Valley Select Foods Inc.
LMIA employer · Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Abbotsford
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 360
- Periods listed
- 11
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 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
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2023 | 119 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Abbotsford | 1 | 30 |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Abbotsford | 2 | 89 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Abbotsford | — | 28 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Abbotsford | — | 20 |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Abbotsford | — | 8 |
| 2022 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Abbotsford | 2 | 63 |
| 2019 Q1 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Abbotsford | — | 36 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | Primary agriculture stream (TFWP) | 8431 General farm workers | Abbotsford | — | 25 |
| 2016 | — | 85101 Harvesting labourers | Abbotsford | — | 15 |
| 2016 | — | 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | Abbotsford | — | 4 |
| 2016 | — | 12200 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers | Abbotsford | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 13100 Administrative officers | Abbotsford | — | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | Abbotsford | — | 40 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 85101 Harvesting labourers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 29.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 85101 Harvesting labourers | 58 |
| 2025 Q1 | Primary Agriculture | 85101 Harvesting labourers | 58 |
| 2024 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 85101 Harvesting labourers | 197 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 313
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 53.5%
Wages for Harvesting labourers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 85101).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$17.85 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$18.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,765
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.00
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
- 0.94%
Among LMIA employers
Valley Select Foods Inc. has 360 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #547 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #88 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Harvesting labourers, accounts for 125,638 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.08% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 547 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 88 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 85101
- 125,638
- This employer's share
- 0.08%
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