UK Sweets & Restaurant Ltd.
LMIA employer · Merritt, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Merritt
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 10
- Periods listed
- 8
- First and latest list
- 2019 Q1 · 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
Data table
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 60030 Restaurant and food service managers | Merritt | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 Q4 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | Merritt | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 65200 Food and beverage servers | Merritt | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 60030 Restaurant and food service managers | Merritt | — | 1 |
| 2020 Q4 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | New Westminster | — | 2 |
| 2020 Q3 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | New Westminster | — | 1 |
| 2019 Q1 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 63200 Cooks | New Westminster | — | 2 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 63200 Cooks
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 70.0%
- Streams used
- Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | Low Wage | 65200 Food and beverage servers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 90.9%
Wages for Cooks
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 63200).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$20.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$18.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 8,255
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.00
Employers in Merritt
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Merritt
- 64
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Merritt
- 497
- This employer's share
- 2.01%
Among LMIA employers
UK Sweets & Restaurant Ltd. has 10 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #18,285 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #4,715 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Cooks, accounts for 62,700 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.01% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 18,285 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 4,715 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 63200
- 62,700
- This employer's share
- 0.01%
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