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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2168587 ontario ltd | 15.0% | 1 | |
| AMTEC Engineering Ltd | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Architecture Daniel Dumont Inc. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Arpac Storage Systems Corporation | 15.0% | 1 | |
| BVGlazing System Ltd. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Carollo Engineers Canada, LTD | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Connexion Technic inc. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Cuisine Crotone Inc. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Custom Diamond Int'l. inc. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Downsview Kitchens | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Draft-Con Steel Detailing | 15.0% | 1 | |
| Métal Perreault inc | 15.0% | 1 | |
| NEOKA Services aux projets inc. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| SARTREX POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS INC. | 15.0% | 1 | |
| SEIGNEURIE DE LIRET | 15.0% | 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 | Ontario | Quebec | British Columbia | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22212 · Drafting technologists and technicians |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioNORTH YORK, ON M3J 2N7 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | Low Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M9P 3B6 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecRivière-du-Loup, QC G5R 1C8 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | Low Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4G 1A2 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioConcord, ON L4K 3Z9 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaBurnaby, BC V5H 4N2 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G1C 0C7 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | Low Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | Quebecmontréal, QC H1C 1G1 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecLaval, QC H7S 1A9 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4T 1G6 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMt Pleasant, ON N0E 1K0 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecDONNACONA, QC G3M 2X2 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3A 1E4 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioConcord, ON L4K 2K1 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecLévis, QC G6W 7V6 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | Low Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaAbbotsford, BC V2T 6B1 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioNewmarket, ON L3Y 8Z8 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaEdmonton, AB T6P 1N9 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaLangley, BC V4W 3X5 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioNorth York, ON M2H 2C9 | 22212 · NOC 2021Drafting technologists and technicians | 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.