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Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa Ltd.

LMIA employer · Courtenay, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Courtenay
Positions on positive LMIAs
44
Periods listed
10
First and latest list
2022 Q1 · 2026 Q1
Positions44to 2026 Q1
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

12232022202320242025
12232022202320242025
Data table
202223
202314
20245
20252
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2025 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksCourtenay22
2024 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65329 Other service support occupationsCourtenay11
2024 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksCourtenay11
2024 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsCourtenay11
2024 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupationsCourtenay12
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65210 Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up servicesCourtenay13
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupationsCourtenay16
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksCourtenay22
2023 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)60040 Managers in customer and personal servicesCourtenay11
2023 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)64314 Hotel front desk clerksCourtenay12
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65310 Light duty cleanersCourtenay26
2022 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupationsCourtenay12
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)85121 Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourersCourtenay12
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupationsCourtenay12
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupationsCourtenay11
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)64314 Hotel front desk clerksCourtenay12
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksCourtenay24
2022 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)65310 Light duty cleanersCourtenay—3
2022 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksCourtenay11

Occupations

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

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
2026 Q1High Wage60040 Managers in customer and personal services1
2025 Q1Low Wage65210 Support occupations in accommodation, travel and facilities set-up services10
Positions on negative LMIAs
11
Share of all listed positions that were positive
80.0%

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 Courtenay

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Courtenay
96
Positions on positive LMIAs in Courtenay
509
This employer's share
8.64%
Top occupations in Courtenay
  1. Food service supervisors136
  2. Cooks91
  3. Retail sales supervisors27
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations25
  5. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates22
  6. Restaurant and food service managers16

Among LMIA employers

Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa Ltd. has 44 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,588 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #958 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.