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
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Number of refused LMIAs and positions
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Low Wage | 42201 Social and community service workers | — |
1
10
|
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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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | Low Wage | 62020 Food service supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
| 2025 Q3 | Low Wage | 64314 Hotel front desk clerks |
1
1
|
— |
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Period
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Program
|
Occupation
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Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 65310 Light duty cleaners |
1
2
|
— |
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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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 62010 Retail sales supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 65100 Cashiers |
1
1
|
— |
| 2022 Q2 | Low Wage | 6211 Retail sales supervisors |
1
1
|
— |
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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
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Number of refused LMIAs and positions
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | Low Wage | 75200 Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs |
1
1
|
— |
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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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q1 | Primary Agriculture | 8431 General farm workers |
1
12
|
— |
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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
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | Low Wage | 7612 Other trades helpers and labourers |
1
1
|
— |
| 2023 Q1 | Low Wage | 7612 Other trades helpers and labourers |
1
1
|
— |
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Period
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Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | Low Wage | 95101 Labourers in metal fabrication |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
|
Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | Low Wage | 1241 Administrative assistants |
1
1
|
— |
|
Period
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Program
|
Occupation
|
Number of approved LMIAs and positions
|
Number of refused LMIAs and positions
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | Low Wage | 13110 Administrative assistants |
1
1
|
— |
| 2024 Q4 | Low Wage | 62021 Executive housekeepers |
1
1
|
— |
| 2024 Q4 | Low Wage | 65310 Light duty cleaners |
1
1
|
— |
| 2024 Q4 | Low Wage | 64314 Hotel front desk clerks |
1
1
|
— |