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Smoky Lake Forest Nursery Ltd.

LMIA employer · Smoky Lake, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Smoky Lake
Positions on positive LMIAs
435
Periods listed
28
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2026 Q1
Positions435to 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

48962014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
489620142017202020232026
Data table
201420
201534
201637
201723
201832
201946
202056
202145
202234
202396
20243
20257
20262
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake12
2025 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake12
2025 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake13
2025 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake12
2024 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake13
2023 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake190
2023 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake11
2023 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake11
2023 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake14
2022 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake130
2022 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake24
2021 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake130
2021 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—7
2021 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—8
2020 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—3
2020 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—45
2020 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—7
2020 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—1
2019 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—31
2019 Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—15
2018 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)—Smoky Lake—12
2018 Q1Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—20
2017 Q4Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—1
2017 Q3Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—10
2017 Q1–Q2Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—12
2016—85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourersSmoky Lake—37
2015——Smoky Lake—34
Jun–Dec 2014——Smoky Lake—20

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers369
Main occupation
85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Its share of this employer's positions
84.8%
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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2019 Q4Primary Agriculture8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
99.8%

Wages for Nursery and greenhouse labourers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).

Median wage, Alberta
C$19.50 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
166
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$18.34

Employers in Smoky Lake

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Smoky Lake
22
Positions on positive LMIAs in Smoky Lake
802
This employer's share
54.24%
Top occupations in Smoky Lake
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers429
  2. Livestock labourers28
  3. Cooks13
  4. Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators10
  5. Retail sales supervisors9
  6. Food service supervisors6

Among LMIA employers

Smoky Lake Forest Nursery Ltd. has 435 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #416 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #10 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.28% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
416 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
10 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 85103
133,937
This employer's share
0.28%