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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Beach Farms Ltd | 5060.7% | Not provided | |
| Les Jardins Vegibec inc. | 4600.6% | Not provided | |
| Technicolor Canada Inc | 4430.6% | Not provided | |
| Allseas Group S.A. | 4210.5% | Not provided | |
| Les Serres Lefort inc. | 3520.5% | Not provided | |
| Productions Margiric Inc. | 3470.4% | Not provided | |
| Sunrite Greenhouses Ltd | 3020.4% | Not provided | |
| Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services Inc | 2970.4% | Not provided | |
| Ferme Onésime Pouliot Inc. | 2750.4% | Not provided | |
| Centre Maraîcher Eugène Guinois Jr. Inc. | 2700.3% | Not provided | |
| Les Fermes Du Soleil Inc. | 2700.3% | Not provided | |
| Vert Nature Inc. | 2620.3% | Not provided | |
| Bonduelle Canada Inc. | 2440.3% | Not provided | |
| Houweling Nurseries Ltd | 2440.3% | Not provided | |
| Millen Farms Limited | 2390.3% | Not provided |
Top 15; shares use positions in current filters.
Employer / province comparison
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| Name | Positions | LMIA | NOCs | Streams |
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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 | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Saskatchewan | Prince Edward Island | Manitoba | Newfoundland and Labrador | Northwest Territories | Yukon | Nunavut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8431 · General farm workers | ||||||||||||||
| 8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers | ||||||||||||||
| 6322 · Cooks | ||||||||||||||
| 6311 · Food service supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 5241 · Graphic designers and illustrators | ||||||||||||||
| 8611 · Harvesting labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 9463 · Fish and seafood plant workers | ||||||||||||||
| 7511 · Transport truck drivers | ||||||||||||||
| 8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | ||||||||||||||
| 6211 · Retail sales supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 7271 · Carpenters | ||||||||||||||
| 5131 · Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | British ColumbiaLake Country, BC V4V 1A9 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 484 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecOka, QC J0N 1E0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 460 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 352 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecLaval, QC H7J 1A3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 327 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioKingsville, ON N9Y 2M2 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 302 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSt-Jean, Île d'Orléans, QC G0A 3W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 275 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 270 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSainte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 270 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of CanadaSeattle, 98109 | 2173 · NOC 2011Software engineers and designers | 269 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecMontréal, QC H3C 1T2 | 5241 · NOC 2011Graphic designers and illustrators | 267 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSherrington, QC J0L 2N0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 262 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4L 2N7 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 244 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | Nova ScotiaGreat Village, NS B0M 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 239 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | British ColumbiaChilliwack, BC V2P 6H4 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 236 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1P 1C5 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 228 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | New BrunswickCap Pele, NB E4N 1E3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | 226 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | New BrunswickCap-Pelé, NB E4N 1V3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | 224 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | QuebecSt-Constant, QC J5A 2E7 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 223 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V6 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 216 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioKingsville, ON N9Y 2E9 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 210 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioVittoria, ON N0E 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 205 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | British ColumbiaAshcroft, BC V0K 1A0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 198 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioKingsville, ON N9Y 2N1 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | 196 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioWindham Centre, ON N0E 2A0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 196 | Not provided | |||
| 2016 | OntarioNewcastle, ON L1B 1L9 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | 184 | Not provided |
Source & definitions
2016_positive_employer_en.csv · 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.