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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procyk Farms (1994) Ltd | 4891.4% | Not provided | |
| S Sundher Orchards Ltd | 4531.3% | Not provided | |
| Coral Beach Farms Ltd. | 3290.9% | Not provided | |
| LES PRODUCTIONS MARGIRIC INC | 2830.8% | Not provided | |
| G.P. Sandher Holdings Ltd | 2520.7% | Not provided | |
| Les Fermes du Soleil Inc. | 2470.7% | Not provided | |
| Cape Bald Packers Ltd | 2270.6% | Not provided | |
| Les Serres Lefort Inc | 2230.6% | Not provided | |
| Westmorland Fisheries Ltd | 2000.6% | Not provided | |
| FraiseBec Inc. | 1740.5% | Not provided | |
| Schuyler Farms Limited | 1650.5% | Not provided | |
| South Shore Seafoods Ltd. | 1640.5% | Not provided | |
| Sun-Brite Foods Inc. | 1570.4% | Not provided | |
| Sunrite Greenhouses Ltd. | 1560.4% | Not provided | |
| Monaghan Mushrooms Ltd. | 1410.4% | 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 | New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Manitoba | Prince Edward Island | Saskatchewan | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Northwest Territories | Yukon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8431 · General farm workers | |||||||||||||
| 8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers | |||||||||||||
| 6322 · Cooks | |||||||||||||
| 9463 · Fish and seafood plant workers | |||||||||||||
| 6311 · Food service supervisors | |||||||||||||
| 7511 · Transport truck drivers | |||||||||||||
| 8611 · Harvesting labourers | |||||||||||||
| 6211 · Retail sales supervisors | |||||||||||||
| 9617 · Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | |||||||||||||
| 8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | |||||||||||||
| 7271 · Carpenters | |||||||||||||
| 2173 · Software engineers and designers |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioWILSONVILLE, ON N0E 1Z0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 489 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1X 6P1 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 453 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V4V 1T3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 313 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecLaval, QC H7J 1A3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 272 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecSte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 247 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | British Columbiakelowna, BC V1P 1C5 | 8611 · NOC 2011Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 238 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | New BrunswickCap-Pelé, NB E4N 1E3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 227 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 223 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | New BrunswickCap-Pele, NB E4N 1V3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 200 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecSAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC J0N 1H0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 174 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioSimcoe, ON N3Y 4K3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 165 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | Prince Edward IslandBloomfield, PE C0B 1E0 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 164 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioRuthven, ON N0P 2G0 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 157 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioKingsville, ON N9Y 2M2 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 156 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioCampbellville, ON L0P 1B0 | 8611 · NOC 2011Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 141 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecSt-Constant, QC J5A 0R2 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 138 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | British ColumbiaChilliwack, BC V2P 6H4 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 134 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | Nova ScotiaGreat Village, NS B0M 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 130 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | New BrunswickShediac, NB E4P 2A6 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 130 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | New BrunswickGrande-Digue, NB E4R 4H7 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 130 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | New BrunswickRichibouctou-Village, NB E4W 1C9 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 128 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 128 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioPort Burwell, ON N0J 1T0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 128 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioMississauga, ON L5T 2V3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 125 | Not provided | ||
| 2020-Q4 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V5 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 120 | Not provided |
Source & definitions
useb-dgcetfw-tetdip-piddiviaionline-publicationemployer-list2020-employer-list2020q4tfwp_2020q4.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.