Lo-Cost Auto Repairs Ltd.
LMIA employer · Richmond, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Richmond
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 10
- Periods listed
- 9
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2025 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 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 13100 Administrative officers | Richmond | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 Q3 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | Richmond | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 75119 Other trades helpers and labourers | Richmond | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | Richmond | — | 1 |
| 2019 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | Richmond | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 60020 Retail and wholesale trade managers | Richmond | — | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | Richmond | — | 1 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 72410 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 50.0%
- Streams used
- High-wage stream (TFWP), 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 Q4 | Low Wage | 1221 Administrative officers | 1 |
| 2019 Q2 | High Wage | 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 2
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 83.3%
Wages for Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72410).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$35.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$29.89 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,553
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$36.60
Employers in Richmond
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Richmond
- 2,177
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Richmond
- 11,019
- This employer's share
- 0.09%
Among LMIA employers
Lo-Cost Auto Repairs Ltd. has 10 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #18,285 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #4,715 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers, accounts for 8,041 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.06% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 18,285 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 4,715 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 72410
- 8,041
- This employer's share
- 0.06%
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