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DRIFT RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

LMIA employer · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Province or territory
Nova Scotia
City
Halifax
Positions on positive LMIAs
30
Periods listed
3
First and latest list
2022 Q3 · 2023 Q1
Positions30to 2023 Q1
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

152920222023
152920222023
Data table
202229
20231
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2023 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)63202 BakersHalifax11
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksHalifax18
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksHalifax121
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. Cooks29
  2. Bakers1
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
96.7%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-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 Cooks

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

Median wage, Nova Scotia
C$17.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,832
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.00
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 Halifax

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Halifax
570
Positions on positive LMIAs in Halifax
2,612
This employer's share
1.15%
Top occupations in Halifax
  1. Cooks494
  2. Material handlers127
  3. Fish and seafood plant workers85
  4. Software engineers and designers67
  5. Labourers in fish and seafood processing67
  6. Construction trades helpers and labourers61
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

DRIFT RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP has 30 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,559 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #151 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.05% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
6,559 of 151,287
Rank in Nova Scotia
151 of 1,779
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.05%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks29
  2. Bakers1
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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