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Mar-John's Nursery Ltd.

LMIA employer · Waterloo, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Waterloo
Positions on positive LMIAs
59
Periods listed
12
First and latest list
2015 · 2024 Q3
Positions59to 2024 Q3
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.

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers42
Main occupation
85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
71.2%
Streams used
Primary agriculture 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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2024 Q3Primary Agriculture85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers4
Positions on negative LMIAs
4
Share of all listed positions that were positive
93.7%

Wages for Nursery and greenhouse labourers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).

Median wage, Ontario
C$20.50 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
728
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.60

Employers in Waterloo

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Waterloo
415
Positions on positive LMIAs in Waterloo
3,607
This employer's share
1.64%
Top occupations in Waterloo
  1. Harvesting labourers562
  2. University professors and lecturers162
  3. Cooks136
  4. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates130
  5. Food service supervisors125
  6. Carpenters115

Among LMIA employers

Mar-John's Nursery Ltd. has 59 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #3,499 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,127 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.03% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
3,499 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
1,127 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 85103
133,937
This employer's share
0.03%