Retail sales supervisors32
  6. Chefs30

Among LMIA employers

CHEF OF INDIA INC. has 20 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #9,585 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,462 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.03% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
9,585 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
2,462 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.03%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks19
  2. Chefs1