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Downey Farms Inc

LMIA employer · Melancthon, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Melancthon
Positions on positive LMIAs
23
Periods listed
5
First and latest list
2018 Q2 · 2019 Q3
Positions23to 2019 Q3
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

61220182019
61220182019
Data table
201811
201912
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2019 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersMelancthon—4
2019 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersMelancthon—4
2019 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersMelancthon—1
2019 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersMelancthon—3
2018 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)—Melancthon—5
2018 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersMelancthon—6
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. Nursery and greenhouse labourers8
Main occupation
85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
34.8%
Streams used
Primary agriculture 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 Nursery and greenhouse labourers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).

Median wage, Ontario
C$20.50 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
728
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.60
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 Melancthon

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Melancthon
12
Positions on positive LMIAs in Melancthon
574
This employer's share
4.01%
Top occupations in Melancthon
  1. Harvesting labourers108
  2. Nursery and greenhouse labourers8
  3. Transport truck drivers8
  4. Livestock labourers4
  5. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors2
  6. Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators1
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

Downey Farms Inc has 23 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #8,433 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,257 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.01% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
8,433 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
2,257 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 85103
133,937
This employer's share
0.01%
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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