Gefest Industrial Ltd
LMIA employer · Okotoks, Alberta
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Okotoks
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 13
- Periods listed
- 6
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2018 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 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | Okotoks | — | 2 |
| 2017 Q3 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72321 Insulators | Okotoks | — | 1 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | LMIA for permanent residence only | 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | Okotoks | — | 3 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | Okotoks | — | 2 |
| 2016 | — | 72321 Insulators | High River | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | High River | — | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | High River | — | 3 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 61.5%
- Streams used
- High-wage stream (TFWP), LMIA for permanent residence only
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 Q3 | High Wage | 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | 1 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High Wage | 7293 Insulators | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 2
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 86.7%
Wages for Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73102).
- Median wage, Alberta
- C$28.65 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$33.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
- 944
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$36.00
Employers in Okotoks
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Okotoks
- 183
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Okotoks
- 792
- This employer's share
- 1.64%
Among LMIA employers
Gefest Industrial Ltd has 13 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #14,443 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,812 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers, accounts for 6,344 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.13% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 14,443 of 151,287
- Rank in Alberta
- 1,812 of 29,436
- Positions nationally, NOC 73102
- 6,344
- This employer's share
- 0.13%
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