LMIA employers & approved positions
Explore employers with positive LMIAs and compare occupations, provinces and program streams.
Historical full years 2015–2025 and Q1 2026 records, not current vacancies. Approved positions are not permits or arrivals. Only Q1 is available for 2026; do not compare it directly with full-year 2025.
Choose data period
| Quarter | Records | LMIA | Positions (source scope) | Count basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13,112 | Not provided | 82,683 | Approved |
| 2016 | 15,979 | Not provided | 77,346 | Approved |
| 2017-H1 | 10,863 | Not provided | 47,492 | Approved |
| 2017-Q3 | 4,538 | Not provided | 12,731 | Approved |
| 2017-Q4 | 4,752 | Not provided | 27,337 | Approved |
| 2018-Q1 | 4,401 | Not provided | 26,302 | Approved |
| 2018-Q2 | 4,629 | Not provided | 18,891 | Approved |
| 2018-Q3 | 4,761 | Not provided | 16,648 | Approved |
| 2018-Q4 | 5,763 | Not provided | 31,575 | Approved |
| 2019-Q1 | 7,317 | Not provided | 32,288 | Approved |
| 2019-Q2 | 6,967 | Not provided | 20,844 | Approved |
| 2019-Q3 | 7,329 | Not provided | 23,718 | Approved |
| 2019-Q4 | 9,228 | Not provided | 36,362 | Approved |
| 2020-Q1 | 8,814 | Not provided | 33,607 | Approved |
| 2020-Q2 | 3,472 | Not provided | 14,595 | Approved |
| 2020-Q3 | 7,476 | Not provided | 23,379 | Approved |
| 2020-Q4 | 8,375 | Not provided | 35,128 | Approved |
| 2021-Q1 | 8,685 | Not provided | 34,132 | Approved |
| 2021-Q2 | 8,168 | Not provided | 21,813 | Approved |
| 2021-Q3 | 4,655 | Not provided | 13,193 | Approved |
| 2021-Q4 | 7,028 | 10,004 | 40,959 | Approved |
| 2022-Q1 | 10,512 | 13,772 | 44,167 | Approved |
| 2022-Q2 | 15,167 | 19,214 | 45,198 | Requested |
| 2022-Q3 | 14,079 | 17,549 | 39,956 | Approved |
| 2022-Q4 | 17,002 | 21,979 | 66,687 | Approved |
| 2023-Q1 | 17,109 | 21,124 | 59,749 | Approved |
| 2023-Q2 | 16,170 | 19,295 | 41,900 | Approved |
| 2023-Q3 | 18,558 | 22,205 | 47,284 | Approved |
| 2023-Q4 | 22,026 | 25,782 | 78,742 | Approved |
| 2024-Q1 | 25,579 | 29,517 | 68,148 | Approved |
| 2024-Q2 | 23,351 | 27,633 | 52,948 | Approved |
| 2024-Q3 | 20,590 | 24,173 | 49,121 | Approved |
| 2024-Q4 | 17,745 | 21,812 | 58,653 | Approved |
| 2025-Q1 | 17,952 | 21,708 | 51,328 | Approved |
| 2025-Q2 | 15,273 | 18,516 | 36,010 | Approved |
| 2025-Q3 | 11,278 | 13,516 | 29,818 | Approved |
| 2025-Q4 | 9,737 | 12,230 | 47,487 | Approved |
| 2026-Q1 | 8,790 | 10,832 | 33,216 | Approved |
2016–2023 and 2024 Q1 use NOC 2011; other quarters use NOC 2021. Cross-version occupations are not directly comparable. Search, rankings, profiles, comparison and exports below use the selected period. Employer names are deduplicated by exact published name across quarters; positions and LMIAs sum source records.
The 2022 Q2 title describes positive LMIAs, but numeric headers say Requested LMIAs / Requested Positions. Counts retain that source meaning and are not assumed to be approvals. Full-year 2022 and all-quarter sums mix count bases and are not pure approval totals.
2017 H1 remains a combined half-year; together with Q3 and Q4 it covers the full year. 2020 is complete. Sources from 2015 through 2021 Q3 omit LMIA counts and incorporation status. Missing fields are shown as not provided; incomplete LMIA sums are not displayed for mixed periods.
2015 omits occupation and program; 2016 omits program. Missing classifications are not inferred. 2017 H1 combines Q1 and Q2 without separate quarter counts.
Common Chinese search aliases are supported; published names remain in English.
Rankings & distribution
| Name | Positions | LMIA | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| agileDSS | 39.1% | 3 | |
| Macropus Global Ltd | 26.1% | 1 | |
| 2188005 Ontario Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| 2526874 Alberta Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| Agility Canada Holdings ULC | 13.0% | 1 | |
| Ali Baba Motors Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| BDO Canada LLP | 13.0% | 1 | |
| BG COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC | 13.0% | 1 | |
| Black Gold West Operating Group Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| CUATRO CONSULTING INC. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| DRW Canada Co. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| Ebates Canada, Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| FPT Canada Inc. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| GANEX INC. | 13.0% | 1 | |
| Groupe Helios Gestion d'infrastructures et de services urbains inc. | 13.0% | 1 |
Top 15; shares use positions in current filters.
Employer / province comparison
Add up to 3 of the top 20 filtered candidates. Comparison uses the full snapshot. Search to narrow candidates.
| Name | Positions | LMIA | NOCs | Streams |
|---|
Occupation × province positions
Top 12 occupations under current filters. Hover for values; click a cell to filter occupation and location.
| NOC / Occupation | Quebec | Ontario | British Columbia | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21223 · Database analysts and data administrators |
Published approval records
25 records per page, sorted by selected metric. Click an employer for its full-snapshot profile.
| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2Y 2G3 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVictoria, BC V8Z 0B9 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M1V 5C1 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaCalgary, AB T3J 5L3 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1Y 0C1 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMISSISSAUGA, ON L5W 1M5 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M5E 1C5 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2N 2J | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioScarborough, ON M1S 2A4 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5N 1W1 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3G 2W4 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M2N 5X3 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecBoucherville, QC J4B 7T9 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecGaspé, QC G4X 2M1 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2T 2C8 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H2X 2T6 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M6R 2V5 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBrampton, ON L6Y 5S5 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H3C 3S4 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V6C 2G8 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H3A 2A6 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H2V 3H7 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H2Y 2G3 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioOAKVILLE, ON L6H 0S4 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMilton, ON L9T 5E5 | 21223 · NOC 2021Database analysts and data administrators | High Wage | 1 | 1 |
Source & definitions
https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/90fed587-1364-4f33-a9ee-208181dc0b97/resource/4ee7a4e0-ffc3-47af-94e7-30929d1eeb67/download/tfwp_2026q1_pos_en.xlsx · Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) LMIA system; employers with positive LMIAs.
Personal names and business names containing personal names can be excluded; this is not a complete national total. Manually entered employer names may have spelling variants. Names are not automatically merged or verified as distinct legal entities. LMIA counts sum published rows, without unique LMIA identifiers for deduplication.
2016–2023 and 2024 Q1 use NOC 2011 (four-digit codes); other quarters use NOC 2021 (five-digit codes). Original codes are not converted or merged. Missing occupation codes remain included in totals. Addresses are preserved; overseas-head-office employers remain a separate category. Incorporate Status is the published registration field, not proof of current operations, genuine recruitment or creditworthiness. Data may be revised.