NOVASTONE INC
LMIA employer · Burnaby, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Burnaby
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 4
- Periods listed
- 5
- First and latest list
- 2020 Q2 · 2025 Q2
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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 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians | Burnaby | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | Burnaby | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 Q3 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians | Burnaby | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians | Burnaby | — | 1 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 75.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q3 | High Wage | 1241 Administrative assistants | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 80.0%
Wages for Drafting technologists and technicians
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 22212).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$33.65 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$31.79 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 362
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$35.00
Employers in Burnaby
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Burnaby
- 2,198
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Burnaby
- 11,734
- This employer's share
- 0.03%
Among LMIA employers
NOVASTONE INC has 4 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #40,147 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #10,447 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Drafting technologists and technicians, accounts for 915 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.33% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 40,147 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 10,447 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 22212
- 915
- This employer's share
- 0.33%
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