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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2501014 ONTARIO INC. | 24.8% | 1 | |
| Force Technology Norway A/S | 24.8% | 1 | |
| PHASOR ENGINEERING INC | 24.8% | 1 | |
| T DOT AUTOMATION INC | 24.8% | 1 | |
| VCT Group Inc. | 24.8% | 2 | |
| 12060477 Canada Inc. | 12.4% | 1 | |
| A. H. Burns Energy Systems Ltd | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Albesol INC | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Amundsen Science | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Apexium Groupe Médicale Inc | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Bombardier Aviation | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Communications Group Fort McMurray Ltd. | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Compagnie WestRock du Canada Corp. | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Congdon's Aid To Daily Living Ltd o/a Congdon's Aid To Daily Living Ltd | 12.4% | 1 | |
| Doucet Machineries inc. | 12.4% | 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 | Alberta | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22310 · Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioESSEX, ON N8M 2W4 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of CanadaTRONDHEIM, 7037 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaCalgary, AB T2G 3C4 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioHalton Hills, ON L7G 0C6 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | Global Talent Stream | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioKITCHENER, ON N2B 1W3 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioOttawa, ON K2E 7W5 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioAncaster, ON L9G 4V5 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5T 2H7 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQUÉBEC, QC G1V 0A6 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecVaudreuil-Dorion, QC J7V 4J2 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMONTRÉAL, QC H3B 1Y8 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaEdmonton, AB T6B 2N7 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H1A 3S2 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | AlbertaEdmonton, AB T5P 4X4 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecDaveluyville, QC G0Z 1C0 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of CanadaBowling Green, 42101 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaVancouver, BC V5M 4X5 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5S 1P3 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Jérôme, QC J7Y 4C5 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4T 1L2 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | British ColumbiaSurrey, BC V3Z 1A7 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | Global Talent Stream | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioBrampton, ON L6T 4E3 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4V 1X5 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecCoaticook, QC J1A 1X4 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioOttawa, ON K0A 1L0 | 22310 · NOC 2021Electrical and electronics engineering 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.