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Qwest Helicopters Inc.

LMIA employer · Fort Nelson, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Fort Nelson
Positions on positive LMIAs
18
Periods listed
5
First and latest list
2015 · 2021 Q2
Positions18to 2021 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.

Approved positions by year

3620152017201820202021
3620152017201820202021
Data table
20154
20176
20183
20202
20213
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2021 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsFort Nelson—3
2020 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsFort Nelson—2
2018 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsFort Nelson—3
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructorsFort Nelson—6
2015——Fort Nelson—4
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors14
Main occupation
72600 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
Its share of this employer's positions
77.8%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP)
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Wages for Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72600).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$57.69 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$52.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
62
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$57.69
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

Employers in Fort Nelson

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Fort Nelson
34
Positions on positive LMIAs in Fort Nelson
252
This employer's share
7.14%
Top occupations in Fort Nelson
  1. Food service supervisors54
  2. Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors41
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations41
  4. Livestock labourers21
  5. Light duty cleaners19
  6. Cooks18
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Among LMIA employers

Qwest Helicopters Inc. has 18 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #10,668 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,583 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors, accounts for 831 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.68% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
10,668 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
2,583 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 72600
831
This employer's share
1.68%
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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