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James Hoeser Welding Ltd

LMIA employer · Grande Prairie, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Grande Prairie
Positions on positive LMIAs
3
Periods listed
3
First and latest list
2016 · 2018 Q2
Positions3to 2018 Q2
Year by year
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

11201620172018
11201620172018
Data table
20161
20171
20181
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2018 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)94105 Metalworking and forging machine operatorsGrande Prairie—1
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)94105 Metalworking and forging machine operatorsGrande Prairie—1
2016—95101 Labourers in metal fabricationGrande Prairie—1
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. Metalworking and forging machine operators2
  2. Labourers in metal fabrication1
Main occupation
94105 Metalworking and forging machine operators
Its share of this employer's positions
66.7%
Streams used
High-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 Metalworking and forging machine operators

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 94105).

Median wage, Alberta
C$28.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$25.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
54
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$26.00
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 Grande Prairie

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Grande Prairie
489
Positions on positive LMIAs in Grande Prairie
2,341
This employer's share
0.13%
Top occupations in Grande Prairie
  1. Cooks393
  2. Food service supervisors354
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations213
  4. Retail sales supervisors133
  5. Bakers64
  6. Restaurant and food service managers50
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

James Hoeser Welding Ltd has 3 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #50,241 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #9,550 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Metalworking and forging machine operators, accounts for 1,041 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.19% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
50,241 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
9,550 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 94105
1,041
This employer's share
0.19%
Positions by occupation
  1. Metalworking and forging machine operators2
  2. Labourers in metal fabrication1
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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