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WIT FOODS INC.

LMIA employer · Richmond, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Richmond
Positions on positive LMIAs
48
Periods listed
19
First and latest list
2016 · 2024 Q3
Positions48to 2024 Q3
Year by year
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

510201620172018201920202021202220232024
51020162018202020222024
Data table
20161
20172
20182
20195
20209
20215
202210
20238
20246
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2024 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63210 Hairstylists and barbersRichmond11
2024 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)63201 Butchers - retail and wholesaleRichmond34
2024 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)63201 Butchers - retail and wholesaleRichmond11
2023 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond22
2023 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond24
2023 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond11
2023 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond11
2022 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond37
2022 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupationsRichmond11
2022 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—2
2021 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond22
2021 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—2
2021 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupationsRichmond—1
2020 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2020 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2020 Q2Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—7
2019 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2019 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—2
2019 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)62010 Retail sales supervisorsRichmond—1
2019 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)13100 Administrative officersRichmond—1
2018 Q3Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2018 Q1Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2017 Q4Low-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2017 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1
2016—65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesaleRichmond—1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale38
  2. Butchers - retail and wholesale5
  3. Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations2
  4. Administrative officers1
  5. Retail sales supervisors1
  6. Hairstylists and barbers1
Main occupation
65202 Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale
Its share of this employer's positions
79.2%
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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2019 Q4High Wage1411 General office support workers1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
98.0%

Wages for Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 65202).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$23.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$19.50 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
110
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$23.20

Employers in Richmond

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Richmond
2,177
Positions on positive LMIAs in Richmond
11,019
This employer's share
0.44%
Top occupations in Richmond
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers837
  2. Cooks735
  3. Transport truck drivers525
  4. Food service supervisors500
  5. Harvesting labourers460
  6. Early childhood educators and assistants269

Among LMIA employers

WIT FOODS INC. has 48 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,227 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #861 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, accounts for 4,532 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.84% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
4,227 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
861 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 65202
4,532
This employer's share
0.84%
Positions by occupation
  1. Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale38
  2. Butchers - retail and wholesale5
  3. Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations2
  4. Administrative officers1
  5. Retail sales supervisors1
  6. Hairstylists and barbers1