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Sofra Restaurant Ltd

LMIA employer · Edmonton, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Edmonton
Positions on positive LMIAs
2
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
2016 · 2018 Q3
Positions2to 2018 Q3
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

1120162018
1120162018
Data table
20161
20181
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2018 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63200 CooksEdmonton—1
2016—63200 CooksEdmonton—1
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Cooks2
Main occupation
63200 Cooks
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
Streams used
Low-wage stream (TFWP)
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Wages for Cooks

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

Median wage, Alberta
C$17.50 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$18.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
5,297
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$17.50
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

Employers in Edmonton

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Edmonton
9,033
Positions on positive LMIAs in Edmonton
39,398
This employer's share
0.01%
Top occupations in Edmonton
  1. Transport truck drivers3,872
  2. Cooks3,463
  3. Food service supervisors3,389
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations1,933
  5. Construction trades helpers and labourers1,785
  6. Retail sales supervisors1,619
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Among LMIA employers

Sofra Restaurant Ltd has 2 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #65,042 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #12,926 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.00% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
65,042 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
12,926 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 63200
62,700
This employer's share
0.00%
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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