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Omineca Steel Ltd.

LMIA employer · Fort St James, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Fort St James
Positions on positive LMIAs
2
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
2019 Q3 · 2025 Q1
Positions2to 2025 Q1
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.

Approved positions
2
Year
2019
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2019 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanicsFort St. James—2

Occupations

Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).

Positions by occupation
  1. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics2
Main occupation
72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2025 Q1High Wage72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
66.7%

Wages for Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72400).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$42.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$37.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
482
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$37.00

Employers in Fort St James

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Fort St James
8
Positions on positive LMIAs in Fort St James
10
This employer's share
20.00%
Top occupations in Fort St James
  1. Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics2
  2. Carpenters1
  3. Dental hygienists and dental therapists1
  4. Medical administrative assistants1
  5. Administrative assistants1
  6. Early childhood educators and assistants1

Among LMIA employers

Omineca Steel Ltd. has 2 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #65,042 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #16,304 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics, accounts for 2,859 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.07% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
65,042 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
16,304 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 72400
2,859
This employer's share
0.07%