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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olymel s.e.c / l.p | 4560.9% | 28 | |
| Houweling Nurseries Ltd. | 2520.5% | 5 | |
| DeVry Greenhouses | 2290.4% | 4 | |
| Schuyler Farms Ltd. | 2200.4% | 9 | |
| Flower Group Operating Inc. | 2000.4% | 3 | |
| Pure Flavor Farms LP | 1820.3% | 4 | |
| Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd | 1700.3% | 96 | |
| Cultures Gen V inc. | 1550.3% | 12 | |
| Technip Singapore Pte. Ltd. | 1510.3% | 151 | |
| South Shore Seafoods Ltd. | 1500.3% | 2 | |
| JBS Food Canada ULC | 1450.3% | 1 | |
| Champs Fresh Farms Inc | 1430.3% | 1 | |
| Shabatura Farms Ltd. | 1350.3% | 3 | |
| Jealous Fruits Ltd. | 1310.2% | 14 | |
| Botden Orchards Ltd. | 1290.2% | 2 |
Top 15; shares use positions in current filters.
Employer / province comparison
Add up to 3 of the top 20 filtered candidates. Comparison uses the full snapshot. Search to narrow candidates.
| 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 | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Nova Scotia | Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada | New Brunswick | Prince Edward Island | Newfoundland and Labrador | Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85101 · Harvesting labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 63200 · Cooks | ||||||||||||||
| 62020 · Food service supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 65201 · Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | ||||||||||||||
| 75110 · Construction trades helpers and labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 73300 · Transport truck drivers | ||||||||||||||
| 85103 · Nursery and greenhouse labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 85100 · Livestock labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 13110 · Administrative assistants | ||||||||||||||
| 62010 · Retail sales supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 65310 · Light duty cleaners | ||||||||||||||
| 95106 · Labourers in food and beverage processing |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecSt-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 4B6 | 95106 · NOC 2021Labourers in food and beverage processing | Low Wage | 308 | 13 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4L 2N7 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 252 | 5 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | British ColumbiaChilliwack, BC V2P 6H4 | 85103 · NOC 2021Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Primary Agriculture | 229 | 4 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioSimcoe, ON N3Y 4K3 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 220 | 9 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 4C9 | 85103 · NOC 2021Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Primary Agriculture | 200 | 3 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V6 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 182 | 4 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | Prince Edward IslandBloomfield, PE C0B 1E0 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 150 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | AlbertaBrooks, AB T1R 1C6 | 94141 · NOC 2021Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | Low Wage | 145 | 1 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | British ColumbiaAldergrove, BC V4W 2Z6 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 143 | 1 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioWindham Centre, ON N0E 2A0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 135 | 3 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V4V 1T3 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 131 | 14 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioThornbury, ON N0H 2P0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 129 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecSaint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, QC J0E 1A0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 129 | 8 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecSte-Clotilde, QC J0L 1W0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 125 | 9 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | New BrunswickScoudouc, NB E4P 3R4 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 125 | 1 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecSt-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 4B6 | 94141 · NOC 2021Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers | Low Wage | 119 | 7 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioJordan Station, ON L0R 1S0 | 85103 · NOC 2021Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Primary Agriculture | 108 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V6 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 101 | 6 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecFrelighsburg, QC J0J 1C0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 101 | 10 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioAshburn, ON L0B 1A0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 93 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | British ColumbiaDelta, BC V4K 3N2 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 90 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | QuebecSaint-Jean-de-l'île-d'Orléans, QC G0A 3W0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 84 | 2 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioStrathroy, ON N7G 3H6 | 84120 · NOC 2021Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators | Primary Agriculture | 83 | 3 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V8 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 80 | 4 | ||
| 2024-Q2 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V8 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 80 | 2 |
Source & definitions
tfwp_2024q2_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.