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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomerleau inc. | 312.0% | 3 | |
| 2501014 ONTARIO INC. | 28.0% | 1 | |
| Construction demathieu et bard (cdb) inc. | 28.0% | 1 | |
| WSP Canada Inc. | 28.0% | 2 | |
| ALSTOM Transport Canada Inc | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Artelia Canada inc. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Associated Engineering (B.C.) Ltd. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| BGC Engineering Inc. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| C & M McNally Engineering Corp. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Démolition et excavation Demex | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Egis Canada Ltd. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Globotech Inc. | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Group Aecon Quebec Ltee | 14.0% | 1 | |
| IBT Canada | 14.0% | 1 | |
| Loiselle Inc. | 14.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21300 · Civil engineers |
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 | QuebecSaint-Georges, QC G5Y 0H1 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioESSEX, ON N8M 2W4 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Jérôme, QC J7Y 4P7 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3H 1P9 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSt-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC J3V 6E6 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2N 2J8 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V5M 4T5 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V6Z 0C8 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBurlington, ON L7L 5Y6 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecChicoutimi, QC G7J 0K5 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioKanata, ON K2V 1C7 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioNorth York, ON M2N 6K8 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H3A 1T8 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecLaval, QC H7V 4B4 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSalaberry de Valleyfield, QC J6S 6P7 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioTORONTO, ON M5H 2L3 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5N 0C9 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3B 4N4 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G2N 3Z2 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaCranbrook, BC V1C 7J4 | 21300 · NOC 2021Civil engineers | 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.