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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabatura Farms Ltd. | 7150.9% | 3 | |
| Hendriks Greenhouses | 4140.5% | 2 | |
| Procyk Farms (1994) Ltd | 4120.5% | 4 | |
| Scotlynn Sweetpac Growers Inc. | 4000.5% | 4 | |
| Pioneer Flower Farms Limited | 3890.5% | 2 | |
| Van Belle Nursery, Inc. | 3810.5% | 1 | |
| G.P. Sandher Holdings Ltd | 3290.4% | 3 | |
| DeVry Greenhouses | 2880.4% | 6 | |
| LES PRODUCTIONS MARGIRIC INC | 2810.4% | 14 | |
| Les Jardins Vegibec inc. | 2650.3% | 14 | |
| Itzke River Farm Ltd | 2520.3% | 1 | |
| Meyers Fruit Farms Ltd | 2520.3% | 2 | |
| Cape Bald Packers Ltd | 2470.3% | 5 | |
| Somerville Nurseries Inc. | 2370.3% | 2 | |
| Northern Cherries Inc. | 2230.3% | 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 | Ontario | Quebec | British Columbia | Alberta | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Prince Edward Island | Newfoundland and Labrador | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | Northwest Territories | Yukon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8431 · General farm workers | |||||||||||||
| 8432 · Nursery and greenhouse workers | |||||||||||||
| 6322 · Cooks | |||||||||||||
| 6311 · Food service supervisors | |||||||||||||
| 6711 · Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | |||||||||||||
| 9463 · Fish and seafood plant workers | |||||||||||||
| 7511 · Transport truck drivers | |||||||||||||
| 7611 · Construction trades helpers and labourers | |||||||||||||
| 1241 · Administrative assistants | |||||||||||||
| 6211 · Retail sales supervisors | |||||||||||||
| 8252 · Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | |||||||||||||
| 9618 · Labourers in fish and seafood processing |
Published approval records
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| Quarter | Employer | Location / address | NOC / Occupation | Stream | Positions | LMIA | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioWindham Centre, ON N0E 2A0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 714 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioLincoln, ON L3J 1V1 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 414 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioWILSONVILLE, ON N0E 1Z0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 412 | 4 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioVittoria, ON N0E 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 400 | 4 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioSt. Catharines, ON L2R 6P9 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 389 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | British ColumbiaAbbotsford, BC V3G 1R3 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 381 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | British Columbiakelowna, BC V1P 1C5 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 325 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | British ColumbiaChilliwack, BC V2P 6H4 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 288 | 6 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | QuebecLaval, QC H7J 1A3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 268 | 11 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | ManitobaSt. Francois Xavier, MB R0H 0V0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 252 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioNiagara on the Lake, ON L0S 1J0 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 252 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | QuebecOka, QC J0N 1E0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 242 | 9 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioEverett, ON L0M 1J0 | 8432 · NOC 2011Nursery and greenhouse workers | Primary Agriculture | 237 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioGrimsby, ON L3M 4E8 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 222 | 1 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | New BrunswickCap-Pele, NB E4N 1V3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 220 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | New BrunswickCap-Pelé, NB E4N 1E3 | 9463 · NOC 2011Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 211 | 3 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's, NL A1C 1K4 | 9618 · NOC 2011Labourers in fish and seafood processing | Low Wage | 211 | 6 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1V 2C6 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 203 | 4 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | Nova ScotiaGreat Village, NS B0M 1L0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 200 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4K 3N2 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 190 | 2 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V5 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 189 | 13 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioSimcoe, ON N3Y 4K3 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 186 | 8 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 182 | 10 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioRuthven, ON N0P 2G0 | 9617 · NOC 2011Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing | Low Wage | 177 | 8 | ||
| 2023-Q4 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V6 | 8431 · NOC 2011General farm workers | Primary Agriculture | 174 | 3 |
Source & definitions
tfwp_2023q4_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.