Pioneer Flower Farms Limited
LMIA employer · St. Catharines, Ontario
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- St. Catharines
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 1,701
- Periods listed
- 29
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q4
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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 | 37 |
| 2015 | 121 |
| 2016 | 136 |
| 2017 | 121 |
| 2018 | 164 |
| 2019 | 156 |
| 2020 | 215 |
| 2021 | 113 |
| 2022 | 155 |
| 2023 | 435 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 37 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 88.8%
- Streams used
- Primary agriculture stream (TFWP), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | Primary Agriculture | 8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers | 18 |
| 2015 | — | — | 33 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 51
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 97.1%
Wages for Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).
- Median wage, Ontario
- C$20.50 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$19.50 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
- 728
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$17.60
Employers in St. Catharines
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in St. Catharines
- 228
- Positions on positive LMIAs in St. Catharines
- 7,622
- This employer's share
- 22.32%
Among LMIA employers
Pioneer Flower Farms Limited has 1,701 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #48 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #19 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.13% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 48 of 151,287
- Rank in Ontario
- 19 of 42,872
- Positions nationally, NOC 85103
- 133,937
- This employer's share
- 1.13%
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