WESTERN RESTAURANT FRANCHISES INC O/A A & W RESTAURANT
LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 207
- Periods listed
- 17
- First and latest list
- 2021 Q4 · 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
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2023 | 96 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 62020 Food service supervisors
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 48.3%
- Streams used
- Low-wage stream (TFWP), High-wage stream (TFWP), LMIA for permanent residence only
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 | Low Wage | 62020 Food service supervisors | 1 |
| 2022 Q4 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | 6 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 7
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 96.7%
Wages for Food service supervisors
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 62020).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$20.15 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$19.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 4,613
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$20.15
Employers in Vancouver
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Vancouver
- 6,187
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Vancouver
- 37,509
- This employer's share
- 0.55%
Among LMIA employers
WESTERN RESTAURANT FRANCHISES INC O/A A & W RESTAURANT has 207 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #986 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #170 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Food service supervisors, accounts for 52,585 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.19% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 986 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 170 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 62020
- 52,585
- This employer's share
- 0.19%
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