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
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | Low Wage | 62020 Food service supervisors |
2
2
|
— |
| 2023 Q2 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
2
6
|
— |
| 2024 Q1 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
1
|
— |
| 2024 Q1 | Low Wage | 6311 Food service supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | Low Wage | 62020 Food service supervisors |
1
2
|
— |
| 2023 Q1 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
4
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
6
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | Low Wage | 6311 Food service supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
1
|
— |
| 2022 Q2 | Low Wage | 6311 Food service supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
2
|
— |
| 2023 Q4 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
2
|
— |
| 2022 Q1 | Low Wage | 6311 Food service supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | Low Wage | 65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | Low Wage | 6711 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
2
|
— |
| 2022 Q2 | Low Wage | 6311 Food service supervisors |
1
2
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 62020 Food service supervisors |
2
2
|
— |
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 65201 Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations |
1
3
|
— |