Smagh & Sons Ltd.
LMIA employer · Creston, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Creston
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 201
- Periods listed
- 11
- First and latest list
- 2016 · 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
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2023 | 74 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Creston | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors | Creston | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Creston | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | 2 | 42 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | — | 33 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Creston | — | 6 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 80020 Managers in agriculture | Creston | — | 1 |
| 2022 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Creston | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | — | 12 |
| 2018 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | — | Creston | — | 30 |
| 2018 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | — | Creston | — | 4 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Creston | — | 4 |
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
- 2.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 85101 Harvesting labourers | 4 |
| 2016 | — | 8431 General farm workers | 8 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 12
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 94.4%
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 Creston
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Creston
- 69
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Creston
- 2,099
- This employer's share
- 9.58%
Among LMIA employers
Smagh & Sons Ltd. has 201 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,019 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #174 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.00% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 1,019 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 174 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 85101
- 125,638
- This employer's share
- 0.00%
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