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What employers posted for this occupation in Northwest Territories, from Job Bank’s open data, and the employers approved to hire foreign workers for it. Counts and medians of what was posted, nothing more.
20 vacancies, 100% full time, 90% permanent, 10% relayed from other job boards. Over the last twelve months: 64 postings, about 5 a month.
Medians are of the pay written in the postings, hourly and salaried postings separately, never converted. Half of postings paid more, half less.
TEER 3: usually a college diploma, apprenticeship of under two years, or more than six months of training. Express Entry programs count work in TEER 0 to 3, so Canadian experience in this occupation could count toward the Canadian Experience Class.
Not on any of IRCC’s current Express Entry category lists, so it does not open a category-based round by itself.From IRCC’s category-based selection page, as our rules engine reads it.
Not on IRCC's high-wage occupation list, so a job offer in it earns no extra Express Entry points under the November 3, 2026 changes.From IRCC’s high-wage occupation list, as our rules engine reads it.
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| Posted | Title in the posting | Place | Pay as posted | Terms | Asked for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend, Morning, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Sep 29, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend, Morning, Overtime | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Sep 25, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $20.00 hourly30 to 40 hours a bi-weekly | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Weekend, Morning, Overtime | No degree, certificate or diploma, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Sep 24, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly35 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Sep 19, 2026 | cook | Hay River | $25.00 to $26.00 hourly (to be negotiated)32 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Shift, Weekend, Night, Flexible hours, Morning | No degree, certificate or diploma, 7 months to less than 1 year, English |
| Sep 15, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $20.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated) |
Employers issued a positive labour market impact assessment for this occupation in Northwest Territories, as Employment and Social Development Canada publishes them each quarter. An approval is a position on an LMIA in that quarter: not a vacancy today, not a promise to hire you, and not a work permit. The department leaves out employers named after a person, so the list is not complete.
| Employer | Location | Stream | Positions | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507811 NWT.LTD | YELLOWKNIFE, NT X1A 3R9 | Low Wage | 1 | October to December 2025 |
| 507514.NWT.LTD. | Hay River, NT X0E 1G1 | Low Wage | 1 | July to September 2025 |
| 508065 N.W.T. Ltd. | Hay River, NT X0E 1G1 | Low Wage | 1 | July to September 2025 |
| Big Lake Eatery and Cafe Ltd | Hay River, NT X0E 1G2 | Low Wage | 1 | July to September 2025 |
| Det'on Cho Bouwa Whee Catering LP | Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N9 | Low Wage | 1 | July to September 2025 |
| 984260 NWT Ltd | Fort Smith, NT X0E 0P0 | Low Wage | 1 | April to June 2025 |
| 4912 N.W.T. Ltd. | Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R3 | Low Wage | 1 | April to June 2025 |
| 508065 N.W.T. Ltd. | Hay River, NT X0E 1G1 | Low Wage | 1 | April to June 2025 |
| Yellowknife Restaurant Limited Partnership | Yellowknife, NT X1A 1N6 | Low Wage | 4 | October to December 2024 |
| 116 YK Foods | yellowknife, NT X1A 1V4 | Low Wage | 1 | October to December 2024 |
| 507798 NWT LTD | Yellowknife, NT X1A 2H2 | Low Wage | 1 | October to December 2024 |
| Black Knight Pub | Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N8 | Low Wage |
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| Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Weekend, Night, Morning, Overtime |
| No degree, certificate or diploma, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Sep 9, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $20.00 to $25.50 hourly (to be negotiated)30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Weekend, Night | No degree, certificate or diploma, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Sep 9, 2026 | cook | Inuvik | $25.00 hourly30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Shift, Night, Early morning, Flexible hours, Morning, On call | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 5 years or more, English |
| Sep 8, 2026 | line cook (relayed from another job board) | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly | Full time | Not stated |
| Sep 4, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly37.5 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, No experience, English |
| Aug 28, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $20.00 hourly32 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Weekend, Morning, Overtime | No degree, certificate or diploma, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Aug 20, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Aug 16, 2026 | cook (relayed from another job board) | Yellowknife | $5,550.60 monthly | Full time, Permanent employment | Not stated |
| Aug 13, 2026 | line cook | Yellowknife | $18.00 to $20.00 hourly (to be negotiated)30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment, Evening, Weekend, Night, Early morning | No degree, certificate or diploma, No experience, English |
| Aug 13, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| Aug 13, 2026 | ethnic food cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly70 hours a bi-weekly | Full time, Permanent employment, Day, Evening, Weekend | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 7 months to less than 1 year, English |
| Aug 10, 2026 | cook | Yellowknife | $25.00 hourly30 to 35 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment | No degree, certificate or diploma, 2 years to less than 3 years, English |
| Aug 7, 2026 | pizza cook | Yellowknife | $23.50 hourly30 to 40 hours a week | Full time, Permanent employment | Secondary (high) school graduation certificate, 1 year to less than 2 years, English |
| 3 |
| July to September 2024 |
| Big River Service Centre LP | Fort Providence, NT X0E 0L0 | Low Wage | 2 | July to September 2024 |
| New Star Ltd | Yellowknife, NT X1A 1T7 | Low Wage | 1 | April to June 2024 |