St. Catharines
City · Ontario · Canada
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- LMIA employers
- 228
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 7,622
- Share of Canada
- 0.50%
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,973
Employers228LMIA lists
Year by year
Data as at 2026 Q1
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Temporary foreign worker positions
Positions on positive LMIAs at work locations in St. Catharines.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2014 | 295 |
| 2015 | 584 |
| 2016 | 490 |
| 2017 | 613 |
| 2018 | 622 |
| 2019 | 600 |
| 2020 | 660 |
| 2021 | 556 |
| 2022 | 660 |
| 2023 | 1,297 |
| 2024 | 628 |
| 2025 | 547 |
| 2026 | 70 |
Employers
Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.
- Pioneer Flower Farms Limited1,701
- Spring Valley Gardens (Niagara) Inc.1,219
- Schenck Farms & Greenhouses Co Ltd777
- J.C. Bakker & Sons Limited683
- Orchard Park Growers Ltd.508
- JC Bakker & Sons Ltd394
- Overholt Orchards Inc318
- Jeffery's Greenhouses Inc.222
- Colonial Florists Ltd.216
- Wall Farms Ltd210
- Jeffery's Greenhouses Plant II Limited77
- henry of pelham inc68
- Sun Valley Floral Farms Niagara61
- 1650607 ONTARIO LTD52
- Vander Hoeven Greenhouses Ltd.52
| Employer | Positions |
|---|---|
| 1000062390 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 1000169773 ONTARIO INC. | 4 |
| 1000242768 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 10226092 CANADA LTD. o/a Victoria Variety Mart | 1 |
| 10619558 Canada Inc. | 3 |
| 11108581 Canada Inc. | 1 |
| 11267426 Canada Inc | 1 |
| 11423908 Canada Inc | 3 |
| 12175231 CANADA INC. | 2 |
| 1218776 Ontario Limited | 8 |
| 1254325 Ontario Limited, 166 Bunting Road, St. Catharines, On | 3 |
| 13080943 Canada INC. | 1 |
| 13486630 Canada Inc. | 4 |
| 14023901 Canada Inc | 3 |
| 14379021 Canada Inc | 3 |
| 1473834 Ontario Limited o/a Tim Hortons | 1 |
| 15470102 Canada Inc. | 1 |
| 16256856 Canada Inc. | 1 |
| 1650607 ONTARIO LTD | 52 |
| 1712035 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1747693 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 1788742 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 1844819 ONTARIO LIMITED | 2 |
| 1844826 ONTARIO LIMITED | 6 |
| 1847729 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1863462 ONTARIO INC. | 11 |
| 1907605 ONTARIO LIMITED | 3 |
| 1939421 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1970144 Ontario Inc. | 6 |
| 1992296 Ontario Inc. | 3 |
| 1998035 ONTARIO INC | 2 |
| 2088266 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 2206765 Ontario Inc. | 3 |
| 2218659 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 2269036 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 2273790 Ontario inc. | 3 |
| 2368445 Ontario Inc. | 4 |
| 2383701 Ontario Inc. | 6 |
| 240105 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 2446120 Ontario Inc | 7 |
| 2456716 ONTARIO INC | 5 |
| 2463579 Ontario Ltd. | 1 |
| 2467349 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 2480105 Ontario Inc. | 5 |
| 2483848 Ontario Limited | 1 |
| 2498067 ONTARIO INC. | 16 |
| 2532383 ONTARIO INC. | 1 |
| 2564895 ONTARIO INC. | 1 |
| 2572171 Ontario Inc. | 4 |
| 2590390 Ontario Inc. | 7 |
| 2597099 ONTARIO INC. o/a Dairy Queen | 1 |
| 2618980 ONTARIO LTD. | 1 |
| 2642514 ONTARIO INC. | 1 |
| 2647121 ONTARIO INC | 4 |
| 2649476 Ontario Inc. | 8 |
| 2661062 Ontario Inc. | 4 |
| 2661062 Ontario Inc. O/A Firehouse Subs | 2 |
| 2684539 Ontario Inc. | 3 |
| 2687369 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 2703570 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 2758486 ONTARIO LIMITED | 2 |
| 2760132 ONTARIO INC | 2 |
| 2833627 ONTARIO INC | 3 |
| 2838571 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 2839732 ONTARIO INC. | 1 |
| 2873110 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 5001947 Ontario Inc | 38 |
| 5001998 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 5017104 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 5032898 Ontario Ltd. | 1 |
| 5rivers concrete and renovation limited | 1 |
| 6412572 Canada Inc | 8 |
| 676785 Ontario Limited | 1 |
| 8964157 CANADA INC. | 1 |
| A-1 Flooring Canada | 1 |
| ABBASI FOODS INC | 1 |
| ADAM ASIA CONSTRUCTION INC. | 1 |
| Algoma Central Corporation | 5 |
| ALKAISI-MAHAJAN CORPORATION INC. | 2 |
| ANGAD ENTERPRISES INC. | 2 |
| Apocalypse Studios Inc | 1 |
| ASI Group Ltd. | 1 |
| Bains Foods Inc | 4 |
| Benevolent Society Heidehof For the Care of the Aged | 7 |
| BestPro Nails & Spa Inc. | 1 |
| Better Neighbourhoods Inc. | 1 |
| Bond Street Tattoo | 1 |
| Brock University | 18 |
| BUTTAR & SONS INC. O/A COMFORT INN ST CATHARIES | 1 |
| BUTTAR & SONS INC. O/A COMFORT INN ST CATHARINES | 9 |
| Carez Nursing Solutions Inc. | 2 |
| Champion Mushrooms Ltd | 9 |
| Chang Noi's Thai Cuisine | 1 |
| Chile & Agave Mexican Grill | 3 |
| CLUB ROMA (ST CATHARINES) INC. | 1 |
| Colliers International Niagara Ltd. | 1 |
| Colonial Florists Ltd. | 216 |
| Custom Enclosure Integrators Ltd | 1 |
| Davicon Forming Inc. | 34 |
| Dinh Dinh Asian Foods | 1 |
| Dirksen Greenhouses Inc | 12 |
| Dobbin Estate Inc. | 4 |
| Dr. Adewale Adetokunbo Aromolaran Medical Corp | 2 |
| Dr. Amit Narwal Dentistry Professional Corp | 1 |
| Dr. Timothy Murray Medicine Corporation | 2 |
| Duru Korean and Japanese Restaurant | 2 |
| DURU KOREAN RESTAURANT | 1 |
| DY autobody & Paint | 1 |
| ELA JUASE FINE ART INC | 3 |
| ELLIS Engineering Inc. | 1 |
| ELMWOOD FINE CUSTOM CABINETRY | 34 |
| EMMANUEL AND JONATHAN CORP. | 1 |
| End of the Road Vineyards | 40 |
| Exocor Ltd. | 1 |
| F.I.R.S.T. Management Inc | 2 |
| Feast of Fields Inc | 2 |
| G & H Wiley Ltd | 25 |
| Garderie francophone de st. Catherine au coin des petits Inc | 1 |
| GearCo Industrial Services Inc. | 1 |
| George's Greek Village Ltd | 5 |
| Gigante Paving Co. Ltd. | 1 |
| Glen-Merritt Collision Ltd | 3 |
| Grantham Cost Sharing Group | 1 |
| Gregory Greenhouses Inc. | 22 |
| Grover Cooperman Chapman CPA Professional Corporation | 1 |
| Hamdani Textiles Ltd. | 5 |
| hanns farms ltd | 36 |
| henry of pelham inc | 68 |
| Hernder Estate Wines | 38 |
| Hernder Farms | 30 |
| Hernder Farms Ltd | 8 |
| HM MISSISSAUGA INC. | 7 |
| Huisman Farms | 4 |
| Hy-Grade Precast Concrete Ltd. | 1 |
| Il Gelato di Carlotta Inc. | 6 |
| INTERATLAS CHEMICAL INC. | 1 |
| IVY'S NAILS AND SPA | 1 |
| J CHAHAL PHARMACY LTD | 1 |
| J I A B O A G R I C U L T U R E I N C . | 1 |
| J.C. Bakker & Sons Limited | 683 |
| JALIYAN ENTERPRISES INC. | 11 |
| Jamrock Irie Jerk/2270243 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| JC Bakker & Sons Ltd | 394 |
| Jeffery's Greenhouses Inc. | 222 |
| Jeffery's Greenhouses Plant II Limited | 77 |
| K.A.M. Thai Inc | 2 |
| KINGSMAN ASSOCIATES CORP. | 1 |
| Landlord Web Solutions | 4 |
| Langendoen Mechanical Inc. | 4 |
| Lilley Bee Apiaries Ltd. | 20 |
| Loffredo Fruit Farms | 10 |
| Lost n' Found Yoga | 1 |
| Mandarin Restaurant | 1 |
| McDonalds a/o Dendres Corp. | 9 |
| Medical Clinic | 2 |
| Memsbury Co. Ltd. | 1 |
| Merzon Company Ltd | 1 |
| MODERN CLEANERS | 1 |
| Mortimer's Fine Foods | 3 |
| Niagara Health System | 6 |
| Niagara's Ice Company Inc. | 1 |
| Nitso Holdings Inc o/a Best Western Hotel | 3 |
| Nokara Farms Limited | 15 |
| Nokara Limited | 21 |
| Nuance Winery Supplies Inc | 4 |
| ONFRESH ORGANIC FARM INC. | 3 |
| Orchard Park Growers Ltd. | 508 |
| Overholt Orchards Inc | 318 |
| Penglad Farms Inc | 24 |
| Peninsula Food Technologies Inc | 1 |
| Performance Group 268 Lake Inc. | 2 |
| Pho Bat Trang Corp | 1 |
| PHO NGON CORP. | 1 |
| Phoenix Medical Clinic Inc | 13 |
| Phoenix Optical Ltd. | 2 |
| Pioneer Flower Farms Limited | 1,701 |
| Port Dalhousie Health Inc | 1 |
| Q-Tires Plus Inc | 2 |
| Qazi inc | 1 |
| Quadm Niagara Inc. | 14 |
| QUEENSTON RESIDENCES INC. | 3 |
| Rankin Construction Inc. | 1 |
| Raw Fish Japanese Cuisine & Bar | 1 |
| Ridley College | 4 |
| RS PROPRIETIES INC. | 1 |
| S.M. Pharmacy consulting inc | 3 |
| Sanduja Enterprise Inc. | 3 |
| Schenck Farms & Greenhouses Co Ltd | 777 |
| Scott Manor Residence Inc. | 4 |
| Seapark Industrial Drycleaners Limited | 1 |
| Senyk Farms | 2 |
| SGVV Canada Inc | 2 |
| SIGNATURE LIVING (St. CATHARINES) Management INC. | 2 |
| Silvergate Homes Limited | 1 |
| SilverLine Group | 4 |
| SIN Structures Inc. | 36 |
| SMART SUPER MART LTD | 1 |
| SMARTeacher Inc | 2 |
| Sonic Tattoo Inc. | 2 |
| Spring Valley Gardens (Niagara) Inc. | 1,219 |
| SQA Solutions Inc | 1 |
| St. Catharines Netherlands Reformed | 2 |
| St. Catharines Truck and Tractor Repair Co.Ltd | 1 |
| Subzwari's Accounting Inc. | 1 |
| Sun Valley Floral Farms Inc. | 26 |
| Sun Valley Floral Farms Niagara | 61 |
| Team Yifei Ltd. | 2 |
| Thakkar Brothers Fast Food Chain Inc | 4 |
| The Curry Pot | 5 |
| The HEMPIRE INC | 2 |
| The Indian Aroma Kitchen Inc. | 6 |
| Toorchie's Group Incorporation | 5 |
| Touch of India Restaurant Inc. | 2 |
| Trebastien Inc | 4 |
| Triangle Die & Tool Co. Ltd. | 1 |
| Vailmont Vineyards Ltd | 3 |
| Vander Hoeven Greenhouses Ltd. | 52 |
| VHINFOSYS INC | 1 |
| VinFirst Innovative Packaging | 1 |
| W & I HealthMax Inc. | 2 |
| Wall Farms Ltd | 210 |
| Werner Fruit Farm | 36 |
| YASH SERVICES INC. | 2 |
| YC Seaway Inc. | 1 |
Occupations
- Nursery and greenhouse labourers4,684
- Harvesting labourers97
- Food service supervisors80
- Cooks79
- Ironworkers34
- General practitioners and family physicians31
- Restaurant and food service managers25
- Material handlers20
- Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors16
- University professors and lecturers15
- Light duty cleaners15
- Welders and related machine operators15
- Bakers14
- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations12
- Cabinetmakers12
New permanent residents
Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).
Permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 920 |
| 2016 | 1,025 |
| 2017 | 1,130 |
| 2018 | 1,325 |
| 2019 | 1,575 |
| 2020 | 935 |
| 2021 | 2,960 |
| 2022 | 2,620 |
| 2023 | 3,085 |
| 2024 | 3,050 |
| 2025 | 2,740 |
| 2026 | 2,440 |
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026
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