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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2193305 Ontario Inc | 28.3% | 1 | |
| ALSTOM Transport Canada Inc | 28.3% | 2 | |
| Altitude Aerospace Inc. | 28.3% | 2 | |
| AFRY Canada Inc. | 14.2% | 1 | |
| Airbus Atlantique Canada Inc. | 14.2% | 1 | |
| Atlantis Strength Inc | 14.2% | 1 | |
| BRP | 14.2% | 1 | |
| EXP Services Inc. | 14.2% | 1 | |
| Fives Liné Machines Inc. | 14.2% | 1 | |
| GREY ORANGE INCORPORATED | 14.2% | 1 | |
| ISOTECH Industries Inc | 14.2% | 1 | |
| LES DIRIGEABLES FLYING WHALES QUEBEC INC | 14.2% | 1 | |
| MDA | 14.2% | 1 | |
| Mitchell Installations Ltd. | 14.2% | 1 | |
| Peel Plastic Products Limited | 14.2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21301 · Mechanical 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 | OntarioWoodstock, ON N4T 0N2 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSt-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC J3V 6E6 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontreal, QC H4N 3M9 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H4P 1L4 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMirabel, QC J7N 1H4 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecLaval, QC H7C 1A1 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecValcourt, QC J0E 2L0 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBrampton, ON L6T 4V1 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecGranby, QC J2J 1E2 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M5C 2W7 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioNorth York, ON M9L 2Z5 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMONTRÉAL, QC H2T 2A4 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V6C 2X8 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaBurnaby, BC V5C 4E4 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBrampton, ON L6W 3J3 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecBoucherville, QC J4B 7M1 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H4C 3N8 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMirabel, QC J7N 3C6 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaBurnaby, BC V5A 2Z5 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V6T 2A3 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical engineers | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3G 1Z7 | 21301 · NOC 2021Mechanical 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.