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Developing and Nurturing Independence

LMIA employer · Thornhill, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Thornhill
Positions on positive LMIAs
1
Periods listed
1
First and latest list
2017 Q1–Q2 · 2017 Q1–Q2
Positions1to 2017 Q1–Q2
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
2017
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2017 Q1–Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsThornhill—1
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. Chefs1
Main occupation
62200 Chefs
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
Streams used
Low-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 Chefs

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 62200).

Median wage, Ontario
C$22.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$23.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
3,995
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$23.00
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 Thornhill

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Thornhill
340
Positions on positive LMIAs in Thornhill
892
This employer's share
0.11%
Top occupations in Thornhill
  1. Cooks119
  2. Carpenters77
  3. Food service supervisors51
  4. Retail sales supervisors38
  5. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers28
  6. Bakers27
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

Developing and Nurturing Independence has 1 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #93,577 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #23,734 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Chefs, accounts for 5,204 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
93,577 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
23,734 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 62200
5,204
This employer's share
0.02%
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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