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Empire Paving Limited

LMIA employer · Toronto, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Toronto
Positions on positive LMIAs
25
Periods listed
11
First and latest list
2019 Q3 · 2026 Q1
Positions25to 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.

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics11
  2. Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers5
  3. Construction trades helpers and labourers5
  4. Concrete finishers4
Main occupation
72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
Its share of this employer's positions
44.0%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP), Low-wage 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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2021 Q2High Wage7282 Concrete finishers2
2021 Q1High Wage7282 Concrete finishers2
Positions on negative LMIAs
4
Share of all listed positions that were positive
86.2%

Wages for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72401).

Median wage, Ontario
C$35.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$37.12 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
946
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$36.00

Employers in Toronto

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Toronto
8,157
Positions on positive LMIAs in Toronto
33,133
This employer's share
0.08%
Top occupations in Toronto
  1. Cooks3,073
  2. Software engineers and designers2,531
  3. Food service supervisors1,901
  4. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations1,360
  5. Chefs739
  6. Restaurant and food service managers612

Among LMIA employers

Empire Paving Limited has 25 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #7,756 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,110 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Heavy-duty equipment mechanics, accounts for 4,263 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.26% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
7,756 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
2,110 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 72401
4,263
This employer's share
0.26%
Positions by occupation
  1. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics11
  2. Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers5
  3. Construction trades helpers and labourers5
  4. Concrete finishers4