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SMS Equipment Inc

LMIA employer · Acheson, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Acheson
Positions on positive LMIAs
29
Periods listed
10
First and latest list
2016 · 2025 Q2
Positions29to 2025 Q2
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

472016201720182019202020222025
472016201820202025
Data table
20162
20174
20187
20196
20204
20225
20251
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21330 Mining engineersAcheson11
2022 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsAcheson14
2022 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsAcheson—1
2020 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsAcheson—4
2019 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsAcheson—6
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Fort Mcmurray—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsAcheson—6
2017 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)82020 Supervisors, mining and quarryingAcheson—3
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanicsAcheson—1
2016—82020 Supervisors, mining and quarryingFort McMurray—2

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Supervisors, mining and quarrying5
  2. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics1
  3. Mining engineers1
Main occupation
82020 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
Its share of this employer's positions
17.2%
Streams used
Global Talent Stream (TFWP), High-wage stream (TFWP)

Wages for Supervisors, mining and quarrying

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 82020).

Median wage, Alberta
C$51.24 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$50.62 per hour

Employers in Acheson

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Acheson
62
Positions on positive LMIAs in Acheson
737
This employer's share
3.93%
Top occupations in Acheson
  1. Transport truck drivers142
  2. Concrete finishers106
  3. Other trades helpers and labourers68
  4. Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities54
  5. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics48
  6. Construction trades helpers and labourers37

Among LMIA employers

SMS Equipment Inc has 29 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #6,795 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #601 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Supervisors, mining and quarrying, accounts for 33 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 15.15% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
6,795 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
601 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 82020
33
This employer's share
15.15%
Positions by occupation
  1. Supervisors, mining and quarrying5
  2. Heavy-duty equipment mechanics1
  3. Mining engineers1