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Geovan Holdings Ltd.

LMIA employer · Nanaimo, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Nanaimo
Positions on positive LMIAs
15
Periods listed
8
First and latest list
2016 · 2020 Q4
Positions15to 2020 Q4
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

362016201720182020
362016201720182020
Data table
20164
20172
20183
20206
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2020 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2020 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2020 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—4
2018 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—2
2018 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2017 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2017 Q1–Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksNanaimo—1
2016—63200 CooksNanaimo—4
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks15
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP)
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Wages for Cooks

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$20.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
8,255
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$20.00
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

Employers in Nanaimo

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Nanaimo
337
Positions on positive LMIAs in Nanaimo
2,025
This employer's share
0.74%
Top occupations in Nanaimo
  1. Food service supervisors552
  2. Cooks354
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations180
  4. Restaurant and food service managers129
  5. Retail sales supervisors77
  6. Fish and seafood plant workers68
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Among LMIA employers

Geovan Holdings 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, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
12,630 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
3,125 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.02%
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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