Stratford
City · Ontario · Canada
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- LMIA employers
- 76
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 572
- Share of Canada
- 0.04%
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 748
Employers76LMIA 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 Stratford.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 131 |
| 2024 | 93 |
| 2025 | 109 |
| 2026 | 33 |
Employers
Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.
- W. Charlot Grains Ltd.103
- United Bait Inc64
- Canadian Recycled Plastic Products Inc.40
- Advanced Design Solutions Inc.29
- 1553690 Ontario Inc26
- Stratford Festival26
- Koskamp Family Farms Ltd21
- H-9 Farms Ltd.20
- JLB INC20
- Shylane Holsteins Inc.15
- Promised Land Ltd.14
- 1795339 Ontario Limited11
- STRATFORD THAI CUISINE INC11
- Food Republic Inc9
- 1887155 Ontario Inc.8
| Employer | Positions |
|---|---|
| 1000018147 ONTARIO CORP. | 1 |
| 1000147588 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1000176865 ONTARIO CORP. | 2 |
| 1000249360 ONTARIO INC | 2 |
| 10335509 CANADA INC. | 2 |
| 15108926 Canada Inc. | 2 |
| 1553690 Ontario Inc | 26 |
| 1589948 Ontario LTD. | 5 |
| 1795339 Ontario Limited | 11 |
| 1877327 ONTARIO INC. | 4 |
| 1887155 Ontario Inc. | 8 |
| 1950278 ON Ltd | 1 |
| 1956257 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 1957877 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 210615 Automotive Inc. | 1 |
| 2328894 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 2440760 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 2511483 Ontario Inc. | 4 |
| 2572455 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 2796953 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 2856343 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 5006390 Ontario Ltd | 3 |
| A&W Restaurant | 4 |
| Accumetal Manufacturing Inc. | 1 |
| Advanced Design Solutions Inc. | 29 |
| ALL-EQUIP REPAIR AND SERVICE LTD | 8 |
| Bajwa Enterprises Inc. | 5 |
| Blackcreek Technologies Limited | 1 |
| Brandy Creek Acres Inc. | 1 |
| C and M Farms Corp. | 2 |
| Canadian Recycled Plastic Products Inc. | 40 |
| Chrima Iron Work Ltd. | 6 |
| CLEAVER-BROOKS OF CANADA LIMITED O/A Cleaver-Brooks | 2 |
| Corner Ridge Farms Ltd | 2 |
| D&A Nail Bar | 2 |
| Ed's Concrete Products Ltd | 4 |
| Fitzy's Fades Barbershop Inc. | 2 |
| Food Republic Inc | 9 |
| Gilbert's Senior Living Ltd. | 4 |
| H-9 Farms Ltd. | 20 |
| Hunter Steel Sales | 1 |
| Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance | 1 |
| It's About Thyme Inc | 5 |
| JAY SRI SUBHADRADEVI HOSPITALITY INC | 4 |
| JLB INC | 20 |
| KEEP Labs Inc. | 2 |
| Koskamp Family Farms Ltd | 21 |
| Kusiar Project Services Inc. | 2 |
| LOHAM TRADING INC. | 8 |
| Magest Building Systems Limited | 1 |
| Maple Shadows Farms Ltd. | 7 |
| McDonald, Simon, Stewart & Reidy LLP | 1 |
| N.A Engineering Associates Inc. subsidiary of Westinghouse | 1 |
| Nancy Campbell Academy | 1 |
| Nes-Crete Canada Inc | 6 |
| OHG FARMS LTD. | 4 |
| P Square pizza | 1 |
| Parin Enterprise Inc. | 1 |
| PAZZO COMPANY LTD. | 3 |
| Pino's Pizza | 1 |
| Promised Land Ltd. | 14 |
| Red Oak Dairy Ltd. | 2 |
| Shylane Holsteins Inc. | 15 |
| Sommers Motor-Generator Sales Limited | 1 |
| South West Ontario Veterinary Professional Corporation | 6 |
| Stackpole International | 1 |
| Stratford Festival | 26 |
| Stratford Motor Products (1984) Ltd. | 2 |
| Stratford Raja INC. | 2 |
| STRATFORD THAI CUISINE INC | 11 |
| Swaminarayan Inc. | 1 |
| United Bait Inc | 64 |
| Van Nes Farms Ltd | 6 |
| W. Charlot Grains Ltd. | 103 |
| Wild Hog Country Market | 1 |
| Worldcit Education & Development Organization | 1 |
Occupations
- Harvesting labourers85
- Food service supervisors48
- Plastics processing machine operators39
- Welders and related machine operators36
- Livestock labourers31
- Retail sales supervisors29
- Cooks28
- Other trades helpers and labourers10
- Restaurant and food service managers9
- Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators8
- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations6
- Executive housekeepers6
- Construction trades helpers and labourers6
- Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services5
- Light duty cleaners5
New permanent residents
Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).
Permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 190 |
| 2022 | 150 |
| 2023 | 180 |
| 2024 | 190 |
| 2025 | 140 |
| 2026 | 65 |
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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