Explore comprehensive LMIA statistics for Canadian employers — approvals, refusals, and hiring trends since 2021.
Employers
Approved LMIAs
Approved Positions
Refused LMIAs
Refused Positions
Approval Rate
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Period
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Program
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Occupation
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Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | Low Wage | 6211 Retail sales supervisors |
1
2
|
— |
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Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | High Wage | 21231 Software engineers and designers |
1
1
|
— |
| 2025 Q2 | High Wage | 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians |
1
1
|
— |
| 2025 Q1 | High Wage | 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians |
1
1
|
— |
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Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | High Wage | 64101 Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
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Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | High Wage | 13110 Administrative assistants |
1
2
|
— |
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Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q2 | High Wage | 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators |
1
1
|
— |
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Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q1 | Primary Agriculture | 8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers |
1
2
|
— |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8432 Nursery and greenhouse workers |
1
2
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
15
|
— |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
11
|
— |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
12
|
— |
| 2023 Q2 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
12
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
3
|
— |
| 2022 Q2 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
5
|
— |
| 2022 Q4 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
3
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Low Wage | 42201 Social and community service workers | — |
1
10
|
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | Primary Agriculture | 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors |
1
2
|
— |
| 2025 Q1 | Primary Agriculture | 85101 Harvesting labourers |
1
6
|
— |