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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jealous Fruits Ltd. | 9441.6% | 37 | |
| Aliments Nortera Inc. | 3920.7% | 35 | |
| S SUNDHER ORCHARDS LTD. | 3640.6% | 1 | |
| Northern Cherries Inc. | 3000.5% | 3 | |
| Les Entreprises Pitre Inc. | 2650.4% | 4 | |
| NOCA Canadian Seafood Buyer, Inc. | 2270.4% | 2 | |
| Ocean Pier Inc | 2250.4% | 1 | |
| Big Marble Farms Inc. | 2230.4% | 6 | |
| Bonduelle Canada Inc. | 2170.4% | 6 | |
| Moonfleet Poultry Services | 2070.3% | 3 | |
| Les Fruits de Mer de l'Est du Québec (1998) Ltée | 1930.3% | 4 | |
| FraiseBec Inc. | 1900.3% | 4 | |
| Olymel s.e.c / l.p | 1840.3% | 17 | |
| North American Midway Entertainment-Canada Co. | 1640.3% | 4 | |
| Ferme Onésime Pouliot | 1580.3% | 5 |
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 | Quebec | Ontario | British Columbia | Alberta | New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Manitoba | Prince Edward Island | Saskatchewan | Newfoundland and Labrador | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | Northwest Territories | Nunavut | Yukon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8431 · General farm workers | ||||||||||||||
| 6322 · Cooks | ||||||||||||||
| 6311 · Food service supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 7511 · Transport truck drivers | ||||||||||||||
| 6711 · Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | ||||||||||||||
| 8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers | ||||||||||||||
| 9463 · Fish and seafood plant workers | ||||||||||||||
| 9617 · Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | ||||||||||||||
| 7611 · Construction trades helpers and labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 6731 · Light duty cleaners | ||||||||||||||
| 9618 · Labourers in fish and seafood processing | ||||||||||||||
| 8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V4V 1T3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 932 | 29 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1X 6P1 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 364 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1V 2C6 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 290 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecMont-Laurier, QC J9L 3G5 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 265 | 4 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecBrossard, QC J4Z 0R4 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 228 | 7 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | New BrunswickScoudouc, NB E4P 3R4 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 225 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | AlbertaMedicine Hat, AB T1A 7H3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 222 | 5 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecSt-Denis-sur-Richelieu, QC J0H 1K0 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 217 | 6 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecSainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC J5N 2M5 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 190 | 4 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecMatane, QC G4W 3M6 | 9618 · NOC 2011Labourers in fish and seafood processing | Low Wage | 184 | 3 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | OntarioWalkerton, ON N0G 2V0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 182 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Jean-de-l'île-d'Orléans, QC G0A 3W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 158 | 5 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | New BrunswickGrande-Digue NB, NB E4R 4H7 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 157 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecSt-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 4B6 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 151 | 10 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | Prince Edward IslandBloomfield, PE C0B 1E0 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 148 | 3 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Félicien, QC G8K 2P | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 141 | 6 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | OntarioWindham Centre, ON N0E 2A0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 138 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | New BrunswickWoodstock, NB E7M 5G5 | 6711 · NOC 2011Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | Low Wage | 134 | 57 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | OntarioDresden, ON N0P 1M0 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 127 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | OntarioBrantford, ON N3R 8A6 | 6722 · NOC 2011Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport | Low Wage | 124 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | New BrunswickPointe Sapin, NB E9A 1V1 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 120 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | QuebecBrossard, QC J4Z 0R4 | 9461 · NOC 2011Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 118 | 14 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | Newfoundland and LabradorSt. Mary's, NL A0B 3B0 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 118 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | British ColumbiaOliver, BC V0H 1T1 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 115 | 5 | ||
| 2023-Q1 | New BrunswickCap Pele, NB E4N 3B3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 114 | 2 |
Source & definitions
tfwp_2023q1_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.