River Valley Orchards Ltd
LMIA employer · Cawston, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Cawston
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 160
- Periods listed
- 16
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q4
- Incorporation status (ESDC)
- Corporation
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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 | 7 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Cawston | 2 | 16 |
| 2025 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Cawston | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Cawston | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Cawston | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | — | 12 |
| 2019 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | — | 12 |
| 2018 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | — | Cawston | — | 12 |
| 2017 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | — | 14 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | — | 7 |
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | Cawston | — | 12 |
| 2015 | — | — | Cawston | — | 14 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | Cawston | — | 7 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85101 Harvesting labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 20.6%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | 19 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 19
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 89.4%
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 Cawston
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Cawston
- 46
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Cawston
- 1,452
- This employer's share
- 11.02%
Among LMIA employers
River Valley Orchards Ltd has 160 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,275 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #218 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.03% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 1,275 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 218 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 85101
- 125,638
- This employer's share
- 0.03%
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