Friendly Construction Ltd.
LMIA employer · Surrey, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Surrey
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 48
- Periods listed
- 15
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2025 Q3
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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
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 72310 Carpenters
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 45.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 7371 Crane operators | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 2
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 96.0%
Wages for Carpenters
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72310).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$32.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$32.12 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 3,693
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$36.60
Employers in Surrey
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Surrey
- 7,553
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Surrey
- 54,941
- This employer's share
- 0.09%
Among LMIA employers
Friendly Construction Ltd. has 48 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,227 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #861 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Carpenters, accounts for 13,385 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.16% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 4,227 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 861 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 72310
- 13,385
- This employer's share
- 0.16%
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