Craig Nichols Farms Limited
LMIA employer · Aylesford, Nova Scotia
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Aylesford
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 720
- Periods listed
- 25
- 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 | 9 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 61 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 151 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2022 | 134 |
| 2023 | 115 |
| 2024 | 62 |
| 2025 | 49 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Aylesford | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Aylesford | 6 | 39 |
| 2024 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Aylesford | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Aylesford | 5 | 52 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 4 | 49 |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 3 | 42 |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 6 | 70 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 26 |
| 2022 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 44 |
| 2021 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 6 |
| 2020 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Aylesford | — | 20 |
| 2020 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 41 |
| 2020 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 49 |
| 2020 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 41 |
| 2019 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 7 |
| 2019 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 2 |
| 2018 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 5 |
| 2017 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 8 |
| 2017 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 32 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 9 |
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | Aylesford | — | 61 |
| 2015 | — | — | Aylesford | — | 26 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | Aylesford | — | 9 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85101 Harvesting labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 18.2%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 99.9%
Wages for Harvesting labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85101).
- Median wage, Nova Scotia
- C$17.20 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$18.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 195
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$16.75
Employers in Aylesford
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Aylesford
- 10
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Aylesford
- 1,330
- This employer's share
- 54.14%
Among LMIA employers
Craig Nichols Farms Limited has 720 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #208 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #6 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.10% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 208 of 151,287
- Rank in Nova Scotia
- 6 of 1,779
- Positions nationally, NOC 85101
- 125,638
- This employer's share
- 0.10%
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