Thunder Bay
City · Ontario · Canada
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- LMIA employers
- 128
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 544
- Share of Canada
- 0.04%
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 2,657
Employers128LMIA lists
Year by year
Data as at 2026 Q1
CT<CANTHUNDER<BAY<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ON7<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<4
Temporary foreign worker positions
Positions on positive LMIAs at work locations in Thunder Bay.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 179 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2025 | 93 |
| 2026 | 32 |
Employers
Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.
- Rob Prober Enterprises Inc71
- Thunder Pizza Ltd31
- AUBURN RETAILING LTD23
- Eddy Lees (Thunder Bay) Inc.23
- 2381062 Ontario Inc.20
- 2017210 Ont Inc.16
- Resolute FP Canada Inc.14
- Mirabelli Corporation13
- S & L McLean Enterprises Ltd13
- 1Northwest Security Services Inc11
- Air Bravo Corp.10
- Terralux General Contractors and Development Limited10
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre10
- Coastal Steel Construction Limited9
- Thunder Bay Diva Nails Inc.9
| Employer | Positions |
|---|---|
| 1000626268 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 1000710874 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1164301 Ontario Inc | 4 |
| 1164354 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 1401380 Ontario Limited | 2 |
| 1433295 Ontario Limited | 3 |
| 14866321 Canada Inc | 1 |
| 1490206 Ontario Ltd | 1 |
| 1490350 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 1501904 Ontario LTD | 2 |
| 1648819 Ontario Limited | 1 |
| 1662657 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 1852075 Ontario Inc. | 1 |
| 1852075 Ontario Inc. o/a Nook | 2 |
| 1902037 Ontario LTd | 1 |
| 1928116 ONTARIO LTD. | 1 |
| 1Northwest Security Services Inc | 11 |
| 2004354 Alberta Ltd. | 7 |
| 2004384 Alberta Ltd | 5 |
| 2017210 Ont Inc. | 16 |
| 2233049 Ontario Corporation | 1 |
| 2321251 ONTARIO INC. | 1 |
| 2381062 Ontario Inc. | 20 |
| 2381062 Ontario Inc. o/a Hampton Inn Suites by Hilton Thunder Bay | 1 |
| 2391682 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 2428763 Ontario Inc (Ultimate Gymnastics) | 1 |
| 2470566 Ontario Inc. | 3 |
| 2559097 Ontario Inc. | 2 |
| 2598412 ONTARIO INC. | 2 |
| 2613168 Ontario Limited | 3 |
| 2657419 Ontario Inc | 4 |
| 2668216 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 2671352 Ontario Inc | 2 |
| 2744389 ONTARIO INC. | 3 |
| 2765495 ONTARIO INC. | 3 |
| 502039 Ontario Limited | 5 |
| 686993 Ontario Inc | 1 |
| 8646490 CANADA INC | 1 |
| 9013890 Canada Inc. | 2 |
| A. Ylimaki Dentistry Professional Corporation | 1 |
| Air Bravo Corp. | 10 |
| Algo Medical Group Inc. | 5 |
| Asian | 1 |
| AUBURN RETAILING LTD | 23 |
| B & D CONSTRUCTION INC. | 1 |
| Balmoral Dental Designs | 2 |
| Bay City Contractors (Thunder Bay) Inc. | 1 |
| Bennetts Bakery Limited | 7 |
| CBay Minerals Inc. | 1 |
| Cellsmart Inc | 3 |
| Ciotcha Enterprises Limited | 1 |
| CIOTUCHA ENTERPRISES LTD. | 2 |
| Coastal Steel Construction Limited | 9 |
| Cozy Corner Services | 7 |
| Curans Health Centre Corp. | 2 |
| Dingwell's Machinery & Supply Limited | 1 |
| Dominion Motors (Thunder Bay-1984) Limited | 2 |
| Domtar | 2 |
| DPZ Thunder Bay Ltd o/a Domino's Pizza | 7 |
| Dr. Derval Clarke Dentistry Professional Corp | 1 |
| DS MALHI TRANSPORT LTD. | 3 |
| Dykstra Knight Roofing and Renovations | 2 |
| Eddy Lees (Thunder Bay) Inc. | 23 |
| Finn Way General Contractor Inc. | 1 |
| Flawless Threading & Beauty Bar | 1 |
| Forage Technic-Eau Inc. | 7 |
| FORTUS FOOD INC. | 2 |
| Gestions Michel Deguire Inc. | 4 |
| Global Hydration Water Treatment Systems Inc. | 1 |
| Goldcorp Canada Ltd. | 2 |
| Goose Creek Investments Lmt | 2 |
| GORE MOTORS LIMITED | 1 |
| Half-Way Motors (1989) Limited | 4 |
| Har-Paul holdings inc | 4 |
| Hayer Holdings Inc. | 1 |
| Healthcare Impact Associates | 1 |
| High Spirits Enterprises inc. | 2 |
| Hillcrest Neighbour Village Inc. | 2 |
| Jennifer Sullivan Psychology Professional Corporation | 1 |
| Kavuru Enterprises Inc. | 1 |
| Kevin and Kevin Juice Bar and Coffee Lounge | 1 |
| Kilred Winding Industries Ltd. | 2 |
| Lakehead Freightways Inc. | 4 |
| Lakehead Ironworks Inc. | 5 |
| Lakehead University | 1 |
| Lucky's restaurant | 2 |
| Mahon Electric Company Ltd. | 2 |
| Maintair Aviation Services Ltd | 1 |
| Matawa First Nations Management | 7 |
| MILEAGE AUTOMOTIVE INC. | 3 |
| Mirabelli Corporation | 13 |
| MNP LLP | 1 |
| Nor'Wester Resorts Limited | 1 |
| Norwesters Alpine Club | 1 |
| OM SHIVAY SAI ENTERPRISE INC. BarBurrito | 4 |
| PB13 Trucking Inc. | 5 |
| Pinewood Ford Limited | 1 |
| Quadera Limited | 1 |
| RD CAP INC. | 2 |
| REP Security Inc | 1 |
| Resolute Forest Products Canada Inc | 8 |
| Resolute FP Canada Inc. | 14 |
| RJM Restaurants | 6 |
| Rob Prober Enterprises Inc | 71 |
| S & L McLean Enterprises Ltd | 13 |
| SGK Thunder Bay Limited | 5 |
| SINGH BROS INC. | 3 |
| Six Star Cleaning Service | 1 |
| Sling-Choker Mfg. (Thunder Bay) Ltd. | 2 |
| Socy Inc | 1 |
| St. Joseph's Care Group | 3 |
| Terralux General Contractors and Development Limited | 10 |
| The Port Arthur Health Centre Inc. | 1 |
| Thunder Bay Diva Nails Inc. | 9 |
| Thunder Bay Firehouse Sub Ltd. | 3 |
| Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society | 1 |
| Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre | 2 |
| Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences | 6 |
| Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | 10 |
| Thunder Bay Sign & Install (2016) Inc | 1 |
| Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Association Inc. | 1 |
| Thunder Pizza Ltd | 31 |
| Thunder Pizza Ltd.o/a Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Trans-West Supply Company Inc. | 1 |
| VP CAN ENTERPRISE INC | 1 |
| Wisk Air Helicopters Limited | 3 |
| Wisk Air Limited | 1 |
Occupations
- Food service supervisors108
- Cooks63
- Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers36
- Transport truck drivers24
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations19
- Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers16
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics13
- Retail sales supervisors12
- Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors11
- Construction trades helpers and labourers11
- Bakers10
- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations10
- Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing8
- Light duty cleaners7
- Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction7
New permanent residents
Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).
Permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 145 |
| 2016 | 260 |
| 2017 | 210 |
| 2018 | 315 |
| 2019 | 375 |
| 2020 | 155 |
| 2021 | 710 |
| 2022 | 880 |
| 2023 | 1,190 |
| 2024 | 1,125 |
| 2025 | 1,050 |
| 2026 | 985 |
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026
Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more