Sea Drift Fish Company Ltd
LMIA employer · Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Nanaimo
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 31
- Periods listed
- 6
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2025 Q3
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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
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Nanaimo | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 Q1 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Nanaimo | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 Q2 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Nanaimo | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers | Nanaimo | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | — | — | Nanaimo | — | 11 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 94142 Fish and seafood plant workers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 64.5%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 9463 Fish and seafood plant workers | 5 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 5
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 86.1%
Wages for Fish and seafood plant workers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 94142).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$19.70 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$17.25 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 78
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
Employers in Nanaimo
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Nanaimo
- 337
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Nanaimo
- 2,025
- This employer's share
- 1.53%
Among LMIA employers
Sea Drift Fish Company Ltd has 31 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,378 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,430 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Fish and seafood plant workers, accounts for 36,067 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.06% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 6,378 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 1,430 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 94142
- 36,067
- This employer's share
- 0.06%
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