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The government has finally put a warning about not advertising at a very high wage for their occupation.
Look at the bottom of the picture in the grey box. This was added sometime this week.
‘Organized crime-tourism group’ behind GTA break-ins: police
People are coming to Canada on tourist visas to commit crimes because our visa process and justice system are incredibly weak.
Unmasking employers that filed for a High-Wage LMIA that would typically be Low-Wage: administrative assistant edition part 2
I looked through Q4 2025 and found over 600 business that obviously inflated their wage to be High-Wage to avoid refusals to process and not hire Canadians or Permanent Residents. You can find this list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/XxqByjHbuw
All that we can see are the legal business name, the position, stream approved for and postal code. This leaves them semi-anonymous when they use a numbered company as their legal name. I went through lmiagrader.com and searched for these businesses and looked to see if they have previously been approved for a low-wage LMIA for the same position and then used publicly available data to find the company's actual name as the public would know it. There are some that I could not 100% confirm the identity of, so I did not include to ensure that nobody is falsely named. Here is the list of people who were approved for High-Wage Administrative Assistants that were previously approved under the low-wage stream:
1. Luan Inc. is LuLu Nails and Spa located at 150 Sykes St N, Meaford, ON
This nail salon and spa applied for a LMIA for the first time and was approved for an administrative assistant at a wage of $36.50 to $38.00 per their job postings which are still up. They called the position an executive secretary. What is interesting about this is that they would have been able to file under the Low-Wage Stream as they are not in a region that would be under refusal to process. They would be limited to a maximum duration of 1 year on their work permit and work within a cap of 10%. For some reason they decided it was better to pay $36.50 or higher for the position.
2. Mangat & Brothers Logistics Inc. is Green Truck Driving School located at Unit 105A, 255 Rutherford Road South, Brampton, ON
They applied for and received approval for an administrative assistant and administrative officer in 2025 under the High-Wage Stream when the median to qualify for the High-Wage Stream is $34.07 per hour or higher. If they offered a wage lower than that they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
3. Nexa Concrete Inc is Nexa Concrete located at 18 Simmons Blvd, Brampton, ON
This business is located in a house in Brampton. They have had 3 approved LMIAs since 2024. One carpenter helper under the Low-Wage Stream paid $25.20 per hour as per the job posting and two office roles an administrative assistant paid $36.10 per hour as per their job posting and an office supervisor paid at least $34.07 per hour as it is under the High-Wage Stream.
4. NGP Seals Holdings ULC is Glassopolis rebranding as NGP
This company is/was called Glassopolis but was acquired in mid-2025 by an American company called NGP (National Guard Products). The website and signage appear to still be for Glassopolis but the LMIA is in the name of the American company. It sources specialty glass. It received one approved LMIA, an administrative assistant hired for $34.07 per hour or higher under the High-Wage Stream. If they offered any less than that they would be subject to a refusal to process.
5. Nijjar Freight Systems LTD. is JS Truck and Trailer Repair located at 2662 Drew Rd, Mississauga, ON
This truck repair centre has had 10 approved LMIAs since 2019. 5 welders, 2 other trade helper or labourer, 1 machinist, 1 bookkeeper and an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 who is paid $34.07 per hour or higher. If they offered below that wage they would be subject to a refusal to process.
The employer was given a $15,000 grant paid for by the taxpayers to implement new technologies: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2023-2024-Q3-FR-20975%2Ccurrent
6. One Stop Collision Centre is located at 1094 Westport Crescent unit #4, Mississauga, ON
This collision repair centre received one approved LMIA, an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 who is paid at least $34.07 per hour. If they offered any less than that they would be subject to a refusal to process.
7. Procon Building Supplies Ltd is Procon Building Supplies located at 228 Wilkinson Rd. Brampton, Ontario
This building supplies business has received 6 approved LMIAs since 2021. 2 construction estimators,1 machinist, 1 construction labourer, 1 transport truck driver and an administrative assistant who was hired in Q4 2025 and paid at least $34.07 per hour. If they offered lower than this they would be subject to a refusal to process
8. Stephen Stoll Medicine Professional Corporation is the professional medical corporation of Stephen Stoll. The job's position is located at 34 Hefhill Thornhill ON
This radiologist has had 1 approved LMIA, an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 that is paid $34.07 per hour or higher. The work location is a house in Thornhill. If the employer had paid less than $34.07 per hour they would be subject to a refusal to process.
9. Swift Accounting Ltd. is Swift Accounting located at 1332 Khalsa Dr Unit #12, Mississauga, ON
This accounting firm has received 11 approved LMIAs since 2020. 3 supervisor of finance and insurance workers, 2 Bookkeepers, 2 administrative officers, 1 supervisor of general office workers, 2 administrative assistants under the Low-Wage Stream (paid below $28 per hour) and then in Q4 2025 they increased the wage and hired an administrative assistant for at least $34.07 per hour under the High-Wage Stream. If they paid below this wage they would be subject to a refusal to process.
10. Tahinis Franchising Corporation is Tahini's located at 2-657 Wilton Grove Rd London, ON
This is a restaurant franchisor for the restaurant brand Tahini's. They received 4 positive LMIAs since 2023. Notably before restrictions went on at the end of 2024, the business exclusively got approvals for Low-Wage LMIAs paid under $28 per hour. This includes a supervisor of office workers, a bookkeeper and a restaurant manager. After the restrictions went on and they would be subject to a refusal to process if they filed a Low-Wage LMIA, they hired an administrative assistant at $34.07 or higher in Q4 2025. If they paid below this wage they would be subject to a refusal to process. London has the highest unemployment rate of any metro area in Canada.
11. Wufeng Group Corp. is Wufeng Group located at 15 Roycrest Avenue, North York ON
A property management company. The work location is a house. They have received 2 positive LMIAs, a cleaning supervisor hired in 2023 under the Low-Wage Stream for below $28 per hour and an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 offered $34.50 per hour as per their job posting. If they offered below $34.07 per hour they would be subject to a refusal to process.
This employer was given a $15,000 grant paid by the taxpayers in 2023 to implement new technologies:
https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2023-2024-Q3-FR-17725%2Ccurrent
12. 2268028 Alberta Ltd is Massage Life located at 20914 62 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB
This massage parlour had their first approved LMIA, an administrative assistant paid above $35.40 per hour in Q4 2025. If they paid below this wage, they would be subject to a refusal to process.
13. Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions is Insight Workslocated at 5661 99 St NW #102, Edmonton, AB
This consultancy provides software for manufacturing processes and has had two approved High-Wage LMIAs at a rate of $35.40 or higher, both in 2025. A user support technician and an administrative assistant. If they paid below this wage they would be subject to a refusal to process.
They have a frequent history with grants:
In 2018 they received $18,500 to do tradeshows in Europe: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2018-2019-Q1-908677%2Ccurrent
Between 2019 and 2020 the company was given a $35,250 grant to do tradeshows in Europe. https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2019-2020-Q3-935102%2Ccurrent
In 2020, they recieved $15,000 to appear at a virtual tradeshow in Europe: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2020-2021-Q2-956049%2Ccurrent
In 2022, they received $38,000 to develop their export market:
https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2022-2023-Q1-989767%2Ccurrent
In 2023 they received $30,000 to develop their export market: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrc-cnrc%2C172-2022-2023-Q4-1003881%2Ccurrent
14. Kairali Realty Inc. is Kairali Realty located at 14065 Victoria Trail NW #202, Edmonton, AB
This real estate agency has recieved 3 approved LMIAs since 2024. All 3 are administrative assistants. Before restrictions were implemented at the end of 2024, they hired 2 administrative assistants under the Low-Wage Stream who were paid below $28.85 per hour. In Q4 2025 they hired an administrative assistant paid $35.40 or higher under the High-Wage Stream. If they paid less than that they would be subject to a refusal to process.
15. Myo Healing Clinic Ltd. is Myohealing Clinic located at 10836 61 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB
This massage therapy clinic has received 6 approved LMIAs since 2020. Before restrictions were put into place they exclusively seeked approval for Low-Wage LMIAs that were paid under $28.85 per hour. This includes 1 receptionist, 1 asministrative assistant, 3 massage therapists. After restrictions they applied and got approval for an administrative assistant in Q4 2025 paid at least $35.40 per hour. If they requested less than this they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
16 Sra Restaurants Limited is Boston Pizza located at 5208 46 Ave #100, Vermilion, AB
This Boston Pizza location has had 10 approved LMIAs since 2020. This includes: 4 food service supervisors and 3 cooks thought the Low-Wage Stream (all but 1 before restrictions were put in place) and 1 restaurant manager and 1 asministrative assistant paid $35.40 per hour or higher under the High-Wage Stream. The employer would not be subject to a refusal to process if they applied under the Low-Wage Stream.
17. The Moose Imports Corp is The Moose Imports Corp located at 1920 65 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
This address is a house and it is for a liquor importer. They had one approved LMIA, an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 that is paid at least $28.85 per hour under the High-Wage Stream. This LMIA appears to have been delayed for almost a year as all ads show the employer was offering $29.75 to $32.75 per hour which is below the High-Wage Stream rate of $35.40 per hour thus grandfathering them into the previous High-Wage.
18. 1323950 BC Ltd is Grizzly Trucks located at #102 15685 Fraser Hwy, Surrey, BC
This is a tire shop. The employer has had 3 approved LMIAs since 2023. 1 Retail store manager, 1 retail store supervisor and an administrative assistant paid at least $34.62 per hour under her High-Wage Stream. If they offered less than this they would be subject to a refusal to process
19. Canada Nest Immigration Consulting Ltd is CanNest Immigration located at 1030 W Georgia St #1308, Vancouver, BC
This is an immigration consultancy. They received 19 approved LMIAs since 2017. 9 administrative assistants approved at less than $28 per hour from 2017-2024, 1 administrative assistant approved in Q4 2025 that was paid $34.62 or higher under the High-Wage Stream, 1 employment counsellor, 2 marketing professionals,1 Web designer, 1 Web Developer, 2 Bookkeepers and in my opinion oddly 1 journalist.
20 Centurion Trucking Inc is Centurion Trucking located at 18242 8 Ave, Surrey, BC
This trucking company is located in a house. It has recieved 18 positive LMIAs since 2015. 10 truck drivers (in 2025 they started filing these above $34.62 per hour meeting the High-Wage Stream), 1 supervisor of supply chains, 1 bookkeeper,1 administrative manager and 2 Administrative Assistants including one hired in Q4 2025 with an hourly wage of $34.62 per hour or higher. If they offered any lower it would be a refusal to process.
In 2024, the taxpayers gave this company $103,909 to retrofit their trucks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrcan-rncan%2C115-2024-2025-Q3-16107%2Ccurrent
Also in 2024, the taxpayers gave them another $30,526 for the same thing: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrcan-rncan%2C115-2023-2024-Q4-14825%2Ccurrent
21. Coastal Mountain Fuels Ltd is Coastal Mountain Fuels located at 9121 196 A St, Langley Twp, BC
A diesel fuel supplier. They received their first LMIA in Q4 2025 for an administrative assistant paid $34.62 per hour or higher. If they offered any more than that it would be subject to a refusal to process.
22. G.E.N. Trading LTD is Ecopac Canada located at 5140 N Fraser Way unit 102, Burnaby, BC
A provider of eco-friendly packaging. This company has received 9 approved LMIAs since 2017 with all but 1 being from 2017-2022. 2 Retail store supervisors, 1 web designer, 2 supply chain supervisors, 1 customer and information services supervisor, 3 administrative assistants including 1 approved in Q4 2025 at an hourly wage of $34.62 per hour or higher. If they paid any less than that they would be subject to a refusal to process.
23. OC Open Connection Ltd. is Telus - Open Connection located at 1-4703 51st Street Delta, BC
This is a Telus Mobility store owned by a franchiske called Open Connection. They have had 4 approved LMIAs since 2024. 3 retail store supervisors and one asministrative assistant paid $34.62 per hour or higher. If they paid any less than this they would be subject to a refusal to process.
24. Signia Construction Ltd. is Signia Construction located at 1200 W 73rd Ave #550, Vancouver, BC
This construction company has had 6 approved LMIAs since 2023. 3 construction trades labourers, 2 carpenters and 1 administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 and paid $34.62 per hour or higher. If they paid less than this they would be subject to a refusal to process.
25. Sunshine Coast Logistics Inc. is Sunshine Coast Logistics located at 11959 74 Ave Delta,BC V4C 1G1
This trucking company has a work location that is a house. They have 5 approved LMIAs. 4 truck drivers and 1 administrative assistant paid $34.62 per hour or higher. If they paid less than this the employer would be subject to a refusal to process.
26. The Meta Consulting Group Inc is Meta Consulting located at 2-7433 16th Street Burnaby, BC
This project management consultantcy's work location is a house. The business has had 3 approved LMIAs, 1 information systems analyst and consultant, 1 information systems testing technician and 1 administrative assistant paid $34.62 per hour or higher. If they paid any less than this they would be subject to a refusal to process.
The employer received a $15,000 grant paid by the taxpayers in 2024.
27. Lord of Ink Tattoo Studio Inc is Lord of Ink Tattoo Studio located at 1428 Lorne St, Regina, SK
This tattoo parlour has received 5 approved LMIAs since 2022. 3 tattoo artists and 2 administrative assistants including 1 paid at least $30 per hour under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025.
Previous editions:
Administrative Assistants Part 1:
Administrative Officers Part 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3mnWIlDlzW
Administrative Officers Part 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/NAbYJevmTO
Administrative Officers Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/h9j4qralPF
Retail Store Supervisors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3xjFbK941h
Food Service Supervisors: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/peMOWzjPEO
Cooks:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/PosOddg8F1
Disclaimer: This content is based on publicly available Government of Canada LMIA data for LMIA approvals and wages. Any analysis, interpretations, or conclusions expressed are my own opinions based on that data and may be incomplete or incorrect. This is not an allegation of wrongdoing by any employer, and readers should verify information independently.
U.S. applications for Canadian citizenship surge, causing delays
nationalpost.comGlobe editorial: End the sleight of hand of immigration consultants
theglobeandmail.comLMIAgrader's city statistics shows the insane growth of LMIAs in just a decade
Indian Oven in Vancouver, BC is claiming they couldn't find a cook for $36.80/hr. They've applied for a LMIA to hire a temporary foreign worker for the position.
Indian Oven in Vancouver, BC (V6J 1M9) is looking for a cook at $36.80/hr.
Indian Oven in Vancouver is posting a cook position at $36.80 per hour under the TFW program. It's notable that they're seeking a temporary foreign worker for this role in a city with plenty of culinary talent. Does the employer truly face a labour shortage that can't be filled locally, or is the wage simply set to attract the right applicant? Share this with any Canadians you know who might qualify to help get them jobs, and post it to communities on Facebook or X so more folks can apply.
View posting: https://jobwatchcanada.com/job/49453283
Job Bank ID: 49453283
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Unmasking employers who have received approval for a High-Wage LMIA in Q4 2025 that would normally be a Low-Wage LMIA: Administrative Assistant Edition Part 1
I looked through Q4 2025 and found over 600 business that obviously inflated their wage to be High-Wage to avoid refusals to process and not hire Canadians or Permanent Residents. You can find this list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/XxqByjHbuw
All that we can see are the legal business name, the position, stream approved for and postal code. This leaves them semi-anonymous when they use a numbered company as their legal name. I went through lmiagrader.com and searched for these businesses and looked to see if they have previously been approved for a low-wage LMIA for the same position and then used publicly available data to find the company's actual name as the public would know it. There are some that I could not 100% confirm the identity of, so I did not include to ensure that nobody is falsely named. Here is the list of people who were approved for High-Wage Administrative Assistants that were previously approved under the low-wage stream:
1. Kirin Group Inc is Kirin Group located at 647 Bedford Hwy Ste. 101, Halifax, NS
This property management company hired through the TFW Program for the first time in Q4 2025 hiring an administrative assistant for $30 per hour or higher to meet the High-Wage Stream so they were not be subject to a refusal to process for the Low-Wage Stream
2. Weldingaids Atlantic Ltd is Weldingaids Atlantic Limited located at Windmill Place No. 2, 900 Windmill Rd, Dartmouth, NS
A welding supply store. They filed for the first time for an administrative assistant in Q3 2025 where they received a negative assessment. They filed for an administrative assistant in Q4 2025 at the High-Wage stream threshold of $30 or higher avoiding a refusal to process for the Low-Wage Stream
3. Cloudnetcanada Inc. is CloudNet Canada located at 37 Mowry Lane, Nasonworth, NB
An IT management company. It is run from a house. They applied for the first time for an administrative assistant through the High-Wage Stream for at least $30 per hour which stopped them from being subject to a refusal to process if they offered lower than that. I also found ads set up similar to how you would expect LMIA ads to be for a User Support Technician offered $32 per hour, but there is no data showing this was completed (it may show up in the next release).
4. Confortchem Inc. is Confortchem located at 76 Boul Hymus, Pointe-Claire, QC
This company is a distributor of raw materials and has had 6 approved LMIAs since 2019. All were under the High-Wage Stream: 2 technical sales specialist, 2 purchasing agents, a supervisor of finance workers and an administrative assistant hired in Q4 2025 at a wage of $32.96 or higher which if they offered a lower wage would have been subject to a refusal to process in their region.
5. Garderie & Centre Éducatif Les Précieuses Gamineries is Garderie Les Precieuses Gmnrs located at 5763 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
A daycare that has a maximum of 66 children had 2 total approved LMIAs. 1 early childhood educator under the Low-Wage Stream in Q1 2025 and an administrative assistant paid $32.96 or higher under the High-Wage Stream. If paid lower than this amount, the position would have been subject to a refusal to process.
In July, 2025 the provincial government inspected this daycare and found 21 rule infractions that include that they didn't keep the area clean, had poor safety precautions, had unqualified staff watching children, kept cleaning chemicals within their reach and many other infractions: (https://www.inspectionsg.famille.gouv.qc.ca/Apps/PRI/Formulaires/Irregularites.aspx?Compo=30056033&Langue=fr&INSP=I8#NotesBasPage). This was not resolved until October for most rules and November for the issues related to staffing. I am not sure if the business continued operating during this period but it states that their licence to operate was not renewed until October. The timing lines up with when they decided to hire an administrative assistant (Q4 2025)
6. Garderie éducative l’île d'amour inc is Nursery Educational Island D'amour Inc located at 3517 Blvd. LaSalle, Verdun, Quebec
A daycare licenced to have a maximum of 52 children that has had 7 approved LMIAs since 2022. All before Q4 2025 were at wages below $32.96 per hour including: 1 Cook,1 administrative assistant and 4 early childhood educators. In Q4 2025 they received approval for an administrative assistant paid $32.96 per hour or higher under the High-Wage Stream. If they paid any lower they would be subject to a refusal to process.
7. Le Marché Daily Kale Inc. is KaleMart24 located at 1055 Rue de la Montagne, Montréal, QC
A health food store. They applied and received approval for an administrative assistant in Q4 2025 that is paid $32.96 per hour or higher. If the individual was paid any lower it would have been subject to a refusal to process.
8. Les Centres Masliah Inc. is Les Centres Masliah Audioprothésistes located at 5847 Chem. de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, QC
A hearing aid store. They have recieved 6 approved LMIAs since 2024. They first filed for an administrative assistant under the Low-Wage Stream who would have been paid under $28 per hour. Afterwards they applied for 2 more paid $32.96 or higher in Q2 and Q4 2025. If they were paid less they would be subject to a refusal to process. They also have 3 approved positions in Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
9. 2701545 Canada Inc. is Prince Logistics located at 8300 rue St-Patrick, LaSalle, QC
This is a logistics, warehousing and trucking company. They have had 83 approved LMIAs since 2023. No that isn't a typo.
Under the Low-Wage Stream they had: 2 railway and motor transport labourer, 1 light duty cleaner, 8 administrative assistants, 1 welder, 6 material handlers, 15 truck drivers, 2 automotive and heavy equipment parts installers and servicers, 1 automotive service technician. All of these were paid below $28 per hour and most are from 2023 and 2024.
Under the High-Wage Stream pre-2025 (more than $28 per hour): 1 bookkeeper, 10 automotive service technician, 21 Truck Drivers, 1 welder, 1 Web designer,
High-Wage Stream 2025 ($32.96 or higher): 2 truck drivers, 1 heating, refrigeration and cooling mechanic, 6 truck drivers, 1 administrative assistant. If they had filed less than $32.96 per hour for any of these they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
10. 10936405 Canada Inc is Champion Freight Systems located at 249 FATHER TOBIN RD, BRAMPTON, ON
This is a first time filer and the address is a house. It is a trucking company that applied and received approval for an Administrative Assistant paid $36 per hour. I was able to find their ads. They also have ads for Truck Drivers paid $36.10 per hour. Interestingly, the ads say the contact person is "c immigration" but no email is provided. If they paid less than $34.07 per hour they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
This company recieved a $15,000 grant paid in 2023 by the tax payers to implement new technologies: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2023-2024-Q2-FR-13577%2Ccurrent
11. 1343140 Ontario Inc. is Thermo Cool Mechanical located at 15 Airview Rd, Etobicoke, ON
This is a HVAC contractor that applied for the first time for an administrative assistant in Q4 2025 paid $34.07 per hour or higher. If they paid less than $34.07 they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
12. 2039823 Ontario Inc. is Rapid Express located at 323 CHURCH ST UNIT 20, OAKVILLE, ON
This trucking company has had 6 approved LMIAs all at the High-Wage Stream cut-off of $34.07 or higher. 3 truck drivers, 1 automotive service technician, 1 bookkeeper and 1 administrative assistant. If they offered below that wage they would be subject to a refusal to process in their area.
13. 2078644 Ontario Inc. is GTA Flooring Centre located at 4190 Steeles Ave W, Woodbridge, ON
This flooring retail store has 3 approved LMIAs. I'm 2023 they were approved for an administrative assistant and a retail store supervisor paid below $28 per hour in the Low-Wage Stream. In Q4 2025 they were approved for an administrative assistant offered $34.07 per hour or higher. If they paid below that they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
In 2021 they were given $5,773 in grants to hire a summer student through the Canada Summer Jobs Program: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/esdc-edsc%2C141-2021-2022-Q2-16977%2Ccurrent
14. 2504879 Ontario Inc. is G & G Trucking Solutions located at 7050 Telford Way Unit 13, Mississauga, ON
A safety and compliance consultant for trucking companies. They applied and received approval for an administrative assistant paid $34.07 per hour or higher through the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. If they paid lower than this they would be subject to a refusal to process.
In 2024, the taxpayers gave them a grant of $15,000 to implement new technologies: https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2023-2024-Q4-FR-19566%2Ccurrent
15. 5K Solutions and Services Inc. is 5K Solutions and Services located at 188 Wilkinson Rd, Brampton, ON
Another safety and compliance consultant for the trucking industry. It says it does driver drug testing, logbook auditing and other services for trucking companies.
They have a fairly extensive history of 15 approved LMIAs since 2017: 3 administrative officers, 7 administrative assistants (notably all since 2022), 1 user support technician, 1 supervisor of office workers, 2 CEOs (2019 and 2022). 2 of the Administrative Assistants and the supervisor of office workers were hired on the High-Wage Stream at $34.07 or higher. If they paid any less they would be subject to a refusal to process.
16. 6548318 Canada Inc is BCasual located at 95 Tycos Dr Unit- 5, North York, ON
This clothing wholesaler has 1 approved LMIA. An administrative assistant paid $34.07 or higher approved in Q4 2025. If it was paid any less it would be subject to a refusal to process.
17. A & A Medicine Holding is Heart and Health Clinic located at 70 King St E Lower Level, Stoney Creek, ON
This walk-in clinic has had 2 approved LMIAs. A family physician in 2024 and an administrative assistant paid $34.07 or higher in Q4 2025. If they were offered any less they would be subject to a refusal to process.
18. Albesol Inc is Albesol located at 6305 Danville Rd, Mississauga, ON
An electric parts manufacturer. They have 11 approved LMIAs since 2022. 4 electricians, 1 supervisor of electrical parts manufacturing, 2 drafting technologists, 1 bookkeeper, 1 finance manager, 1 administrative assistant and a user support technician.
The administrative assistant, user support technician and bookkeeper were all hired in 2025 when the median wage was $34.07 or higher to get approval or receive a refusal to process.
19. Amandeep Bajwa Insurance Agency is Amandeep Bajwa Desjardins Insurance located at 2260 Bovaird Dr E #102, Brampton, ON
This insurance agency has 3 approved LMIAs. In 2022 they were approved for an administrative officer and an administrative assistant in the Low-Wage Stream for below $28 per hour. In Q4 2025 they were approved for an administrative assistant paid $34.07 or higher under the High-Wage Stream. If they paid any less than that they would have been subject to a refusal to process.
20. Amity Migration and Naturalization Inc. is Amity Migration and Naturalization located at 4786 Queen St Suite 202-B, Niagara Falls, ON
An immigration consultancy. They were approved for their first LMIA for an administrative assistant paid $34.07 or higher under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. If they paid less than this they would be subject to a refusal to process.
21. Big Blue Truck Centre Inc. is Big Blue Truck Centre located at 25 Production Rd, Brampton, ON
This truck repair centre has 6 approved LMIAs. 3 heavy duty equipment mechanics, 3 administrative officers and an administrative assistant paid $34.07 or higher through the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. If they offered less than this amount they would be subject to a refusal to process.
I am concerned in my opinion by the approval of 3 heavy duty equipment mechanics. The NOC website says that these are people who repair heavy duty equipment used in construction or resource extraction, however the website of Big Blue Truck Centre doesn't mention repairing heavy duty equipment and only mentions repairing trucks. In Ontario, all truck mechanics must be licensed by Skilled Trades Ontario and I hope that the company didn't apply for the wrong NOC so they would get approval for work permits and have these guys work on trucks without the proper licencing. Maybe they do or used to work on heavy duty equipment and it's just not mentioned?
22. Caros Pharmaceutical Ltd. is Caros Pharmaceutical located on Lisgar Drive or Berryman Trail in Mississauga, ON
It is not possible the locate the exact address but the postal code is linked to two residential streets in Mississauga. The reason that it is not possible is that the only online mentions of this company are on the job postings for this position which have not been taken down. They request a Sales Secrety (same NOC as administrative assistant) with a wage of $36.10 (10 cents above the new median) with an address listed of just Mississauga. There is no mention of the address anywhere but the approved LMIA list has a postal code of L5N 6S8 which completely covers residential streets. The sales secretary is working somewhere in someone's house.
I would think a company with an administrative assistant would have some sort of web presence with a phone number and email to reach them to do business, but I can't find anything.
23. Diamond Insurance Group Inc. is Diamond Insurance Group located at 60 Lacoste Blvd unit 209-210, Brampton, ON
An insurance agency. They have had 7 approved LMIAs since 2022. Pre-2025 they had 2 approved administrative assistants and 1 administrative officer. After restrictions went in place they hired 1 bookkeeper and 3 administrative assistants (all on the same application) with all 4 paid $34.07 or higher. If they were paid below that amount they would be subject to a refusal to process.
24. Future Kitchen & Baths Ltd is Mobel Cabinetry located at 111 Brockley Drive, Hamilton, ON
This cabinetry installer has 5 approved LMIAs since 2020. The first one was a CEO. They also have a cabinetmaker, drafting technologist, residential and commercial installer and an administrative assistant paid $34.07 of higher under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. If they were paid less than this amount they would be subject to a refusal to process.
25. GS Exim Inc. is Neo Tooling Solutions located at 6315 Shawson Dr Unit#4, Mississauga, ON
A tool manufacturer. They had one approved administrative assistant LMIA under the Low-Wage Stream in 2022 for below $28 per hour. In Q4 2025 they were approved for an administrative assistant for $34.07 per hour or higher. If they paid below this rate they would be subject to a refusal to process.
26. Indicate Immigration Consultancy Inc. is Indicate Immigration Consultancy located at 7045 Tranmere Dr Unit #9, Mississauga, ON
An immigration consultancy with 7 approved LMIAs since 2023. Pre-2025 they were approved for an administrative assistant under the Low-Wage Stream with a wage under $28 per hour. Afterwards they received approval for an administrative assistant in Q4 2025 at a wage of $34.07 or higher. If they paid less than that they would get a refusal to process. They have also been approved for: 1 supervisor of office support workers, 2 administrative officers, 1 legal administrative assistant (also paid $34.07 or higher), 1 administrative services manager.
27. Jaiswal Financial Services Ltd. is Anup Jaiswal CGA located at 19 Woodbine Downs, Etobicoke, ON
This was hard to find. It's an accounting firm with no web presence that I could locate and the old ads have no address on them. I found it by searching the postal code with Jaiswal. Even then this building has multiple units and floors and no unit is listed.
They recieved approval in 2022 for a bookkeeper under the Low-Wage Stream paid under $28 per hour. In Q4 2025 they were approved for an administrative assistant paid $34.07 per hour or higher through the High-Wage Stream. If they paid below this amount they would be subject to a refusal to process.
Previous editions:
Administrative Officers Part 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3mnWIlDlzW
Administrative Officers Part 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/NAbYJevmTO
Administrative Officers Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/h9j4qralPF
Retail Store Supervisors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3xjFbK941h
Food Service Supervisors: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/peMOWzjPEO
Cooks:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/PosOddg8F1
Disclaimer: This content is based on publicly available Government of Canada LMIA data for LMIA approvals and wages. Any analysis, interpretations, or conclusions expressed are my own opinions based on that data and may be incomplete or incorrect. This is not an allegation of wrongdoing by any employer, and readers should verify information independently.
Duolingo lobbied Ottawa to get online English test approved for immigration applications
Duolingo wanted their online test to be used to be a designated test that proves English-language ability. They stated this would help people from war-torn countries that don't have designated English testing centres such as Palestine.
To their credit IRCC rejected this saying they are concerned that they can't verify that the person who is doing the test online is actually the correct person.
Corporate lobbyists are continuously trying to undermine the strength of our programs for their own benefits.
Now we can ditch Tim Hortons? U.S. cafe chain Dunkin’ set to open hundreds of Canadian locations by late 2026
I really doubt that people will switch but maybe we can hold their feet to the fire a bit by having a campaign to go to Dunkin instead until they hire Canadians.
Excluding February 2025 which has no data collected, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program received 2,944 allegations of abuse direct from Temporary Foreign Workers from September 2024 to August 2025
We obtained documents stating this from an Access to Information request.
The government is aware of rampant abuse and based on the non-compliance list adding maybe 10-20 new compliance issues is completely unequipped to handle even a drop in the bucket of the abuse. These are just the Temporary Foreign Workers who came forward, how many are unwilling to come forward out of fear of reprisal?
Unmasking employers who have received a positive LMIA under the High-Wage Stream that are usually Low-Wage Stream: Administrative Officer Edition Part 3
I looked through Q4 2025 and found over 600 business that obviously inflated their wage to be High-Wage to avoid refusals to process and not hire Canadians or Permanent Residents. You can find this list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/XxqByjHbuw
All that we can see are the legal business name, the position, stream approved for and postal code. This leaves them semi-anonymous when they use a numbered company as their legal name. I went through lmiagrader.com and searched for these businesses and looked to see if they have previously been approved for a low-wage LMIA for the same position and then used publicly available data to find the company's actual name as the public would know it. There are some that I could not 100% confirm the identity of, so I did not include to ensure that nobody is falsely named. Here is the list of people who were approved for High-Wage Administrative Officers that were previously approved under the low-wage stream:
1. Northx Logistics Ltd. is Northx Logistics located at 234040 WRANGLER RD ROCKY VIEW, AB
Since 2017 they have had 11 LMIAs approved: 7 truck drivers,2 administrative officers paid less than $28.85 per hour, 1 bookkeeper and in Q4 2025 an administrative officer paid $36 or higher.
2. Parminder Trucking Ltd. is Parminder Trucking located at 7223 40 St NE, Calgary, AB T3J 4H2
This one I am confused by. As you probably noticed on my previous posts, the trucking companies are extremely easy to locate because they are required to hold a USDOT to operate which has a public register that goes over all of their details. I can not find a USDOT for this company at all. By operating name, by the postal code, by the address, by the owner's name (as per LinkedIn). This does not mean that it doesn't operate, in fact there is significant evidence that it does. The reviews of the company show numerous reports of people nearly being run down by their trucks and complaining. Many of these reports have pictures of the trucks. There is a possibility that it runs under a completely different name on USDOT as a subcontractor of another company.
Since 2022 they have 4 approved truck drivers before the median wage rose to $36 per hour and one afterwards which means they are paying the new one $36 or more. 2 approved administrative assistants, 1 other automotive mechanical installer (this is a position for people who do basic work on cars like oil changes), oddly a delivery service driver and door to door distributor and lastly an administrative officer paid $36 per hour or higher as it was approved in Q4 2025.
3. Pier 7497 LTD is Cloud 9 Inn located at 3559 Caxton St, Whitecourt, AB
Since 2016 they have had 14 approved LMIAs, 13 of which are under the Low-Wage Stream.
2 hotel desk clerks, 7 hotel supervisos, 3 executive housekeepers and 1 light duty cleaner. They had 1 approved High-Wage LMIA, an administrative officer paid $36 per hour or higher in Q4 2025
4. 0799543 BC Ltd is Balkana European Bakery located at 33403 Maclure Rd, Abbotsford, BC
This company received a $15,000 grant from the taxpayers to implement a digital adoption plan. https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2024-2025-Q3-FR-28792%2Ccurrent
Despite this I can find no web presence about this business beyond their job postings. The address links several other businesses and when looking at Google Street View I don't see the business. I would like to know what their digital adoption plan is that they implemented.
I do believe that this is a real business as I found several people who claim this to be their employer on LinkedIn, I just think they have absolutely no online presence.
They have received 8 approved LMIAs since 2018. 5 food processing labourers, 1 baker, 1 supply chain supervisor and an administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher on the High-Wage Stream.
5. Ace Electric Ltd is Ace Electrical located at Unit #5, 8333-130th Street; Surrey, BC
Has had 6 approved LMIAs since 2022. 3 electricians, 1 construction trades helper, 1 administrative assistant and 1 administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher through the High-Wage Stream which was approved in Q4 2025.
6. Advance Pallet & Crate Ltd. is Advance Pallet and Crate located at 12140 Old Yale Rd, Surrey, BC
Has had 6 approved LMIAs since 2022. 1 Material Handler, 1 other wood products assemblers and finishers, 2 supply chain supervisors (including one after the median went to $34.62 per hour), 1 occupational health and safety specialist and 1 administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher.
7. Beeta International Education Group Inc. is Beeta International Education Group located at 2048 W 41st Ave #210, Vancouver, BC
A consultancy group that helps international students study abroad. Has had 7 approved LMIAs since 2022. 2 marketing professionals (including one when the median was $34.62 per hour or higher), 1 administrative assistant, 1 educational councilor and 2 administrative officers with one paid $34.62 per hour or higher
8. Cambie Physiotherapy and Health Clinic Inc. is Cambie Physiotherapy and Health Clinic located at 4111 No 5 Rd, Richmond, BC
Has had 3 approved LMIAs since 2024. 1 medical administrative assistant, 1 other technical occupations in therapy and assessment and 1 administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher
9. Cleanology Services Ltd. is Cleanology Services located at 15300 Croydon Dr Suite 300, Surrey, BC
Has had 7 approved LMIAs since 2022. What's interesting about this company is prior to the restrictions going on limiting employers from using the Low-Wage Stream in regions with 6% unemployment or higher they exclusively applied under the Low-Wage Stream. Under the Low-Wage Stream they had 4 administrative assistants approved in a 12 month period Q3 2022 to Q3 2023. 1 cleaning supervisor was also approved. In Q4 2025 they had a cleaning supervisor and an administrative officer approved under the High-Wage Stream at $34.62 per hour or higher.
10. Dr Marlin Malik Samuels is Dr. MMS located at 833 Homer St #1605, Vancouver, BC
This is a first time applicant who was approved for an administrative officer. I found the exact job posting and they were offering $36.80 per hour. The work location appears to be a private residence so it appears that they are working remotely for the doctor.
11. East to West Traffic Control Ltd. is East to West Traffic Control located at 8312 133 St, Surrey, British Columbia
This address is a house. They have had 5 approved LMIAs since 2024. 1 construction trades labourer, 1 receptionist, 1 administrative assistant, 1 bookkeeper and an administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher. They were also rejected for one additional administrative officer in Q4 2025.
12. Express Box Delivery Corp. is Express Box Delivery located at 19265 Airport WayPitt Meadows, BC
This is a delivery company that has had 5 approved LMIAs. Over just 9 months they had 4 Supervisors of motor vehicle operators approved from Q4 2023 to Q3 2024. They also had an administrative officer approved for $34.62 or higher in Q4 2025.
13. Far East Construction Ltd. is Far East Construction located at 15788 104 Ave, Unit 54, Surrey, BC
This is a home based business that has 2 approved LMIAs an administrative officer and a drafting technologist/technician both paid $34.62 per hour or higher under the High-Wage Stream
14. Harman Immigration Inc. is Harman Immigration located at 203-110 highway 33 W, Kelowna, BC V1X 1X7
An immigration consultant. Has received 1 LMIA approval which is an administrative officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher under the High-Wage Stream
15. Harmony G Key Musical School Ltd. is Harmony Language School located at 3157 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
Since 2019 they have had 9 approved LMIAs. 1 musician/singer, 4 administrative assistants, 1 marketing coordinator, 1 college and other vocational instructors, 1 manager in customer service, 1 Administrative Officer paid $34.62 per hour or higher through the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025.
16. Master Dental Solution Ltd. is Master Dental Solution located at 943 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
This company is a dental laboratory with 16 approved LMIAs since 2018. 1 dental assistant, 9 dental technologists, 2 other administrative managers, 2 administrative assistants and 2 administrative officers including one paid $34.62 per hour or higher in Q4 2025.
17. Moosevape Canada Ltd. is Moosevape Newton located at 7330 137 St Unit 1107, Surrey, BC
A vape shop that received two approved LMIAs in Q4 2025 under the High-Wage Stream for $34.62 per hour or higher: an administrative officer and a marketing coordinator
18. North Mountain Construction Ltd. is North Mountain Construction located at 5643 Taghum Frontage Rd., Nelson, BC
This company received its first two approved LMIAs in Q4 2025 a construction manager paid at least $51 per hour and an administrative officer paid $37 per hour.
19. Oscar Freightways Inc is Oscar Freightways located at 2760 Gladwin Rd unit 103, Abbotsford, BC
Their USDOT lists a house as the physical address but Google Street View does show that the physical address has signage indicating that the address above is correct. They have had 4 approved LMIAs all in 2025 under the High-Wage Stream of $34.62 or higher: 1 truck driver, 1 automotive service technician, 1 supply chain supervisor and 1 administrative officer. The only one that has a median wage of greater than $34.62 is the automotive technician NOC
20. Pro Ledgers Inc. is Liberty Tax Service located at 9222 Young Rd, Chilliwack, BC
They have had 9 approved LMIAs since 2019. 3 Bookkeepers, 6 asministrative officers. The most recent asministrative officer was paid $34.62 per hour or higher to meet the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025.
21. Revelation Security Services Inc. is Revelation Security Services located at 773 6th St #105, New Westminster, BC
First time filer. Received approval for an administrative officer at $34.62 per hour or higher.
22. SHB Holdings is Subway Sandwiches located at 1083 E Kent Avenue N, Vancouver, BC
This is the head office location. This company owns a few Subway locations in Delta and Vancouver at the minimum based on advertisement activity. They have 16 approved LMIAs since 2017. 5 restaurant managers, 8 food service supervisors,1 food counter attendant, an administrative officer paid $34.62 or higher in Q4 2025 and a purchasing manager paid at least $50 per hour in Q4 2025.
23. TDR Electric Inc. is TDR Electric located at 1273 Clark Dr, Vancouver, BC
Received 3 approved LMIAs in 2025 all High-Wage paid above $34.62 per hour. 2 electricians and 1 administrative officer.
24. Time Education Inc. is Time Education located at 5300 Number 3 Rd Unit 412, Richmond, BC
A tutoring company. It has 16 approved LMIAs since 2016. 3 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers, 1 food service supervisor (this was in 2016 so maybe they had a restaurant at the time), 1 customer and information services supervisor, 2 marketing coordinators, 2 marketing managers, 2 administrative assistants, 1 computer network technician, 1 manager in customer service, 1 CEO approved in 2024 paid at minimum $50 per hour and an administrative officer paid at least $34.62 per hour under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025.
25. Trueman Immigration Ltd is Trueman Immigration located at 8128 128 St Suite 266, Surrey, BC
An immigration consultancy. It has had 3 approved LMIAs. A marketing coordinator and administrative officer hired in 2022 and an administrative officer paid at least $34.62 per hour in Q4 2025.
26. VGC Education Inc is VGC International College located at 411 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC
International college and first time filer. Got an administrative officer for $34.62 per hour or higher in Q4 2025.
27. Western Fence & Gate Ltd is Western Fence and Gate located at 6340 148 St, Surrey, BC
Approved for 6 LMIAs since 2023. 1 administrative assistant, 1 labourer in metal fabrication, 2 welders, 1 protection and transportation logistics coordinator and an administrative officer paid $34.62 or higher through the High-Wage Stream.
28. Canadian Pathway Immigration Services (CPIS) Inc. is Canadian Pathway Immigration Services located at 1176 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB
Another immigration consultancy. They have received 6 approved LMIAs since 2022. 1 administrative assistant, 3 Bookkeepers, 2 administrative officers including 1 paid $30 or higher in Q4 2025.
I am finally through the administrative officers but there are just as many administrative assistants to do along with some other odds and ends that I will get to.
Previous editions:
Administrative Officers Part 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/NAbYJevmTO
Administrative Officers Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/h9j4qralPF
Retail Store Supervisors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3xjFbK941h
Food Service Supervisors: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/peMOWzjPEO
Cooks:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/PosOddg8F1
Disclaimer: This content is based on publicly available Government of Canada LMIA data for LMIA approvals and wages. Any analysis, interpretations, or conclusions expressed are my own opinions based on that data and may be incomplete or incorrect. This is not an allegation of wrongdoing by any employer, and readers should verify information independently.
How it feels to read a Toronto Star article
Sob Story: Temporary residents are being squeezed out by Canada’s shifting immigration reality. Here's what the country could lose
The Toronto Star wrote another sob story. The first two people are good cases of people that should be retained but were pushed out by a bad immigration policy. Canada let in too many people that gamed the scoring system and pushed the score up higher. If we fixed the immigration system to prioritize people from actual high-standard post-secondary institutions they wouldn't be in this mess.
The last case of the guy who works as a truck stop attendant under the TFWP is the exact type of person that should never have been given a visa to come here in the first place.
I'm surprised that the Toronto Star didn't interview one of the thousands of food counter attendants at Tim Hortons or other fast food restaurants.
Province appoints administrator to oversee Conestoga College operations after 'serious concerns' raised | CBC News
Let's hope Tibbits doesn't get that $3 million
Hello, this does not apply to just one province. I have been using the publicly available LMIA records and matching the position with their public job postings to find the business and what LMIAs they have been approved for and posting them on Reddit.
On my Reddit post, I write the legal name of the business, the operating name of the business, their location and what positions they have been approved for. If there is something that looks suspicious to me I state that "in my opinion this is unusual because" and then the reason. For example I found one that had 9 office based positions including a CEO approved and the work location is a co-working space, so I mention that I personally find this to be concerning. I explicitly state that I am not accusing anyone of committing a crime and that I don't know the details in my post, I am just reviewing the public data and that everyone should confirm this information for themselves.
My last 4 posts went by without any public complaint but today I received several PMs and comments telling me I am harassing the business. On these comments I commented that I am not advocating for harassing the business, all of the data is public and that nobody is being accused of anything.
I don't see how this is any different than someone writing a bad review about a restaurant or the news reporting on something without the express permission of everyone involved.
If there is something here that I am doing that is wrong, I'd like to know so I can correct it. If you want to see what I wrote to get the full picture of what I mean here is a link: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/4jf7JNUvyU
Thank you for your time.
I looked through Q4 2025 and found over 600 business that obviously inflated their wage to be High-Wage to avoid refusals to process and not hire Canadians or Permanent Residents. You can find this list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/XxqByjHbuw
All that we can see are the legal business name, the position, stream approved for and postal code. This leaves them semi-anonymous when they use a numbered company as their legal name. I went through lmiagrader.com and searched for these businesses and looked to see if they have previously been approved for a low-wage LMIA for the same position and then used publicly available data to find the company's actual name as the public would know it. There are some that I could not 100% confirm the identity of, so I did not include to ensure that nobody is falsely named. Here is the list of people who were approved for High-Wage Administrative Officers that were previously approved under the low-wage stream:
1. Everest Transportation Inc. is Everest Transportation located at 12155 Coleraine Dr, Bolton, ON
This company has received 22 positive LMIAs since 2017. 2 Administrative Assistants under the Low-Wage Stream in 2020 and 2024. Under the High-Wage Stream they received 1 Administrative Officer, 3 Truck Drivers, 1 database administrator, ,1 administrative assistant, 1 bookkeeper before the restrictions went into place. After the High-Wag Stream changed to $36 per hour, they were approved for 2 supervisors of motor vehicle operators, 1 administrative assistant, 1 human resources officer, 1 CEO paid at least $52 per hour, 1 manager of transportation (somehow less than a CEO but paid more) at $54 per hour or higher, 1 bookkeeper and 1 administrative officer all in 2025.
2. Fivestar Insurance Brokers Ltd. is Fivestar Insurance Brokers located at 8501 Mississauga Rd, Brampton, ON
Has had 3 approved LMIAs since 2021. All are Administrative Officers including one for $36 or higher in Q4 2025.
3. GN Transport Ltd is GN Transport located at 163 BOWES ROAD, CONCORD, ON
In my opinion this one is concerning. According to their USdot they have only 24 drivers and 13 trucks (https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query\_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query\_param=USDOT&query\_string=872574).
They have been approved for 19 LMIAs since 2017. 2 business development consultants in 2017, an automotive service technician and supply chain supervisor in 2019 and then between 2021 to 2024 they were approved for 3 truck drivers, 1 welder, 1 supply chain supervisor, 1 purchasing agent, 1 dispatcher, 1 heavy duty equipment mechanic, 1 bookkeeper and 1 administrative assistant. In 2025 when median wage rose to $36 per hour they hired 2 truck drivers and 2 administrative officers at that wage or higher.
4. J & F Seafood Corp is J & F Seafood located at 7900 Huntington Rd unit 3, Vaughan, ON
This is a fish and seafood wholesaler. In 2024, this company was granted a LMIA under the Low-Wage Stream for a Food Processing Supervisor. The following year when they increased the median wage, they applied for a Butcher and an Administrative Officer for $36 per hour or higher and received approval.
5. Janex Auto Sales is Janex Auto Sales & Service located at 1138 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON
This company is a used car dealership and was approved for 2 High-Wage LMIAs in 2025 an Administrative Officer and an "other small engine repairer". I looked up the NOC for the other small engine repairer and it is a NOC for people who repair small engine machines such as a lawn mower or a tractor. This in my opinion does not fit with the business as it is a car dealership. My speculation is that the business applied for an other small engine repairer that they intend to fix cars but because Ontario has strict licencing required to work on cars, they decided to apply as a small engine repairer and hire someone that doesn't have the certification in Ontario which would pass them through the work permit check.
6. Jetswing Logistics Ltd. is Jetswing Logistics located at 25 Michigan Ave, Brampton, ON
A trucking company located in a house. Hired an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025
7. Johal's Transport Services is Johal Trucking located at 830 Westport Crescent, Mississauga, ON or possibly 9 Lauderhill Road, Brampton, ON
Hired an administrative officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. I am unable to find the USdot for this company as there is another company registered in USA with this name. The registered postal code for the work location is L6P 2Z1 which links to Lauderhill Road in Brampton (a residential street). Although there is a company registered to the same postal code called Mars Freight Ltd at 9 Lauderhill Road there are no others. I think this is likely the operating business. Google and the company's website have completely different addresses and postal codes.
8. Kahlon-Puri Veterinary Professional Corporation is Rutherford Road & Hwy 400 Animal Hospital located at 3120 Rutherford Rd, Concord, ON
Since 2022 they have had 3 LMIAs approved all under High-Wage Stream. 3 administrative officers and 1 administrative assistant
9. Klair Transport Ltd. is Klair Transport located at 17 Gamson Crescent, Brampton, ON
Another one that I can't confirm the USdot for because another company has the same name in USA. Google shows a completely different address but the LMIA is registered to L6R 0V7 as their work address. When you look up this postal code and Klair Transport, you get a hit on Yellow Pages indicating this is the address which matches the postal code. Meaning it is run from a house and has no clear USdot (they could be a subcontractor using someone else's). 8 LMIAs were approved since 2023. 1 heavy duty equipment mechanic, 3 truck drivers, 1 administrative assistant, 1 bookkeeper, 1 administrative officer and of course 1 CEO paid over $50 per hour. Pretty cramped house.
10. Koza Technology Consulting Ltd. is Koza IT Services located at 150 Katimavik Rd #201, Ottawa, ON
This IT consultancy hired their first LMIA worker an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream paid $36 per hour or higher.
11. Mighty Freight System Inc. is Mighty Freight System located at 71 Haviland Circle, Brampton, ON
First time applicant that was approved for an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. It is run out of a house in Brampton which is the work location. Their USdot says they have no drivers currently. https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query\_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query\_param=USDOT&query\_string=3281950
12. Montana Group of Companies Ltd is Montana Group located at 13 Holland Dr Unit 11-12, Second Floor, Bolton, ON
They received 10 approvals since 2018. 2 of their approvals were for administrative assistants under the Low-Wage Stream in 2022 and 2023. They received 4 truck drivers under the High-Wage Stream before the median wage range (2020-2024). After the median wage increased to $36 per hour, they hired 3 TFWs under the High-Wage Stream: 1 administrative officer, 1 supervisor of supply chains, 1 supervisor of motor vehicle operators.
13. Nan's Tax Services Inc is Nan's Tax Services located at 209 - 370 Steeles Ave W, Thornhill, ON
This business is an accounting firm. They had 3 TFWs approved. 2 under the Low-Wage Stream before the median wage increased in 2023 and 2024: an administrative assistant and a bookkeeper. After the median wage increased they hired an additional administrative officer.
14. Omega Software Services Ltd is Omega Software located at 22 Ensign Place, Scarborough
There is a website for Omega POS Software but this might be a different business as all indications show this is run from Oakville, ON. Omega Software is run from a residential address in Scarborough. Since 2022 they had 4 approvals. 2 Software Engineers and 2 Administrative Officers. Previous to the restrictions being put in place limiting Low-Wage approvals in Toronto, they applied for an administrative officer under the Low-Wage Stream. After in Q4 2025 they applied undert the High-Wage Stream.
15. Punjab Tax Solutions is Punjab Tax Solutions Mississauga located at 1332 Khalsa Dr Unit 9, Mississauga, ON
They received approval for a bookkeeper in 2024 under the Low-Wage Stream and then received approval for an administrative officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025 when the median wage increased to $36 per hour or higher.
16. Raenan Consultancy Inc. is Raenan Consultancy located possibly at 140 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5C 1X6
This is an interesting one. This consultancy has previously filed for an address in Brampton but has recently changed their registered work location to M5C 1X6. When you google the business no address is listed. I looked through 5 different ads that they have for jobs that were leftovers for their LMIAs and not a single one has the address, just M5C 1X6. This postal code only covers 140-146 Yonge Street in Toronto and none of these buildings appear to have Raenan Consultancy in it. Why are they trying so hard to hide the address? Is it possible that they are registered to this coworking space located at 140 Yonge Street? https://www.iqoffices.com/all-locations/toronto-locations/140-yonge-street/
An interesting tidbit is that all their ads say that the position is in-person only, no remote option. Where is the office Raenan Consultancy?
They were approved for 9 LMIAs since 2022 all under the High-Wage Stream including an administrative officer that was hired after the median wage went up to $36 per hour. In addition they had 1 administrative officer, 1 administrative assistant, 1 bookkeeper, 2 user support technicians, 1 computer programmer, 1 software engineer and 1 CEO. Based on the number of administrative office positions one would think that you could easily find the address of this business?
17. RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc. is RE/MAX Real Estate Centre located at 766 Old Hespeler Rd, Cambridge, ON
First time filer. Received approval for an administrative officer under the High-Wage Stream when the High-Wage Stream is $36 per hour or higher
18. RW Canada Ltd is RW Canada located at 2275 Upper Middle East Road Suite 200. Oakville ON
The business was registered in 2020 at 333 Bay St. Bay Adelaide - West Tower, Suite 5100 Toronto ON which is a co-working space. The new address in Oakville is a co-working space. There is no web presence for this business so I am not able to figure out anything about them or what they claim to do. However, they were approved for an administrative officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025 for $36 per hour or higher.
19. White Gold Food Inc. is White Gold Food located at 310 Eddystone Ave, North York, ON
A manufacturer of frozen food. Hired an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream when the median wage to qualify for this stream is $36 per hour or higher.
And we are officially out of Ontario for the asministrative officers. I still have administrative assistants to do, but we are in to Alberta as Manitoba and Saskatchewan had no approved administrative officers under the High-Wage Stream.
20. 1566323 Alberta Ltd is Hillview Childhood Development Centre located at 331 Woodvale Road West NW suite 10. Edmonton, AB.
These guys pulled down their ads quick but they couldn't pull down a job scraper so I was able to find the business address and confirm their identity. In 2016 this business as approved for an early childhood educator. In 2017 they were approved for two bookkeepers. Since 2022 they were approved for 5 early childhood educators, an administrative officer under the Low-Wage Stream and oddly a food counter attendant. Under the High-Wage Stream they applied for an office administrator for $36 per hour and received approval.
21. 329825 Alberta Ltd. is Kids Haven Child Care located at 2 E Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St. Albert, AB
They received an early childhood educator approval in 2017 and then had a long break before applying and receiving approval for an administrative officer in Q4 2025 under the High-Wage Stream for $36 per hour or higher
22. Mann International Education Limited is MITT Immigration located at 2427 90B St SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 1V8, Edmonton, AB
The employer is an immigration consultancy. They have had 3 approvals since 2023. Very odd in my opinion is the approval of a cashier in 2023. There does not appear to be a business that would have a cashier. They also had a bookkeeper and an administrative officer approved under the High-Wage Stream
Previous editions:
Administrative Officers Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/h9j4qralPF
Retail Store Supervisors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3xjFbK941h
Food Service Supervisors: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/peMOWzjPEO
Cooks:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/PosOddg8F1
Disclaimer: This content is based on publicly available Government of Canada LMIA data for LMIA approvals and wages. Any analysis, interpretations, or conclusions expressed are my own opinions based on that data and may be incomplete or incorrect. This is not an allegation of wrongdoing by any employer, and readers should verify information independently.
I looked through Q4 2025 and found over 600 business that obviously inflated their wage to be High-Wage to avoid refusals to process and not hire Canadians or Permanent Residents. You can find this list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/XxqByjHbuw
All that we can see are the legal business name, the position, stream approved for and postal code. This leaves them semi-anonymous when they use a numbered company as their legal name. I went through lmiagrader.com and searched for these businesses and looked to see if they have previously been approved for a low-wage LMIA for the same position and then used publicly available data to find the company's actual name as the public would know it. There are some that I could not 100% confirm the identity of, so I did not include to ensure that nobody is falsely named. Here is the list of people who were approved for High-Wage Administrative Officers that were previously approved under the low-wage stream:
1. Erb Bulders Ltd. is Erb Builders located at 7 Rothesay Avenue, Saint John, NB
Has had 3 approved LMIAs since 2020. All under the High-Wage Stream. 2 Administrative Officers and one Administrative Manager.
2. LaForge Garage Door Inc. is LaForge Garage Door located at 109 St André Rd, Saint André, NB.
Has had 3 approved LMIAs since 2023. The first two in 2023 both under the Low-Wage Stream at less than $24 per hour including an Administrative Assistant and a Residential and Commercial Installer. They decided to increase their wage to at least $30 per hour to meet the High-Wage Stream when they got an approval in Q4 2025.
3. Point Queen Fisheries Ltd. is Point Queen Fisheries located at 1207 NB-172, L'Etete, NB
This company is a fish plant but what is unusual is that most fish plants have lots of LMIAs for fish plant workers but this business has been approved for a few office workers. It has had 7 approved LMIAs since 2021. They were approved for a Purchasing Officer, Retail Buyer and Administrative Officer at the High-Wage Stream. They only applied for fish plant workers once in 2023. There are a couple times they were approved for Butchers in 2024 and 2022 and they were also approved for a food and beverage processing supervisor in 2022. In 2019, they were charged with violating the Fish Inspection Act for attempting to sell decomposing fish for human consumption and charged $20,000. https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/media-relations/prosecution-bulletins/2021-01-27
4. Evolving Web Inc. is Evolving Web located at 4388 R. Saint-Denis suite 200, Montreal, Quebec
Since 2020 they have been approved for 14 LMIAs including an Administrative Officer for $34.62 or higher in Q4 2025. Besides that they have been approved for 2 web developers, 1 information systems specialist, 2 web designers, 3 computer programmers, 1 graphic designer, 1 advertising manager, 1 other administrative officer at a lower wage and 1 information systems analyst.
5. Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal/Montreal Symphony Orchestra located at 1600 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal, QC
Was approved for one Administrative Officer paid $34.62 or higher in Q4 2025.
6. Fromagerie L'Ancêtre Inc. is Fromagerie L'Ancêtre located at 1615 Boulevard Port Royal, Bécancour, Quebec
A cheese shop. Has had 7 LMIAs approved since 2022, 6 of which are Food processing labourers. Recently in Q4 2025 they were approved for an Administrative Officer paid $34.62 or higher.
7. 1000479722 Ontario Inc. is Mary Brown's Chicken located at 995 Wellington Rd, London, ON
Was approved for 3 Low-Wage LMIAs since 2024 (2 Cooks, 1 food service supervisor). Now it has been approved for an Administrative Officer for $36 or higher in Q4 2025. I am not sure why a Mary Brown's requires an Administrative Officer.
8. 12963931 Canada Inc. is Highway Train Inc. located at 70 Abitibi Lake Drive Brampton ON
This company was founded in 2021 and has 4 LMIAs approved since 2024. It appears to be a trucking company or was. I first found the registered address of the company on the federal corporations database. When I search the address it is a house in Brampton. There are no registered businesses on Google. I found the history of the job postings which mention trucking so I searched the address and USDOT and found that there was a trucking company registered there with 2 trucks called Highway Train Inc. the postal code of the house matches what is on the LMIA data so it must be correct. When you search the USDOT info now the company has been dissolved: https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?query\_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query\_param=USDOT&query\_string=3470351
The approved positions were an administrative assistant, a bookkeeper, a CEO and an administrative officer. Must be a cramped house to run a full office out of it with a CEO running board meetings to get their two trucks running well - or was, I'm sure they let ESDC know they stopped running the two trucks.
9. 1458013 Ontario Inc. is Aire One Heating and Cooling KW located at 1069 Victoria St N, Kitchener, ON
Was approved for an Administrative Officer paid $36 or higher in Q4 2025
10. 1485603 Ontario Inc is Lifeline Fire Protection located at 50 Casmir Ct Unit 6, Concord, ON
This company was approved for 6 LMIAs in 2025 but never applied before that year. They were approved for 1 administrative manager paid at least $50 per hour, 1 marketing manager paid at least $57 per hour, 1 financial auditor paid at least $40 an hour, 2 Administrative officers paid at least $36 per hour, and 1 other repairer or servicer paid at least $36 per hour.
11. 2062640 Ontario Inc. is Thunder Transport located at 43 LISSON CRESCENT, BRAMPTON, ON
Another one run out of a house. It is a trucking company with 29 drivers. They were approved for a truck driver and an administrative assistant in 2021 and 2022 under the Low-Wage Stream but recently got approval for a truck driver and administrative officer for $36 or higher in 2024.
12. 2100377 Ontario Inc is Fabstyles located at 2748 Slough St, Mississauga, ON
A home goods store that was recently approved for 2 Administrative Officers in 2024 at a wage of $36 or higher. I would like to know why they need 2. We the taxpayers also gave them $15,000 to adopt new technologies in 2024. https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2023-2024-Q4-FR-20140%2Ccurrent
13. 2154720 Ontario Inc is Roadship Freight Systems located at 475 Harrop Dr, Milton, ON
A trucking company with 60 drivers. They were approved for 3 truck drivers since 2021. I'm Q4 2025 they were approved for an Administrative Officer and "Other Trades Helper and Labourer" a position which requires no experience or education for $36 per hour or higher. I missed this NOC on my initial scan Q4 data
14. 2378525 Ontario Inc. is Kanda Optical located at 5981 Steeles Ave E, Scarborough, ON
An optical store with 2 approved Administrative Officers one in 2023 and one in Q4 2025 at a rate of $36 per hour or higher. We also gave this business $15,000 to implement new technologies in late 2023 https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic,033-2023-2024-Q3-FR-19509,current
15. 2493629 Ontario Inc is Charger Logistics located at 25 Production Rd, Brampton, ON
This trucking company hired an administrative officer and administrative assistant for $36 per hour through the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025
16. 8682470 Canada Inc is Chang Xin Construction located at 2075 Kennedy Road, Suite 110 , Scarborough , ON
Hired 3 LMIA workers through the High-Wage Stream in 2025. 1 Cabinetmaker, 1 Administrative Officer and one Construction Trader Helper (a position that requires no experience or education) for $36 or higher.
17. A Saachi Insurance & Investment Services Inc. is located at 98 Apple Valley Way, Brampton, ON
An insurance broker. The address is a house in Brampton. They hired an Administrative Officer for $36 or higher through the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025. We also gave this insurance broker $15,000 to implement new technologies in 2024 https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/ic%2C033-2024-2025-Q1-FR-33531%2Ccurrent
18. Airport Cargo Warehouse Inc. is Airport Cargo Warehouse (A.C.W.) located at 3105 Orlando Dr, Mississauga, ON
This warehousing company has had 3 approvals since 2024. An administrative assistant and a production coordinator under the Low-Wage Stream before applying for an administrative officer under the High-Wage Stream for $36 or higher in Q4 2025.
19. All Solutions Insurance Inc. located in Brampton L6R 0Y7
A Martin Kaminski first - putting a business I can not positively identify on the list. They were approved for an Administrative Officer for $36 per hour or higher and clearly state their name in their legal registered name. As insurance brokers you would think I could very easily find this info online. However, there is a company of this name operating in the US but none in Canada. When I search for the registered postal code and insurance two companies come up: Punjab Insurance and Sound Insurance. Maybe someone has more insight and for that reason I'm putting it on the list breaking my golden rule.
20. Alte-Rego Corporation is Alte Rego located at 36 Tidemore Ave, Etobicoke, ON
A manufacturer of plastic products. They have 4 approved LMIAs since 2019, 3 under the low wage: a chemical technologist, a manufacturing labourer and a plastic processing machine operator. They hired an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream in Q4 2025.
21. Aujla Law Office Professional Corporation is Aujla Law located at 218 Export Blvd Suite# 406, Mississauga, ON
This immigration attorney was approved for an Administrative Assistant under the Low-Wage Stream in 2024 and an Administrative Officer under the High-Wage Stream in 2025.
22. Byogo Inc. is Byogo located at 61 Telson Rd Unit 1, Markham, ON
This e-commerce company that has its website primarily in Chinese has had 5 approvals under the High-Wage Stream since 2023: 1 computer programmer, 1 supply chain supervisor, 1 corporate sales manager paid at least $60 per hour, 1 supervisor of motor vehicle transportation occupations, 1 administrative officer.
23. Clyde River Consultants Inc. is Clyde River Consultants located at 33 Clyde Road, Brampton, ON
This address is a house. This company has been approved for 5 LMIAs since 2020 under the High-Wage Stream: 2 software engineers, 1 computer programmer,1 info systems analyst and an administrative officer. It is an IT consulting business.
"24. DNN Contracting Inc. is DNN Contracting located at 2220 Dundas St E, Mississauga, ON*
Hired one Drywall Installer in 2023 and one Administrative Officer in Q4 2025 both through the High-Wage Stream
Previous editions:
Retail Store Supervisors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/3xjFbK941h
Food Service Supervisors: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/peMOWzjPEO
Cooks:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianVisaReform/s/PosOddg8F1
Disclaimer: This content is based on publicly available Government of Canada LMIA data for LMIA approvals and wages. Any analysis, interpretations, or conclusions expressed are my own opinions based on that data and may be incomplete or incorrect. This is not an allegation of wrongdoing by any employer, and readers should verify information independently.