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INDEX FOODS INC.

LMIA employer · Whitby, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Whitby
Positions on positive LMIAs
4
Periods listed
3
First and latest list
2023 Q2 · 2024 Q2
Positions4to 2024 Q2
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
4
Year
2023

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks2
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations2
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
50.0%
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
2024 Q2Permanent Resident Only62020 Food service supervisors2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
66.7%

Wages for Cooks

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

Median wage, Ontario
C$18.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
9,458
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$19.00

Employers in Whitby

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Whitby
185
Positions on positive LMIAs in Whitby
548
This employer's share
0.73%
Top occupations in Whitby
  1. Food service supervisors145
  2. Cooks65
  3. General practitioners and family physicians31
  4. Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers20
  5. Bakers19
  6. Restaurant and food service managers18

Among LMIA employers

INDEX FOODS INC. has 4 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #40,147 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #9,035 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.00% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
40,147 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
9,035 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.00%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks2
  2. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations2