G.K. Drywall Ltd
LMIA employer · Surrey, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Surrey
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 31
- Periods listed
- 15
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2024 Q2
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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
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers7
- Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)4
- Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers3
- Carpenters3
- Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews2
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers2
- Administrative assistants2
- Procurement and purchasing agents and officers1
- Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades1
- Welders and related machine operators1
- Main occupation
- 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 22.6%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q3 | High Wage | 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 2
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 93.9%
Wages for Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73102).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$30.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$33.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,055
- 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
- 0.06%
Among LMIA employers
G.K. Drywall Ltd has 31 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,378 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,430 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers, accounts for 6,344 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.11% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 6,378 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 1,430 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 73102
- 6,344
- This employer's share
- 0.11%
- Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers7
- Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)4
- Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers3
- Carpenters3
- Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews2
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers2
- Administrative assistants2
- Procurement and purchasing agents and officers1
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