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Topstar Painting Ltd.

LMIA employer · Abbotsford, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Abbotsford
Positions on positive LMIAs
3
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
2022 Q1 · 2024 Q2
Positions3to 2024 Q2
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

1220222024
1220222024
Data table
20221
20242

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)2
  2. Construction trades helpers and labourers1
Main occupation
73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
Its share of this employer's positions
66.7%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP), Low-wage 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
2022 Q1Low Wage7611 Construction trades helpers and labourers2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
60.0%

Wages for Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 73112).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$28.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$28.00 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
1,096
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$29.00

Employers in Abbotsford

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Abbotsford
1,922
Positions on positive LMIAs in Abbotsford
38,273
This employer's share
0.01%
Top occupations in Abbotsford
  1. Harvesting labourers5,377
  2. Nursery and greenhouse labourers4,293
  3. Transport truck drivers3,804
  4. Construction trades helpers and labourers607
  5. Carpenters565
  6. Cooks500

Among LMIA employers

Topstar Painting Ltd. has 3 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #50,241 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #12,795 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), accounts for 4,240 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.05% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
50,241 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
12,795 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 73112
4,240
This employer's share
0.05%
Positions by occupation
  1. Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)2
  2. Construction trades helpers and labourers1