Michels Canada Co.
LMIA employer · Nisku, Alberta
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Nisku
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 75
- Periods listed
- 9
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2023 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
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 70010 Construction managers | Nisku | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 73400 Heavy equipment operators | Nisku | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | Nisku | — | 1 |
| 2018 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | — | Nisku | — | 1 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians | Nisku | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers | Nisku | — | 5 |
| 2016 | — | 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | Nisku | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities | Nisku | — | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | Nisku | — | 30 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | Nisku | — | 4 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 73400 Heavy equipment operators
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 40.0%
- Streams used
- High-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | High Wage | 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 0711 Construction managers | 1 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | 3 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 5
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 93.8%
Wages for Heavy equipment operators
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73400).
- Median wage, Alberta
- C$34.30 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$32.50 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
- 835
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$30.00
Employers in Nisku
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Nisku
- 120
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Nisku
- 1,259
- This employer's share
- 5.96%
Among LMIA employers
Michels Canada Co. has 75 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #2,762 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #180 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Heavy equipment operators, accounts for 1,780 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.69% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 2,762 of 151,287
- Rank in Alberta
- 180 of 29,436
- Positions nationally, NOC 73400
- 1,780
- This employer's share
- 1.69%
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