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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal | 1511.2% | 15 | |
| Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec | 1410.4% | 14 | |
| CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches | 107.5% | 4 | |
| Centre Intégré universitaire de santé et service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale | 96.7% | 9 | |
| Centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universit | 96.7% | 9 | |
| CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | 86.0% | 8 | |
| CIUSSS du Nord de l'Île de Montréal | 86.0% | 8 | |
| Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 75.2% | 7 | |
| LIMITLESS MIGRATE NURSE CORP | 75.2% | 1 | |
| Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest | 64.5% | 6 | |
| Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux des Laurentides | 64.5% | 4 | |
| CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre | 43.0% | 4 | |
| CISSS de Laval | 43.0% | 4 | |
| CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | 43.0% | 4 | |
| Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais | 32.2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31301 · Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses |
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 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2X 0A9 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 15 | 15 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecTrois-Rivières, QC G9A 5C5 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSainte-Marie, QC G6E 3E2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G1C 3S2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSherbrooke, QC J1J 3H5 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H1T 2M4 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H2E 1Y1 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecRouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 2A9 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | OntarioSUDBURY, ON P3E 6C3 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecChateauguay, QC J6K 4W8 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Jérôme, QC J7Z 5T3 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecGreenfield Park, QC J4V 2H1 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecLAVAL, QC H7M 3L9 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecChicoutimi, QC G7H 5H6 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecGATINEAU, QC J8T 4J3 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecRimouski, QC G5L 3N2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecPointe-Claire, QC H9R 0E9 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMONTRÉAL, QC H1T 1C2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecQuébec, QC G1R 2J6 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3T 1C5 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 8T2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H1T 1C | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecGaspé, QC G4X 2W2 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | High Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecTrois-Rivières, QC G9A 5C5 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | Low Wage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2026-Q1 | QuebecMontréal, QC H4P 2P5 | 31301 · NOC 2021Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 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.