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.
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groupe Technologies Desjardins inc. | 623.1% | 6 | |
| COFOMO DÉVELOPPEMENT INC. | 415.4% | 4 | |
| 9208-3401 Québec inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| ALTEN Canada Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| AppsOnTime Technologies, Ltd. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| ASTEK Canada Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Conseillers en gestion et informatique CGI Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Dollarama L.P./S.E.C. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| EXFO | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Future Electronics Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Glo3D Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| LawZero | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Les Services Conseils Systematix Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| Loblaws Inc. | 13.8% | 1 | |
| mobileLIVE Inc | 13.8% | 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 | Manitoba |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21230 · Computer systems developers and programmers |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H5B 1B2 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3B 4W5 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G2J 0C4 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3B 4L8 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVictoria, BC V8W 2E7 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3B 1K9 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3G 1T4 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMont-Royal, QC H4P 0A1 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G1M 2K2 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecPointe-Claire, QC H9R 5C7 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M4P 2C9 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H2S 3H1 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G1V 4W2 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBrampton, ON L6Y 5S5 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M5J 1A7 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaBurnaby, BC V5G 1J9 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5N 8L9 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | ManitobaWinnipeg, MB R3G 3P3 | 21230 · NOC 2021Computer systems developers and programmers | Global Talent Stream | 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.