Employer Intelligence Profile

mahek restaurant and Lounge LMIA employer profile

Surrey, BC V3V 4B9

mahek restaurant and Lounge appears in the visible LMIA employer record set with 15 approved positions across 6 sponsoring role tracks in British Columbia. The clearest role signals are Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors, and the latest visible activity appears in April to June 2024.

Hiring foreign workers: Yes Active in 2024

Executive summary

Approved positions on record 15
Sponsoring job tracks 6
Provinces in scope 1
Latest visible activity April to June 2024

Visible streams: 2 | Core stream mix: High Wage, Low Wage

Confidence Moderate hiring confidence
Pathway fit Emerging PR Pathway Fit
Role mix Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors

Sponsoring roles

Sponsoring jobs with LMIA support

mahek restaurant and Lounge currently shows 6 sponsoring role tracks and 15 approved positions on record. The clearest role signals on this page are Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors.

Cooks This sponsoring role is shown with the legacy NOC 2016 code carried in the historical LMIA record. Older employer records can use 4-digit codes even when the newer Canadian classification now uses 5-digit NOCs. Legacy NOC 6322 TEER N/A British Columbia High Wage 7 positions $18 - $35/hr

As a cook, you will work on menu planning, kitchen management, culinary arts, food preparation, and food safety while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Menu Planning Kitchen Management Culinary Arts Food Preparation Food Safety Health and Safety

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in menu planning
  • Keep kitchen management organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on culinary arts tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting food 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

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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As a butcher, meat cutter, fishmongers - retail, and wholesale, you will work on customer or client service, sales, retail operations, and sales support while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Customer Service Sales Retail Operations Sales Support

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in customer or client service
  • Keep sales organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on retail operations tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting sales support

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
  • Experience: Employers may provide role-specific training after hire.
  • Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a food service supervisor, you will work on customer or client service, food service management, scheduling, staff training, and team supervision while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Customer Service Food Service Management Scheduling Staff Training Team Supervision Health and Safety

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in customer or client service
  • Keep food service management organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on scheduling tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting staff training

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

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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Typical employer expectations

No editorial employer-expectation summary was attached to this role record.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary based on visible LMIA role patterns and is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

The direct Government of Canada NOC profile link is not attached to this role record yet.

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a bartender, you will work on cash handling, clean-up and sanitation, customer or client service, and sales while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Cash Handling Clean-Up and Sanitation Customer Service Sales

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in cash handling
  • Keep clean-up and sanitation organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on customer or client service tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting sales

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
  • Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

See the Government of Canada NOC profile

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a meat cutter, fishmongers - retail, and wholesale, you will work on equipment support, packaging, sales, product packaging, and retail operations while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Equipment Support Packaging Sales Product Packaging Retail Operations Quality Assurance

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in equipment support
  • Keep packaging organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on sales tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting product packaging

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
  • Experience: Employers may provide role-specific training after hire.
  • Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

See the Government of Canada NOC profile

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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LMIA Pathway Insight

Read the employer record like a candidate strategist

These LMIA pathway signals are based on mahek restaurant and Lounge's visible role mix, latest activity in April to June 2024, and the occupations that stand out most on this employer record: Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors.

Confidence signal

LMIA validity confidence

Moderate confidence
Based on 1 approved positions in the latest visible period and the recent activity in April to June 2024, this employer reflects a Moderate level of international talent hiring activity in Canada.

Employer continuity

Employer consistency insight

Active in 2024
This employer has appeared in LMIA records across 5 different years, showing a steady long-term hiring presence.

Occupation mix

Occupation diversity insight

Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors
The employer has hired under 6 distinct occupations over time, suggesting a broad workforce composition.

Demand pattern

Retention and continuity insight

Fairly Positive
This employer has reapplied for some occupations across multiple years, suggesting recurring demand and workforce continuity.

Work-to-PR alignment

Pathway alignment for candidates

Emerging PR Pathway Fit
Based on this employer’s LMIA track record, location, and pathway fit, the available signals indicate a Emerging PR Pathway Fit level of alignment with employer-driven PR pathways in Canada.
BC PNP Skilled Worker

Final takeaway

How to read this employer page

Visible demand in British Columbia
mahek restaurant and Lounge shows moderate LMIA hiring confidence based on the published employer record. The latest visible activity appears in April to June 2024. Visible sponsoring history includes roles such as Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors. The current record set points to demand in British Columbia. Candidates who align their experience, NOC fit, and resume presentation to this employer profile can build a stronger application path.

Employer footprint

Visible hiring footprint and timeline

mahek restaurant and Lounge 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 April to June 2024. The timeline below groups approved positions by visible year and quarter so you can see how this employer record is distributed over time.

2024 April to June
1 approved positions
2024 January to March
4 approved positions
2023 October to December
1 approved positions
2022 October to December
1 approved positions
2022 July to September
1 approved positions
2021 July to September
3 approved positions
2021 January to March
3 approved positions
2020 October to December
1 approved positions

Provinces with visible records

British Columbia

Streams represented

High Wage Low Wage

Related employer records

Only one employer record is visible for this profile.

Searcher questions

Questions candidates usually want answered on an employer page

These answers use mahek restaurant and Lounge's visible role mix, location footprint, and LMIA history so candidates can decide faster whether this employer is worth targeting.

Has mahek restaurant and Lounge hired foreign workers before?

mahek restaurant and Lounge shows a visible LMIA-related employer record with 15 approved positions on record. The latest visible activity appears in April to June 2024.

Which roles stand out most on this employer page?

The strongest visible role signals are Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, Food service supervisors. 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?

mahek restaurant and Lounge shows visible demand in British Columbia. 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 Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale, 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?

Based on this employer’s LMIA track record, location, and pathway fit, the available signals indicate a Emerging PR Pathway Fit level of alignment with employer-driven PR pathways 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 mahek restaurant and Lounge compares with broader visible LMIA demand in occupations connected to Cooks, Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale.

Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale

140+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

236 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Cooks

15,507+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

47,672 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Food service supervisors

12,710+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

37,164 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Restaurant and food service managers

3,590+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

5,153 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale

1,118+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

4,184 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Bartenders

80+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

129 total approved positions are represented in related records.

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