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SAPPHIRE RESTAURANTS INC.

LMIA employer · Chilliwack, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Chilliwack
Positions on positive LMIAs
16
Periods listed
8
First and latest list
2020 Q3 · 2026 Q1
Positions16to 2026 Q1
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

35202020212022202320252026
35202020212022202320252026
Data table
20202
20211
20225
20235
20251
20262
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack12
2025 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsChilliwack11
2023 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack12
2023 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack23
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)62200 ChefsChilliwack12
2022 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack—3
2021 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack—1
2020 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksChilliwack—2

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks13
  2. Chefs3
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
81.2%
Streams used
Low-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
2026 Q1Low Wage63200 Cooks1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
94.1%

Wages for Cooks

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$20.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
8,255
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$20.00

Employers in Chilliwack

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Chilliwack
544
Positions on positive LMIAs in Chilliwack
13,469
This employer's share
0.12%
Top occupations in Chilliwack
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers6,818
  2. Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport726
  3. Harvesting labourers587
  4. Cooks337
  5. Livestock labourers279
  6. Food service supervisors230

Among LMIA employers

SAPPHIRE RESTAURANTS INC. has 16 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #11,907 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,929 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
11,907 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
2,929 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks13
  2. Chefs3