ESDC · 2015—2026-Q1 · NOC 2011 / 2021

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.

Choose data period

QuarterRecordsLMIAPositions (source scope)Count basis
201513,112Not provided82,683Approved
201615,979Not provided77,346Approved
2017-H110,863Not provided47,492Approved
2017-Q34,538Not provided12,731Approved
2017-Q44,752Not provided27,337Approved
2018-Q14,401Not provided26,302Approved
2018-Q24,629Not provided18,891Approved
2018-Q34,761Not provided16,648Approved
2018-Q45,763Not provided31,575Approved
2019-Q17,317Not provided32,288Approved
2019-Q26,967Not provided20,844Approved
2019-Q37,329Not provided23,718Approved
2019-Q49,228Not provided36,362Approved
2020-Q18,814Not provided33,607Approved
2020-Q23,472Not provided14,595Approved
2020-Q37,476Not provided23,379Approved
2020-Q48,375Not provided35,128Approved
2021-Q18,685Not provided34,132Approved
2021-Q28,168Not provided21,813Approved
2021-Q34,655Not provided13,193Approved
2021-Q47,02810,00440,959Approved
2022-Q110,51213,77244,167Approved
2022-Q215,16719,21445,198Requested
2022-Q314,07917,54939,956Approved
2022-Q417,00221,97966,687Approved
2023-Q117,10921,12459,749Approved
2023-Q216,17019,29541,900Approved
2023-Q318,55822,20547,284Approved
2023-Q422,02625,78278,742Approved
2024-Q125,57929,51768,148Approved
2024-Q223,35127,63352,948Approved
2024-Q320,59024,17349,121Approved
2024-Q417,74521,81258,653Approved
2025-Q117,95221,70851,328Approved
2025-Q215,27318,51636,010Approved
2025-Q311,27813,51629,818Approved
2025-Q49,73712,23047,487Approved
2026-Q18,79010,83233,216Approved

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.

20,844Approved positions
Not providedLMIAs (source-row sum)
6,133Distinct employer names
6,967Matching records

Rankings & distribution

NamePositionsLMIAAction
2,91014.0%Not provided
Flower Group Operating LP - One Floral Group
1880.9%Not provided
Olymel S.E.C.
1610.8%Not provided
Ontario Plants Propagation Limited
1310.6%Not provided
Verger Jodoin & frères inc
1210.6%Not provided
Verger Thomson Inc.
1210.6%Not provided
Greenwood Mushroom Farm
1200.6%Not provided
Botden Orchards Ltd
1110.5%Not provided
ConAgra DMAT ULC
1000.5%Not provided
North Star Manufacturing (London) Ltd
1000.5%Not provided
2131876 Ontario Ltd
970.5%Not provided
Sun City Cherries Ltd.
960.5%Not provided
Les Serres Lefort inc.
950.5%Not provided
Highline Mushrooms West Limited
900.4%Not provided
Vienna Farms Ltd
890.4%Not provided

Top 15; shares use positions in current filters.

Employer / province comparison

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NamePositionsLMIANOCsStreams

Occupation × province positions

Top 12 occupations under current filters. Hover for values; click a cell to filter occupation and location.

NOC / OccupationNew BrunswickAlbertaNova ScotiaBritish ColumbiaEmployers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of CanadaManitobaNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon
8431 · General farm workers
8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers
6322 · Cooks
6311 · Food service supervisors
7511 · Transport truck drivers
8611 · Harvesting labourers
9617 · Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing
8612 · Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers
2174 · Computer programmers and interactive media developers
8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
5241 · Graphic designers and illustrators
2173 · Software engineers and designers

Published approval records

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QuarterEmployerLocation / addressNOC / OccupationStreamPositionsLMIASave
2019-Q28431 · NOC 2011General farm workers343Not provided
2019-Q2Jordan Station, ON L0R 1S08432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers188Not provided
2019-Q2ST-HYACINTHE, QC J2S 4B69617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing161Not provided
2019-Q2St. Thomas, ON N5P 3T28432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers131Not provided
2019-Q2St-Jean-Baptiste, QC J0L 2B08431 · NOC 2011General farm workers121Not provided
2019-Q2Saint-Paul d'Abbotsford, QC J0E 1A08431 · NOC 2011General farm workers121Not provided
2019-Q28611 · NOC 2011Harvesting labourers120Not provided
2019-Q2Ashburn, ON L0B 1A08431 · NOC 2011General farm workers120Not provided
2019-Q2Thornbury, ON N0H 2P08431 · NOC 2011General farm workers111Not provided
2019-Q2DRESDEN, ON N0P 1M09617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing100Not provided
2019-Q2St Thomas, ON N5P 3T29537 · NOC 2011Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors100Not provided
2019-Q2Aylmer, ON N5H 2R58431 · NOC 2011General farm workers97Not provided
2019-Q2Kelowna, BC V1W 4H68431 · NOC 2011General farm workers96Not provided
2019-Q2Ste-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W08432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers95Not provided
2019-Q2Leamington, ON N8H 3V58611 · NOC 2011Harvesting labourers90Not provided
2019-Q2WATERLOO, ON N2J 4G88431 · NOC 2011General farm workers89Not provided
2019-Q2VANCOUVER, BC V6B 0M32173 · NOC 2011Software engineers and designers83Not provided
2019-Q2Princeville, QC G6L 4K68431 · NOC 2011General farm workers83Not provided
2019-Q28431 · NOC 2011General farm workers81Not provided
2019-Q2Brooks, AB T1R 1C69462 · NOC 2011Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers76Not provided
2019-Q2Exeter, ON N0M 1S38431 · NOC 2011General farm workers74Not provided
2019-Q2SURREY, BC V4N 3A38431 · NOC 2011General farm workers70Not provided
2019-Q2Mirabel, QC J7J 0C47441 · NOC 2011Residential and commercial installers and servicers70Not provided
2019-Q2SIMCOE, ON N3Y 4K38431 · NOC 2011General farm workers68Not provided
2019-Q2Normandin, QC G8M 4S68431 · NOC 2011General farm workers66Not provided
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Source & definitions

tfwp_2019q2_employer_positive_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.