First Choice Painting Ltd.
LMIA employer · Langley, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Langley
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 15
- Periods listed
- 11
- First and latest list
- 2017 Q1–Q2 · 2024 Q4
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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
Data table
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 66.7%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q2 | High Wage | 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 93.8%
Wages for Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73112).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$28.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$28.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,096
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$29.00
Employers in Langley
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Langley
- 1,068
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Langley
- 12,892
- This employer's share
- 0.12%
Among LMIA employers
First Choice Painting Ltd. has 15 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #12,630 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #3,125 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), accounts for 4,240 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.24% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 12,630 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 3,125 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 73112
- 4,240
- This employer's share
- 0.24%
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