Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd.
LMIA employer · Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Pitt Meadows
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 225
- Periods listed
- 12
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 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
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | — | 20 |
| 2019 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | — | 18 |
| 2018 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | — | Pitt Meadows | — | 18 |
| 2017 Q4 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | — | 18 |
| 2016 | — | 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Pitt Meadows | — | 18 |
| 2015 | — | — | Pitt Meadows | — | 12 |
| Jun–Dec 2014 | — | — | Pitt Meadows | — | 12 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 81.3%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers | 18 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 18
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 92.6%
Wages for Nursery and greenhouse labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85103).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$19.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$19.50 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 373
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.25
Employers in Pitt Meadows
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Pitt Meadows
- 158
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Pitt Meadows
- 4,683
- This employer's share
- 4.80%
Among LMIA employers
Specimen Trees Wholesale Nurseries Ltd. has 225 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #894 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #154 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Nursery and greenhouse labourers, accounts for 133,937 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.14% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 894 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 154 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 85103
- 133,937
- This employer's share
- 0.14%
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