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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9323619 Canada INC | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Bothwell-Accurate Co. Inc. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| C.M.S. Commercial Mechanical Services Ltd | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Clonard Group Inc | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Component Element Contracting Ltd. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Core Two Management Group Ltd. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Desai Developments Inc. and Woods Energy Developments Inc | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Excavations Darche Inc. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| H.T. INDUSTRIES INC. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| M & M Desormeaux General Contracting Ltd | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Powerline Plus Ltd. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Profab Steel (1998) Ltd. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Regency Innovations Inc | 16.3% | 1 | |
| REGISTON BUILDING RESTORATION LTD. | 16.3% | 1 | |
| S&R FLOORING CONCEPTS (OTTAWA) INC | 16.3% | 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 | British Columbia | Alberta | Quebec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22303 · Construction estimators |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioAjax, ON L1S 6W4 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4V 1V1 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioRichmond Hill, ON L4B 4N1 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M3J 2G6 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioScarborough, ON M1S 3A7 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V5Z 4C2 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4Z 1S6 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecChambly, QC J3L 1W8 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaSURREY, BC V3W 8J9 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioOttawa, ON K2A 2C9 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M1R 3B3 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaSurrey, BC V3Z 0Y6 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaEdmonton, AB T6B 2C4 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMISSISSAUGA, ON L5T 1N9 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioOttawa, ON K1G 4H3 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioToronto, ON M9V 4R9 | 22303 · NOC 2021Construction estimators | 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.