Island Hothouse Inc.
LMIA employer · Ladysmith, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Ladysmith
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 78
- Periods listed
- 15
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q3
- Incorporation status (ESDC)
- Corporation
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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
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 38.5%
- Streams used
- Primary agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | — | 4 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 4
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 95.1%
Wages for Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$19.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$19.50 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 373
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.25
Employers in Ladysmith
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Ladysmith
- 26
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Ladysmith
- 226
- This employer's share
- 34.51%
Among LMIA employers
Island Hothouse Inc. has 78 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #2,675 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #520 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 2,675 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 520 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 85103
- 133,937
- This employer's share
- 0.02%
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