J. & S. Young Merchants Ltd.
LMIA employer · Victoria, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Victoria
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 43
- Periods listed
- 8
- First and latest list
- 2021 Q4 · 2025 Q4
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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
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 64100 Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 30.2%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Low Wage | 65102 Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 97.7%
Wages for Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 64100).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$18.72 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$17.31 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 4,100
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.25
Employers in Victoria
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Victoria
- 1,176
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Victoria
- 6,663
- This employer's share
- 0.65%
Among LMIA employers
J. & S. Young Merchants Ltd. has 43 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,690 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #986 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers, accounts for 1,840 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.71% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 4,690 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 986 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 64100
- 1,840
- This employer's share
- 0.71%
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