Employer Intelligence Profile
DS HOMES INC LMIA employer profile
Calgary, AB T3N 1P3
DS HOMES INC appears in the visible LMIA employer record set with 18 approved positions across 11 sponsoring role tracks in Alberta. The clearest role signals are Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), Administrative officers, and the latest visible activity appears in January to March 2024.
Executive summary
Visible streams: 2 | Core stream mix: High Wage, Low Wage
Sponsoring roles
Sponsoring jobs with LMIA support
DS HOMES INC currently shows 11 sponsoring role tracks and 18 approved positions on record. The clearest role signals on this page are Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), Administrative officers.
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers 3 positions $22 - $40/hr
As an accounting technician and bookkeeper, you will work on accounting operations, bookkeeping, financial reporting, tax preparation, and payroll processing while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in accounting operations
- Keep bookkeeping organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on financial reporting tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting tax preparation
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) 3 positions $18 - $32/hr
As a painter and decorators (except interior decorators), you will work on decorating, painting, surface preparation, construction operations, and creative work while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in decorating
- Keep painting organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on surface preparation tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting construction operations
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Administrative officers 2 positions $25 - $45/hr
As an administrative officer, you will work on policy development, administrative support, organizational skills, office management, and staff supervision while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in policy development
- Keep administrative support organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on organizational skills tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting office management
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Floor covering installers 2 positions $18 - $32/hr
As a floor covering installer, you will work on carpet laying, flooring installation, tile installation, construction operations, and hardwood flooring while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in carpet laying
- Keep flooring installation organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on tile installation tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting construction operations
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers 2 positions $20 - $30/hr
As a plasterer, drywall installer, finisher, and lather, you will work on clean-up and sanitation, installation and repair, material handling, and construction support while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in clean-up and sanitation
- Keep installation and repair organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on material handling tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting construction support
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Administrative assistants 1 positions $20 - $35/hr
As an administrative assistant, you will work on scheduling, document preparation, office administration, administrative support, and office management while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in scheduling
- Keep document preparation organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on office administration tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting administrative support
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades 1 positions $30 - $50/hr
As a contractor, supervisor, and carpentry trade, you will work on safety compliance, construction management, team leadership, project planning, and financial oversight while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in safety compliance
- Keep construction management organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on team leadership tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting project planning
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Some employers may expect some secondary school preparation.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 1 positions $30 - $55/hr
As a contractor, supervisor, other construction trade, installer, repairer, and servicer, you will work on construction supervision, project planning and coordination, safety compliance, cost estimation, and performance evaluation while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in construction supervision
- Keep project planning and coordination organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on safety compliance tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting cost estimation
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Some employers may expect some secondary school preparation.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Human resources and recruitment officers 1 positions $30 - $55/hr
As a human resource and recruitment officer, you will work on employee relations, talent acquisition, training and development, agriculture sector, and onboarding while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in employee relations
- Keep talent acquisition organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on training and development tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting agriculture sector
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Human resources professionals 1 positions $30 - $55/hr
As a human resources professional, you will work on recruitment, employee relations, training and development, policy development, and human resources management while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in recruitment
- Keep employee relations organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on training and development tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting policy development
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
Tilesetters 1 positions $22 - $40/hr
As a tilesetter, you will work on tile installation, surface preparation, mortar and adhesives, tile cutting and layout, and grouting and finishing while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.
Typical employer expectations
- Apply role-specific judgment in tile installation
- Keep surface preparation organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
- Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on mortar and adhesives tasks
- Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting tile cutting and layout
Employers also commonly look for
- Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
- Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
- Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.
Official reference
Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.
LMIA Pathway Insight
Read the employer record like a candidate strategist
These LMIA pathway signals are based on DS HOMES INC's visible role mix, latest activity in January to March 2024, and the occupations that stand out most on this employer record: Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), Administrative officers.
Confidence signal
LMIA validity confidence
Employer continuity
Employer consistency insight
Occupation mix
Occupation diversity insight
Demand pattern
Retention and continuity insight
Work-to-PR alignment
Pathway alignment for candidates
Final takeaway
How to read this employer page
Employer footprint
Visible hiring footprint and timeline
DS HOMES INC shows visible activity across 1 provinces and 2 streams. Use this footprint to judge where and how the employer's LMIA-supported hiring has been concentrated.
Visible LMIA activity timeline
Latest visible activity appears in January to March 2024. The timeline below groups approved positions by visible year and quarter so you can see how this employer record is distributed over time.
Provinces with visible records
Streams represented
Related employer records
Searcher questions
Questions candidates usually want answered on an employer page
These answers use DS HOMES INC's visible role mix, location footprint, and LMIA history so candidates can decide faster whether this employer is worth targeting.
Has DS HOMES INC hired foreign workers before?
DS HOMES INC shows a visible LMIA-related employer record with 18 approved positions on record. The latest visible activity appears in January to March 2024.
Which roles stand out most on this employer page?
The strongest visible role signals are Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), Administrative officers. These are usually the best starting points when deciding whether your current job title and experience fit this employer.
Where is this employer's visible activity concentrated?
DS HOMES INC shows visible demand in Alberta. Stream coverage currently points to High Wage, Low Wage.
How should I use this page before creating a profile?
Start by checking whether your experience aligns to Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators), then review the sponsoring roles and recent timeline. If the fit looks strong, create a profile so your job title and resume can be matched to employers with similar visible demand.
Is this page useful for PR or work permit planning?
This employer’s hiring history and pathway signals reflect a Potential PR Pathway Fit level of alignment with work-to-PR opportunities commonly linked to employer-supported immigration streams in Canada. Use this page as employer and role research, not as a guarantee of PR or a live job offer.
Market context
Employers like this have hired international talent across related roles
These related-role counts show how DS HOMES INC compares with broader visible LMIA demand in occupations connected to Accounting technicians and bookkeepers, Painters and decorators (except interior decorators).
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
4,046+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
4,694 total approved positions are represented in related records.
Administrative officers
4,688+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
5,676 total approved positions are represented in related records.
Human resources professionals
173+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
188 total approved positions are represented in related records.
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
652+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
1,011 total approved positions are represented in related records.
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
995+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
3,060 total approved positions are represented in related records.
Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
1,220+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.
4,939 total approved positions are represented in related records.
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