Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House Ltd.
LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 93
- Periods listed
- 19
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 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
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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
- 87.1%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 8 |
| 2015 | — | — | 4 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 12
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 88.6%
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 Vancouver
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Vancouver
- 6,187
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Vancouver
- 37,509
- This employer's share
- 0.25%
Among LMIA employers
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House Ltd. has 93 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #2,258 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #435 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.13% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 2,258 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 435 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 63200
- 62,700
- This employer's share
- 0.13%
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