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Gordon Food Service

LMIA employer · Amherst, Nova Scotia

Province or territory
Nova Scotia
City
Amherst
Positions on positive LMIAs
30
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
2022 Q4 · 2023 Q4
Positions30to 2023 Q4
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

81520222023
81520222023
Data table
202215
202315
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)75101 Material handlersAmherst115
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)75101 Material handlersAmherst115
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. Material handlers30
Main occupation
75101 Material handlers
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 Material handlers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 75101).

Median wage, Nova Scotia
C$20.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$22.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
285
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.55
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 Amherst

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Amherst
25
Positions on positive LMIAs in Amherst
116
This employer's share
25.86%
Top occupations in Amherst
  1. Cooks42
  2. Material handlers30
  3. Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing10
  4. Food service supervisors8
  5. Restaurant and food service managers6
  6. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations4
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

Gordon Food Service has 30 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,559 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #151 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Material handlers, accounts for 5,347 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.56% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
6,559 of 151,287
Rank in Nova Scotia
151 of 1,779
Positions nationally, NOC 75101
5,347
This employer's share
0.56%
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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