All occupations
Food and beverage servers
NOC 65200. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 6513 are counted here too.
Approved LMIAs
1,223
Counted from 2022 on
Approved positions
2,374
Foreign workers employers may hire
Employers
1,180
With at least one positive LMIA
Advertised wage
$17.60/hr
Median on 2026 Job Bank postings
Approved positions by year
962016
612017
492018
1242019
722020
652021
3082022
6832023
7612024
1142025
412026
Advertised hourly wage by year
Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.
- 012026Middle half $16.50 to $18.25 · 3,336 postings$17.60
- 022025Middle half $16.00 to $17.85 · 3,987 postings$17.20
- 032024Middle half $15.40 to $18.00 · 5,902 postings$16.75
- 042023Middle half $15.00 to $17.00 · 7,299 postings$15.65
Top cities
Approved positions, all years
- 01Vancouver, BC151
- 02Montréal, QC132
- 03Calgary, AB120
- 04Edmonton, AB107
- 05Québec, QC105
- 06Surrey, BC105
- 07Richmond, BC41
- 08Winnipeg, MB40
Top employers
Approved positions, all years
- 1Northland Properties Corporation42 approved LMIAs50
- 2Poseidon Personnel Services SA6 approved LMIAs25
- 3Totem Lodge Ltd3 approved LMIAs25
- 4Restaurant Le Continental inc20 approved LMIAs24
- 5P.P. Shirshov Institute of OceanologyApproved before LMIA counts were published20
- 6Francois Offshore Catering Ltd.5 approved LMIAs19
- 7GBG Group Inc2 approved LMIAs19
- 8Four Seasons Whistler Holdings Ltd.2 approved LMIAs17
- 9Subsea 7 Canada Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published17
- 10TeeKay Shipping Norway A/S6 approved LMIAs16
Top provinces
Approved positions, all years
- 1British Columbia380 employers783
- 2Quebec273 employers489
- 3Alberta248 employers427
- 4Ontario81 employers186
- 5Saskatchewan89 employers148