Ichiban Food & Service Ltd.
LMIA employer · Courtenay, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Courtenay
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 9
- Periods listed
- 7
- First and latest list
- 2016 · 2025 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
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 62200 Chefs | Courtenay | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 Q2 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | Courtenay | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 62200 Chefs | Courtenay | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 62200 Chefs | Courtenay | — | 1 |
| 2019 Q3 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 60030 Restaurant and food service managers | Courtenay | — | 1 |
| 2018 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | Courtenay | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 63200 Cooks | Courtenay | — | 1 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 63200 Cooks
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 55.6%
- Streams used
- Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | Low Wage | 6321 Chefs | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 90.0%
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
Employers in Courtenay
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Courtenay
- 96
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Courtenay
- 509
- This employer's share
- 1.77%
Among LMIA employers
Ichiban Food & Service Ltd. has 9 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #20,266 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #5,284 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.01% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 20,266 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 5,284 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 63200
- 62,700
- This employer's share
- 0.01%
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