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. | 4901.0% | 18 | |
| S SUNDHER ORCHARDS LTD. | 4250.8% | 3 | |
| Les Entreprises Pitre Inc. | 4090.8% | 10 | |
| Northern Cherries Inc. | 3820.7% | 3 | |
| Cape Bald Packers Ltd | 3300.6% | 5 | |
| NOCA Canadian Seafood Buyer, Inc. | 2200.4% | 2 | |
| Nortera Foods Inc. | 2130.4% | 19 | |
| Olymel s.e.c / l.p | 1990.4% | 17 | |
| Bylands Nurseries Ltd | 1700.3% | 4 | |
| St. Mary's Bay Fisheries Inc. | 1700.3% | 4 | |
| Caledon Produce Farms Ltd. | 1650.3% | 1 | |
| Sandy Shore Farms Limited | 1630.3% | 5 | |
| Aliments Nortera Inc. | 1610.3% | 24 | |
| Phillips Bridge Seafood ULC | 1580.3% | 1 | |
| EL DORADO VEGETABLE FARMS LTD. | 1560.3% | 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 | 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 | Nunavut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85101 · Harvesting labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 62020 · Food service supervisors | ||||||||||||||
| 85100 · Livestock labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 63200 · Cooks | ||||||||||||||
| 94142 · Fish and seafood plant workers | ||||||||||||||
| 73300 · Transport truck drivers | ||||||||||||||
| 85103 · Nursery and greenhouse labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 85121 · Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 75110 · Construction trades helpers and labourers | ||||||||||||||
| 95106 · Labourers in food and beverage processing | ||||||||||||||
| 65201 · Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations | ||||||||||||||
| 72106 · Welders and related machine operators |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V4V 1T3 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 475 | 8 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1X 6P1 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 420 | 2 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecMont-Laurier, QC J9L 3G5 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 404 | 8 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaKelowna, BC V1V 2C6 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 382 | 3 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | New BrunswickCap-Pelé, NB E4N 1E3 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 294 | 3 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | New BrunswickGrande-Digue NB, NB E4R 4H7 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 200 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioStrathroy, ON N7G 4J1 | 95106 · NOC 2021Labourers in food and beverage processing | Low Wage | 174 | 14 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaWest Kelowna, BC V1Z 1H6 | 85103 · NOC 2021Nursery and greenhouse labourers | Primary Agriculture | 166 | 2 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioBurford, ON N0E 1A0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 165 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioPort Burwell, ON N0J 1T0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 163 | 5 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | Prince Edward IslandBorden-Carleton, PE C0B 1X0 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 158 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | AlbertaRedcliff, AB T0J 2P0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 156 | 5 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecFrelighsburg, QC J0J 1C0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 151 | 12 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioQueensville, ON L0G 1R0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 149 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | Newfoundland and LabradorSt. Mary's, NL A0B 3B0 | 94142 · NOC 2021Fish and seafood plant workers | Low Wage | 137 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaOyama, BC V4V 2E4 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 136 | 2 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioMississauga, ON L4W 5K7 | 95106 · NOC 2021Labourers in food and beverage processing | Low Wage | 130 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecSAINT-RÉMI, QC J0L 2L0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 128 | 7 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecHavre-aux-Maisons, QC G4T 5M1 | 95107 · NOC 2021Labourers in fish and seafood processing | Low Wage | 126 | 5 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioCoatsworth, ON N0P 1H0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 120 | 2 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecSaint-Jean-de-l'île-d'Orléans, QC G0A 3W0 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 119 | 4 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | OntarioLeamington, ON N8H 3V5 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 116 | 5 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | British ColumbiaABBOTSFORD, BC V3G 2T9 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 116 | 1 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecBoucherville, QC J4B 8P4 | 95106 · NOC 2021Labourers in food and beverage processing | Low Wage | 113 | 3 | ||
| 2025-Q1 | QuebecSt-Constant, QC J5A 0R2 | 85101 · NOC 2021Harvesting labourers | Primary Agriculture | 112 | 7 |
Source & definitions
tfwp_2025q1_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.