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Gateway Meat Market

LMIA employer · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Province or territory
Nova Scotia
City
Dartmouth
Positions on positive LMIAs
18
Periods listed
4
First and latest list
2023 Q4 · 2026 Q1
Positions18to 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.

Approved positions by year

5102023202420252026
5102023202420252026
Data table
202310
20243
20251
20264

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale12
  2. Cashiers5
  3. Shippers and receivers1
Main occupation
65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
Its share of this employer's positions
66.7%
Streams used
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
2026 Q1Low Wage65102 Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
90.0%

Wages for Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 65202).

Median wage, Nova Scotia
C$17.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
25
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$16.50

Employers in Dartmouth

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Dartmouth
230
Positions on positive LMIAs in Dartmouth
952
This employer's share
1.89%
Top occupations in Dartmouth
  1. Cooks111
  2. Transport truck drivers101
  3. Light duty cleaners72
  4. Construction trades helpers and labourers49
  5. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations49
  6. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates31

Among LMIA employers

Gateway Meat Market has 18 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #10,668 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #201 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, accounts for 4,532 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.26% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
10,668 of 151,287
Rank in Nova Scotia
201 of 1,779
Positions nationally, NOC 65202
4,532
This employer's share
0.26%
Positions by occupation
  1. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale12
  2. Cashiers5
  3. Shippers and receivers1