WesTower Communications Ltd.
LMIA employer · Thorsby, Alberta
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Thorsby
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 55
- Periods listed
- 9
- First and latest list
- 2017 Q1–Q2 · 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
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Spruce Grove | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 Q1 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 7247 Cable television service and maintenance technicians | Edmonton | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 Q3 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Edmonton | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 Q2 | Low-wage stream (TFWP) | 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Edmonton | — | 12 |
| 2022 Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Edmonton | — | 14 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | Thorsby | — | 4 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 98.2%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | Low Wage | 75110 Construction trades helpers and labourers | 2 |
| 2019 Q3 | High Wage | 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers | 2 |
| 2019 Q2 | High Wage | 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers | 1 |
| 2019 Q1 | High Wage | 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 6
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 90.2%
Wages for Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72204).
- Median wage, Alberta
- C$38.00 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$36.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
- 36
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$32.00
Employers in Thorsby
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Thorsby
- 8
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Thorsby
- 32
- This employer's share
- 171.88%
Among LMIA employers
WesTower Communications Ltd. has 55 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #3,746 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #286 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers, accounts for 523 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 10.33% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 3,746 of 151,287
- Rank in Alberta
- 286 of 29,436
- Positions nationally, NOC 72204
- 523
- This employer's share
- 10.33%
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