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LMIA employers in Nova Scotia
Employers in Nova Scotia approved to hire foreign workers.
436 employers in Nova Scotia were approved to hire foreign workers with a positive LMIA from July 2025 to June 2026, for 3,811 positions in total. This page lists them from the official Government of Canada list published on 30 October 2026.
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Jobs employers in Nova Scotia were approved for
| Occupation (official title) | Employers approved in Nova Scotia |
|---|---|
| Harvesting labourers | 69 |
| Cooks | 68 |
| Restaurant and food service managers | 30 |
| Fish and seafood plant workers | 21 |
| Food service supervisors | 20 |
| Transport truck drivers | 19 |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | 17 |
| Labourers in fish and seafood processing | 16 |
| Nursery and greenhouse labourers | 12 |
| Livestock labourers | 12 |
The official list gives up to three main occupations for each employer on this page, so an employer can be counted in more than one row.
Cities in Nova Scotia with the most LMIA employers
| City | Employers approved |
|---|---|
| Halifax | 74 |
| Dartmouth | 52 |
| Bedford | 25 |
| Truro | 10 |
| Lunenburg | 9 |
| Antigonish | 8 |
| Berwick | 7 |
| Lower Sackville | 7 |
| Sydney | 7 |
| Canning | 6 |
A past approval is not an open job. This list shows employers that were approved to hire foreign workers in the period above. Some of those jobs are already filled, and an approval does not mean the employer is hiring now.
LMIA employers in Nova Scotia with the most approved positions
| Employer | City | Positions approved | Main occupations approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millen Farms Ltd | Great Village | 228 | Harvesting labourers; Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors; Managers in horticulture |
| Sea Crest Fisheries Ltd | Comeauville | 160 | Fish and seafood plant workers; Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Pecheries Cheticamp Fisheries Intl. (2016) Ltd | Cheticamp | 127 | Fish and seafood plant workers; Other trades helpers and labourers |
| Balamore Farm Ltd | Great Village | 113 | Harvesting labourers |
| Crisp Growers Incorporated | Berwick | 96 | Harvesting labourers |
| North Nova Seafoods | Pictou | 90 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| 3226198 NS Ltd | Sheffield Mills | 81 | Harvesting labourers |
| Stirling Fruit Farms (2000) Ltd | Greenwich | 78 | Harvesting labourers |
| Louisbourg Seafoods Limited | Louisbourg | 75 | Fish and seafood plant workers; Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Charles Keddy Farms Limited | Lakeville | 71 | Harvesting labourers |
| Gidney Fisheries Limited | Centreville | 70 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Vermeulen Farms Limited | Canning | 70 | Harvesting labourers |
| Allen Farms Limited | Billtown | 65 | Harvesting labourers |
| High Point Orchards Ltd. | Kentville | 62 | Harvesting labourers |
| Aquashell Holdings Company | Wallace | 60 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Petit de Grat Packers Ltd. | Petit de Grat | 60 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| G & C Hughes Enterprises Limited | New Ross | 58 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| J & B Millen Farms Limited | Great Village | 58 | Harvesting labourers; Livestock labourers |
| 3274876 Nova Scotia Ltd | Clarks Harbour | 55 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Craig Nichols Farms Limited | Aylesford | 55 | Harvesting labourers |
| Lismore Seafoods Company | Lismore | 55 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Noggins Corner Farm II Ltd. | Greenwich | 51 | Harvesting labourers |
| Sarsfield Farms Incorporated | Kentville | 42 | Harvesting labourers |
| Melvin Farms Limited | Canning | 37 | Harvesting labourers |
| Randsland Farms Inc | Canning | 36 | Harvesting labourers |
| Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd. | Neil's Harbour | 35 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| G. A. R. Tree Farms Ltd | Barss Corner | 34 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Webster Farms Limited | Cambridge | 34 | Harvesting labourers |
| Spurr Brothers Farms Ltd | Melvern Square | 33 | Harvesting labourers |
| DeLong Farm Products Limited | New Germany | 32 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Apple Lane Farm Inc | Morristown | 30 | Harvesting labourers |
| Fisherman's Market International Incorporated | Halifax | 30 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Stirlings Mountainside Farms 2017 Ltd | Centreville | 30 | Harvesting labourers |
| CAP Farms Inc | Grafton | 29 | Harvesting labourers |
| Eyking Brothers Farm Ltd | Millville | 29 | Harvesting labourers |
| Walsh Farms Inc | Rockland | 28 | Harvesting labourers |
| Canard Orchards Ltd | Centreville | 27 | Harvesting labourers |
| L.J. Robicheau & Son Fisheries Limited | Middleton | 27 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Ocean Pride Fisheries Limited | Lower Wedgeport | 27 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing; Material handlers |
| Town Plot Orchards Ltd | Port Williams | 27 | Harvesting labourers |
| Bragg Lumber Company | Collingwood | 26 | Livestock labourers; Harvesting labourers; Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators |
| 16574734 Canada Inc. | Aylesford | 25 | Harvesting labourers |
| Deep Cove Aqua Farms Limited | Blandford | 25 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| East Coast Wild Blueberry Limited | Glenholme | 25 | Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing |
| Oxford Frozen Foods | Oxford | 25 | Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing |
| Birchleigh Farms LTD. | Berwick | 24 | Harvesting labourers |
| Oxford Berry Farm | Oxford | 23 | Harvesting labourers |
| 12909839 Canada Inc. | L'Ardoise | 20 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Clark's Harbour Seafood Limited | Clarks Harbour | 20 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Liberty Blastech JV ULC | Halifax | 20 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) |
| Mahoney's Evergreens L.P. | East Dalhousie | 20 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Nazinga Farms Ltd | Aylesford | 20 | Harvesting labourers |
| Atlantic Poultry Inc. | Port Williams | 18 | Livestock labourers; Managers in agriculture |
| Gouchers Farm And Market Limited | Melvern Square | 18 | Harvesting labourers |
| BMC Seafoods Limited | Meteghan | 17 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Elmridge Farm (2003) Ltd | RR2 Centreville | 17 | Harvesting labourers |
| Forest Hills Farms | Great Village | 17 | Harvesting labourers |
| TapRoot Farms Inc. | Port Williams | 17 | Harvesting labourers |
| M. KEDDY FARM & FOREST LTD. | New Ross | 16 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| 9591699 CANADA INC. | Central West River | 15 | Transport truck drivers |
| Elite Balsam Products Incorporated | St. Andrew's | 15 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Independent Fisheries Limited | Sable River | 15 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Kimberlee Farms LTD. | Woodville | 15 | Harvesting labourers |
| OCEANS EDGE SEAFOODS LTD. | Salmon River | 15 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Thiessen Farm Ltd. | Grafton | 15 | Harvesting labourers |
| TOPAZ TRANSPORT INC. | Beaver Bank | 15 | Transport truck drivers |
| Quality Seafoods Limited | Yarmouth | 14 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Van Meekeren Farms Ltd. | Lakeville | 14 | Harvesting labourers |
| Basinview Farms,LTD. | Blomidon | 12 | Harvesting labourers |
| Eisses Farms Ltd | Northville | 12 | Harvesting labourers |
| John Ross & Sons Ltd. | Halifax | 12 | Material handlers |
| Seawell Holdings Ltd. | Shag Harbour | 12 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| YTR TRANSPORT INC. | Dartmouth | 12 | Transport truck drivers |
| Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farms Ltd. | Belmont | 11 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| 4786788 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED | Waterville | 10 | Harvesting labourers |
| Best Farms Ltd | Woodville | 10 | Harvesting labourers |
| Dexter Construction Company Ltd. | Bedford | 10 | Construction trades helpers and labourers |
| Eden Valley Poultry Inc | Berwick | 10 | Livestock labourers |
| Northridge Farms N.S. Limited | Aylesford | 10 | Harvesting labourers |
| Sysco Canada Inc | Lakeside | 10 | Transport truck drivers |
| The South Shore Fish Shack Limited | Lunenburg | 10 | Cooks |
| Captain's Choice Lobster Limited | Lower West Pubnico | 8 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Croway Inc. | Bedford | 8 | Transport truck drivers; Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers |
| EMC Emergency Medical Care Inc. | Dartmouth | 8 | Paramedical occupations |
| JOST VINEYARDS LIMITED | Malagash | 8 | Harvesting labourers |
| R. N. Apex Solutions Ltd | Dartmouth | 8 | Transport truck drivers; General office support workers |
| Sobeys Capital Inc. | Stellarton | 8 | Pharmacists; Advertising, marketing and public relations managers; Retail and wholesale trade managers |
| Trim Landscaping Inc. | Bedford | 8 | Construction trades helpers and labourers; Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services |
| Cabot Links at Inverness, Limited Partnership | Inverness | 7 | Light duty cleaners; Cleaning supervisors |
| Fishermen's Premium Atlantic Lobster Inc. | North East Point | 7 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Forest Glen Greenhouses Ltd. | Brookfield | 7 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Oxbow Orchards Ltd. | Lakeville | 7 | Harvesting labourers |
| 3115695 Nova Scotia Limited | Rr#2 Centreville | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| Centreville Orchards Limited | Kentville | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| Evangeline Orchards Limited | Port Williams | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| Fuller Brothers Farm Inc. | Avonport | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| Hervic Enterprises Limited | Yarmouth | 6 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Laurel's Lake Residence Inc. | Dartmouth | 6 | Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates |
| M.J.N.J Investments Ltd | Lunenburg | 6 | Food service supervisors |
| McConnell-Gordon Estates Ltd. | Wolfville | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| MEADOW LAND FARM LIMITED | Hardwood Lands | 6 | Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors; Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators; Livestock labourers |
| Merks Poultry Farm Limited | Avonport | 6 | Livestock labourers |
| Power Farms Inc. | Canning | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| REDspace Inc. | Bedford | 6 | Software developers and programmers; Information systems specialists; Data scientists |
| River Breeze Farm Limited | Upper Onslow | 6 | Harvesting labourers |
| WM. R. MUPRHY FISHERIES LTD. | Little River Harbour | 6 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Adcor Marketing Limited | Yarmouth | 5 | Food service supervisors |
| Dakota Holdings | Coldbrook | 5 | Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations; Food service supervisors |
| GROUND PILOT LOGISTICS INC | New Minas | 5 | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations |
| GTL Transportation Inc | Dartmouth | 5 | Transport truck drivers |
| H&J Penner Farm | Berwick | 5 | Harvesting labourers |
| Indian Garden Farms | Hebbville | 5 | Harvesting labourers |
| K1ST INC. | Lower Sackville | 5 | Carpenters |
| Lightfoot Farms | Wolfvllle | 5 | Livestock labourers; Harvesting labourers |
| Mic-mac beverage room (2006) ltd | Dartmouth | 5 | Cooks |
| Nova Scotia Health Authority | Halifax | 5 | Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses; Licensed practical nurses; Physicians assistants, midwives and allied health professionals |
| Sobeys Capital Incorporée | Stellarton | 5 | Butchers - retail and wholesale; Electrical mechanics; Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
| Stokdijk Greenhouses Ltd | Beaver Brook | 5 | Harvesting labourers |
| Traditional Evergreen Tree Farms Ltd. | Wileville | 5 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| 11336690 Canada Inc. | Dartmouth | 4 | Transport truck drivers |
| 3231974 Nova Scotia Limited | Eastern Passage | 4 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| 3344150 Nova Scotia Limited | Halifax | 4 | Cooks; Chefs |
| Bloom Greenhouse and Garden Centre Ltd. | Hammonds Plains | 4 | Nursery and greenhouse labourers |
| Brisk Drywall Ltd. | Dartmouth | 4 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers; Construction trades helpers and labourers |
| D.B. Kenney Fisheries (2014) Ltd | Westport | 4 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Dalhousie University | Halifax | 4 | University professors and lecturers; Post-secondary teaching and research assistants |
| Eco Ponds Organics | Lockhartville | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| Ellslea Farms Limited | Canning | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| Fox Harb'r Development | Fox Harbour | 4 | Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations; Cooks |
| Gateway Meat Market | Dartmouth | 4 | Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale |
| Grand Pre Wines Ltd | Grand Pre | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| Hilly Acres Farm Limited | Millville | 4 | Livestock labourers |
| James F Lahey Glass 2010 Ltd | Lower Sackville | 4 | Glaziers |
| JK Crawlers Inc. | Middle West Pubnico | 4 | Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
| Luckett Farms Ltd. | Wolfville | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| LUTZ FAMILY FARM LTD | Berwick | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| Mirchi Tandoor Inc. | Halifax | 4 | Chefs; Cooks |
| Pets People Practice Nova Scotia Inc. | Halifax | 4 | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians |
| R. Baker Fisheries Limited. | Lockeport | 4 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Schooner Seafoods Limited | Lower Wedgeport | 4 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Scotia Curry LTD. | Hubbards | 4 | Cooks |
| Sea Star Seafoods Limited | Clarks Harbour | 4 | Fish and seafood plant workers |
| Vale Packaging Ltd. | Hubbards | 4 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
| Vance 048990 Holdings Limited | Amherst | 4 | Restaurant and food service managers; Food service supervisors |
| Wildroot Farm Limited | Waterville | 4 | Harvesting labourers |
| 3287893 Nova Scotia Limited | Halifax | 3 | Cooks; Chefs |
| 3324608 novascotia limited | Halifax | 3 | Cooks |
| 3330862 Nova Scotia Limited | Halifax | 3 | Cooks; Chefs |
| Afton Hills Farm | Afton | 3 | Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators |
| Asante Logistic Group Inc. | Truro | 3 | Managers in transportation; Production and transportation logistics coordinators; Material handlers |
Showing the 150 employers with the most approved positions, out of 436. Search the full list for the rest.
How to use this list
- Pick employers that hired for your job. The last column shows the occupations each employer was approved for.
- Go to the employer directly. Look for current vacancies on the employer's own site or on a job site, and apply there.
- Never pay for an LMIA. The employer applies for it and pays the fee. A recruiter who asks you to pay for one is a warning sign.
Common questions
How many employers in Nova Scotia have a positive LMIA?
436 employers in Nova Scotia appear on the official positive LMIA list for July 2025 to June 2026, covering 3,811 approved positions.
Which jobs get the most LMIA approvals in Nova Scotia?
Counting employers, the most common occupations are harvesting labourers, cooks, restaurant and food service managers.
Does this list show jobs that are open now?
No. It is a record of past approvals in the last four published quarters. Always check the employer's current vacancies.
Who pays for the LMIA?
The employer applies and pays the processing fee. You should not be asked to pay for an LMIA.
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Sources
- Open Canada: Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Positive LMIA Employers List (Employment and Social Development Canada)
- Canada.ca: Hire a temporary foreign worker (LMIA)
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