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Ferme Québec Balsams

LMIA employer · Sherbrooke, Quebec

Province or territory
Quebec
City
Sherbrooke
Positions on positive LMIAs
146
Periods listed
7
First and latest list
2015 · 2021 Q1
Positions146to 2021 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.

Approved positions by year

2039201520162017201920202021
2039201520162017201920202021
Data table
201519
201622
201717
201912
202039
202137
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2021 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSherbrooke—37
2020 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersSherbrooke—20
2020 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSherbrooke—19
2019 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSherbrooke—12
2017 Q1–Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSherbrooke—17
2016—85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSherbrooke—17
2016—8431 General farm workersSherbrooke—5
2015——Sherbrooke—19
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 labourers102
Main occupation
85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
69.9%
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, Quebec
C$20.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
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 Sherbrooke

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Sherbrooke
469
Positions on positive LMIAs in Sherbrooke
5,965
This employer's share
2.45%
Top occupations in Sherbrooke
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers2,216
  2. Welders and related machine operators355
  3. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors224
  4. User support technicians204
  5. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations170
  6. Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses167
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

Ferme Québec Balsams has 146 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,396 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #405 of 31,216 in Quebec. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.08% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
1,396 of 151,287
Rank in Quebec
405 of 31,216
Positions nationally, NOC 85103
133,937
This employer's share
0.08%
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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