Merex Incorporated
LMIA employer · Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Halifax
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 28
- Periods listed
- 6
- First and latest list
- 2020 Q3 · 2025 Q3
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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
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Halifax | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Halifax | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 Q1 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Halifax | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Halifax | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Halifax | — | 2 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 100.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | Low Wage | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | 8 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 8
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 77.8%
Wages for Fish and seafood plant workers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 94142).
- Median wage, Nova Scotia
- C$16.80 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$17.25 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 107
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$17.50
Employers in Halifax
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Halifax
- 570
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Halifax
- 2,612
- This employer's share
- 1.07%
Among LMIA employers
Merex Incorporated has 28 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #7,012 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #160 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Fish and seafood plant workers, accounts for 36,067 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.08% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 7,012 of 151,287
- Rank in Nova Scotia
- 160 of 1,779
- Positions nationally, NOC 94142
- 36,067
- This employer's share
- 0.08%
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