Merks Poultry Farm Limited
LMIA employer · Avonport, Nova Scotia
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia
- City
- Avonport
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 34
- Periods listed
- 9
- First and latest list
- 2021 Q4 · 2026 Q1
- Incorporation status (ESDC)
- Corporation
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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
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Avonport | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Avonport | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Avonport | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Avonport | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85100 Livestock labourers | Avonport | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors | Avonport | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Avonport | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Avonport | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Avonport | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Avonport | 1 | 4 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85100 Livestock labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 52.9%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers | 4 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 4
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 89.5%
Wages for Livestock labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85100).
- Median wage, Nova Scotia
- C$17.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$20.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 65
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$17.00
Employers in Avonport
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Avonport
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Avonport
- 168
- This employer's share
- 20.24%
Among LMIA employers
Merks Poultry Farm Limited has 34 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #5,865 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #138 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Livestock labourers, accounts for 13,529 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.13% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 5,865 of 151,287
- Rank in Nova Scotia
- 138 of 1,779
- Positions nationally, NOC 85100
- 13,529
- This employer's share
- 0.13%
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