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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,5419.7% | Not provided | ||
| S Sundher Orchards Ltd. | 2360.9% | Not provided | |
| Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc | 2360.9% | Not provided | |
| Millen Farms Limited | 2210.8% | Not provided | |
| Les Fermes Du Soleil Inc. | 2130.8% | Not provided | |
| Centre Maraîcher Eugène Guinois Jr. Inc. | 1830.7% | Not provided | |
| Balamore Farm Ltd | 1670.6% | Not provided | |
| Fraisebec Inc. | 1590.6% | Not provided | |
| Westmorland Fisheries Ltd. | 1400.5% | Not provided | |
| Northern Cherries Inc | 1260.5% | Not provided | |
| Les Fraises De L'Ile D'orléans Inc. | 1240.5% | Not provided | |
| Vert Nature Inc. | 1190.5% | Not provided | |
| Houweling Nurseries Ltd | 1080.4% | Not provided | |
| Bleuetière Point du Jour | 1060.4% | Not provided | |
| Delfland Inc | 1020.4% | Not provided |
Top 15; shares use positions in current filters.
Employer / province comparison
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| 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 | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Manitoba | Prince Edward Island | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | Saskatchewan | Newfoundland and Labrador | Nunavut | Yukon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8431 · General farm workers | |||||||||||||
| 8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers | |||||||||||||
| 9463 · Fish and seafood plant workers | |||||||||||||
| 6322 · Cooks | |||||||||||||
| 6311 · Food service supervisors | |||||||||||||
| 7511 · Transport truck drivers | |||||||||||||
| 8611 · Harvesting labourers | |||||||||||||
| 5241 · Graphic designers and illustrators | |||||||||||||
| 8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | |||||||||||||
| 8612 · Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | |||||||||||||
| 6722 · Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport | |||||||||||||
| 9462 · Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-Q1 | British ColumbiaKELOWNA, BC V1P 6X1 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 236 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | OntarioVittoria, ON N0E 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 236 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Nova ScotiaGreat Village, NS B0M 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 221 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecSainte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 213 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 183 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Nova ScotiaGreat Village, NS B0M 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 167 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecSte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC J0N 1H0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 159 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Ontario | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 153 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | New BrunswickCap-Pelé, NB E4N 1V3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 140 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Quebec | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 135 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1V 2C6 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 126 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Ontario | 6722 · NOC 2011Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport | Low Wage | 124 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecSt-Laurent,Ile d'Orléans, QC G0A 3Z0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 124 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecSherrington, QC J0L 2N0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 119 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | British Columbia | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 115 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | British Columbia | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 110 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Ontario | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 109 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4L 2N7 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 108 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecLavaltrie, QC J5T 3P4 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 106 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | QuebecNapierville, QC J0J 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 102 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Prince Edward IslandGeorgetown, PE C0A 1L0 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 102 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | AlbertaBrooks, AB T1R 1C6 | 9462 · NOC 2011Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | Low Wage | 100 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Prince Edward IslandBeach Point, PE C0A 1V0 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 99 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | Nova ScotiaCentreville, NS B0P 1J0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 98 | Not provided | ||
| 2018-Q1 | ManitobaMarquette, MB R0H 0V0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 98 | Not provided |
Source & definitions
2018q1_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.