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O Canada Drywall Ltd

LMIA employer · Surrey, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Surrey
Positions on positive LMIAs
26
Periods listed
14
First and latest list
2017 Q1–Q2 · 2024 Q2
Positions26to 2024 Q2
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. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers9
  2. Carpenters8
  3. Construction trades helpers and labourers6
  4. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)2
  5. Administrative assistants1
Main occupation
73102 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
Its share of this employer's positions
34.6%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP), 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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2020 Q3High Wage7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)2
2020 Q1High Wage7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers2
2019 Q1High Wage1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers1
Positions on negative LMIAs
5
Share of all listed positions that were positive
83.9%

Wages for Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73102).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$30.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$33.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,055
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$36.60

Employers in Surrey

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Surrey
7,553
Positions on positive LMIAs in Surrey
54,941
This employer's share
0.05%
Top occupations in Surrey
  1. Transport truck drivers8,227
  2. Construction trades helpers and labourers5,068
  3. Carpenters3,550
  4. Cooks2,102
  5. Harvesting labourers1,949
  6. Administrative assistants1,642

Among LMIA employers

O Canada Drywall Ltd has 26 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #7,485 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,717 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers, accounts for 6,344 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.14% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
7,485 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
1,717 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 73102
6,344
This employer's share
0.14%
Positions by occupation
  1. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers9
  2. Carpenters8
  3. Construction trades helpers and labourers6
  4. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)2
  5. Administrative assistants1