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Paragon Farms Inc.

LMIA employer · Surrey, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Surrey
Positions on positive LMIAs
12
Periods listed
3
First and latest list
2023 Q1 · 2024 Q2
Positions12to 2024 Q2
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 by year

3620232024
3620232024
Data table
20236
20246
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2024 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85101 Harvesting labourersSurrey15
2024 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisorsSurrey11
2023 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workersSurrey11
2023 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)8431 General farm workersSurrey15

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers5
  2. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors1
Main occupation
85101 Harvesting labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
41.7%
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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2023 Q3Primary Agriculture8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers5
Positions on negative LMIAs
5
Share of all listed positions that were positive
70.6%

Wages for Harvesting labourers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85101).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$17.85 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,765
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$18.00

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
0.02%
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

Paragon Farms Inc. has 12 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #15,478 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #3,903 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.00% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
15,478 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
3,903 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 85101
125,638
This employer's share
0.00%
Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers5
  2. Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors1