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Waterloo

City · Ontario · Canada

Province or territory
Ontario
LMIA employers
415
Positions on positive LMIAs
3,607
Share of Canada
0.24%
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
1,791
Employers415LMIA 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 Waterloo.

Approved positions by year

2705402014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
27054020142017202020232026
Data table
201438
2015187
2016159
2017253
2018231
2019289
2020211
2021275
2022537
2023444
2024540
2025417
202626
By stream
  1. Primary agriculture stream (TFWP)1,727
  2. High-wage stream (TFWP)738
  3. Low-wage stream (TFWP)512
  4. Global Talent Stream (TFWP)215
  5. LMIA for permanent residence only31
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Employers

Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.

Most positions
  1. Vienna Farms Ltd.1,774
  2. University of Waterloo173
  3. PeopleCare Communities Inc.126
  4. Prica Group Construction Management Inc.114
  5. Prica Global Enterprises Inc70
  6. 10042749 Canada Inc66
  7. Mar-John's Nursery Ltd.59
  8. Ontario Corporation #184183737
  9. PG Building Envelope Inc.29
  10. Prica Orchard Inc.26
  11. Wilfrid Laurier University26
  12. Davicon Forming Inc.22
  13. Spectra Contracting Ltd.21
  14. Organic Wave Orchard Inc20
  15. Moser Landscape Group Inc.18
EmployerPositions
01Synergy1
1000107314 ONTARIO INC.3
1000236032 Ontario Inc.3
1000427177 Ontario Inc.3
1000530044 ONTARIO INC1
1000567213 Ontario Inc.2
1000775316 Ontario Corp.3
10042749 Canada Inc66
10194948 Canada Ltd1
10360821 CANADA CORPORATION2
10870811 Canada Incorporated2
10923664 Canada Inc.4
12056674 Canada Inc1
12273969 Canada Inc.2
12353407 Canada Inc2
12735776 Canada Inc.1
12925699 Canada Inc2
13324869 Canada Inc.1
13378918 canada inc3
1361901 Ontario Inc.1
13688283 CANADA INC.4
13881393 Canada Inc.1
13949486 Canada Corporation1
14002385 Canada Inc.2
14369882 CANADA INC o/a City Pizza1
1458195 ONTARIO LIMITED6
1458195 Ontario Limited o/a Sakura Island Japanese Restaurant1
1465757 ONTARIO INC.1
14668502 Canada Inc.2
1631220 Ontario Ltd1
1837496 Ontario Inc.1
1892137 Ontario Inc.1
1892137 Ontario Inc. o/a Waterloo Star1
1921067 ontario limited2
1921194 ONTARIO INC1
1943538 Ontario Inc.1
1983532 ONTARIO INC.2
1988288 Ontario Inc1
2103962 Ontario Inc.1
2175706 Ontario Inc.10
2201746 Ontario Inc.2
2202136 Ontario Ltd. DBA Twice the Deal Pizza2
2205133 Ontario Inc7
2217000 Ontario Inc.2
2263649 Ontario Inc.1
2274961 Ontario Ltd.1
2334915 ONTARIO INC.5
2348258 Ontario Inc.1
2352773 ONTARIO INC.1
2393409 ONTARIO LTD.1
2396894 Ontario Inc.1
2417214 Ontario Inc.1
2417731 Ontario inc1
2435756 Ontario Inc.1
2439111 Ontario Ltd.3
2439675 Ontario Inc.1
2450222 ONTARIO INC.2
2457959 Ontario Inc.1
2467405 Ontario Inc.1
2475846 Ontario LTD.1
2495490 Ontario Inc.2
2507766 ONTARIO LIMITED1
2510298 ONTARIO INC.14
2510298 ONTARIO INC. o/a Ken Sushi1
2512780 Ontario Inc1
2522192 Ontario Inc.1
2536311 Ontario Corp.2
2537431 Ontario Inc.10
2549933 Ontario Inc.1
2556390 Ontario Inc.1
2563153 Ontario Inc.2
2567164 Ontario Inc.5
2575058 Ontario Inc1
2582661 ONTARIO INC o/a The Famous Owl of Minerva1
2582661 ONTARIO INC.1
2588325 Ontario Inc1
2598771 Ontario Inc2
2600999 Ontario Inc1
2624243 Ontario Inc.3
2629214 Ontario Inc.1
2651001 Ontario Inc.1
2657907 Ontario Inc4
2665818 Ontario Inc.1
2709725 ONTARIO LTD.1
2721071 Ontario Inc.2
2723926 Ontario Inc3
2726784 Ontario Inc5
2735155 Ontario Inc.2
2735948 Ontario Ltd.2
2748561 Ontario Inc3
2756298 Ontario Inc.1
2760887 ONTARIO LTD.1
2761073 Ontario Inc.1
2761569 Ontario Inc.4
2766326 ONTARIO LTD.8
2776513 ONTARIO INC.2
2788703 ONTARIO LTD.2
2805361 ONTARIO INC.1
2834297 ONTARIO INC1
2847365 ONTARIO INC.2
2851283 ONTARIO INC.1
2855874 ONTARIO INC1
2862134 Ontario Inc.1
2867052 Ontario Inc2
2867284 Ontario Inc1
481799 Ontario Ltd.10
4Dsensing, INC.1
5002165 Ontario Inc.1
5002192 Ontario Inc.1
5024492 Ontario Limited1
5024884 ONTARIO LTD4
5040124 Ontario Limited1
5050290 Ontario Inc1
8262900 Canada Inc.1
9011137 Canada Inc.1
9528784 Canada Ltd.1
9929509 Canada Inc3
Adlys Hotels Inc.2
Adobo Fresh Burrito Real Estate Corporation2
Adria Contractors Inc7
Affinity Real Estate Inc1
Agfa HealthCare Inc.1
Alder concrete Group Ltd.16
Alexis Data Solutions Inc1
Alles Drywall & Interior Construction Inc.10
Alphamed Pharmacy Inc.2
ALUZY SYSTEMS LTD.1
AMI Semiconductor Canada Company2
AnYa IT Networks LTD.1
AquaSensing Incorporated2
Arctic Wolf Networks Canada Inc.3
Artistic Landscaping Inc12
ASHRAF DENTISTRY CORPORATION1
Auvik Networks Inc.3
AV Locky Immigration Solutions Inc.4
Axonify Inc3
Ayman Samra Dentistry Professional Corporation2
Badoe Inc.17
Barfoot Ventures Inc.1
Barkoth Inc.3
Benjamin Hospitality Inc2
BGL Contractors Corp2
BicDroid Inc.2
Bill Snyder Electric Inc1
Bioinformatics Solutions Inc5
BitBakery Software Incorporated2
BlackBerry3
BlackBerry Limited7
Blue Coat Systems Canada Inc.2
Bogda Inc1
Bridgeport Medical Clinic1
Broadwalk Hospitality Inc2
BROSOHO Inc2
Bug Elimination and Prevention Corporation1
Burch landscape Services limited1
C-R Handiwork& Contracting inc1
CAD/CAM FX Dental Laboratory Inc.1
Canadian Funeral Programs Inc.1
Canon Medical Informatics1
CarefreeIT Ltd2
CCW Inc.1
CENTAUR FUND SERVICES (CANADA) LIMITED1
Centre for International Governance Innovation1
Chocolate Soup Inc.1
CIVICATLAS CORP1
Classic Indian Restaurants1
Cognitive Systems Corp.4
CopperTree Solutions Inc.1
Core Avionics & Industrial (Canada) Inc.1
CORE Group Hospitality Ltd3
CREATIVE MUSE MARKETING INC.1
Crescent Energy Consulting Ltd1
Darwin AI Corp2
DarwinAI Corp1
Davicon Forming Inc.22
Dejero Labs Inc.5
Delightfully Smart Inc2
Diandi Consulting Inc.1
Dimakos Insurance Agency Inc.1
Distinct Homes Ltd.1
Dykstra Financial Management Inc.2
EAST SIDE FLOW INC.1
Economical Insurance2
Ecopia2
Ecopia Tech Corporation17
Ellerslie Chicken Foods Inc3
ENNIO'S PASTA HOUSE INC.1
Enzuzo, Inc.2
Erb Fischer Veterinary Corporation3
Erb Street Coffee1
ETAS Embedded Systems Canada Inc4
evolutionQ Inc.2
Executive Solutions Worldwide Corp.1
FloSports Canada ULC1
Frezy Inc1
Fullword Technologies Inc.1
Gold Sentintel Inc1
Great Tiger Hapkido Martial Arts Studio Inc.1
Grerei Investment Ltd.1
GRILLIES ON WATERLOO INC.1
Grobo Inc.1
Grote Industries3
H2O Geomatics Inc.1
HANDTMANN CANADA LIMITED1
Hanswolf Canada Corporation1
HARVEE LOGISTICS INC12
Healthcare Systems R & A INC.1
Heartland Farm Mutual1
Heffner Cabinetry and Woodworking Inc.2
Heffner Construction Group Inc.3
High Q Technologies Inc3
HJ Machine & Pattern 2016 Ltd3
HockeyTech Canada ULC1
Hoerbiger Finestamping1
HONGYAN PRECISION MANUFACTURING LIMITED7
IGNIS Innovation Inc.5
illumiSonics Inc1
In the Chat1
Industrial Tooling Solutions Inc.1
Infinite Construction Development Ltd.3
Infinite Potential Management LP1
Information Network Systems Inc1
InkSmith1
InkSmith Limited1
Innostrat Solutions Inc.1
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems1
IPSP Solutions Inc.2
ISARA Corporation2
Isha & Ishaan Consulting Inc.1
Ishawarma inc.3
J-R Home Designer Inc.1
Jacob Medical FHG Inc.1
JAPANESE RESTAURANT GOEN3
Jay Fencing Ltd.4
JKW Thermal LTD.1
Kapoor Brothers (2022) Waterloo Inc12
Khural Foods Ltd.1
Kik Interactive1
Kik Interactive Inc3
KINEAD INC.1
King Alfred Academy1
Knowhoworks Inc.2
Kodali Dentistry Professional Corporation.1
KOHINOOR HOSPITALITY INC2
Kraus Carpet LP1
KWO Ironworks Ltd.2
Lab Tech1
LAB TECH SUPPORT INC1
Lake Environmental Consultants Inc.2
Lakes Environmental Consultants Inc.1
Lawendy Family Foods Inc.3
Laxmi LTD3
LEAN A-TO-Z, INC.1
Loobapbap Inc.2
LoopX Innovation Inc.2
Lunarch Studios Inc.1
MAAH CUISINES LIMITED3
Mac's Sushi1
Maillette Holdings Inc3
Maillette Holdings Inc o/a Petro Canada4
Maison Canada Holdings Ltd.3
Maluuba Inc.8
MANNA'S FOOD EXPRESS INC.3
MAPPEDIN INC1
Mar-John's Nursery Ltd.59
Masri O Inc.2
Mawari Technologies Inc9
Meetpoint Restaurant Cafe and Bar Inc.2
Mekhiya Immigration Services Inc.2
Miah Inc.2
Moser Landscape Group Inc.18
Mozys Shawarma Inc6
Mozzaz Corporation1
Mr. Mass Food Corporation1
Mr.Yin Restaurant Inc.1
MUFG Fund Services (Canada) Limited2
My-Thai Waterloo1
Nandani Beauty Salon Inc.1
Nasarc Technologies, Inc.1
NAVBLUE INC13
NCC Group Security Services Corporation3
NERv Technology Inc.1
Netsweeper Inc.1
New Mi Yang Inc5
Nexfield Developments Canada Inc.1
Nexus Services & Maintenance Inc.1
NG Design Wave Inc.1
Noor Food Market Inc.1
NURI VILLAGE INC.9
Nuvation Research Corporation2
Ogilvie Financial Services Inc.1
ON COAL INC2
Ontario Corporation #0023928796
Ontario Corporation #184183737
Onward Manufacturing Company Limited1
Open Text Corporation4
Organic Wave Orchard Inc20
Paravision Canada Ltd1
Parkway Ford (1996) Ltd.4
PARMESHWAR FOOD INC1
PeopleCare Communities Inc.126
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics4
PG Building Envelop16
PG Building Envelope Inc.29
PG Design Studio Inc.16
Piller's Fine Foods8
PIVOT HOSPITALITY INC1
Plum.io Inc2
Pollard Gagliardi Navickas LLP1
Prica Global Enterprises Inc70
Prica Group1
Prica Group Construction Management Inc.114
Prica Orchard Inc.26
Prica Orchard Inc. (Ontario Corp #002392879) o/a Prica Orchards18
PTC Automotive (Waterloo) Ltd.1
Qfort KW Ltd3
Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories1
Quantum Valley Investment Fund LP2
Ramdoot Investment Inc.13
Ramdoot Investment Inc. o/a Subway Sandwiches and Salads1
RANDHIR DHALIWAL PERSONAL REAL ESTATE2
Rattlehub Digital Ltd2
RenaissanceRe Services of Canada Inc.1
RideCo5
Rosel's Inc.1
RSVP Technologies Inc.3
Rudra Inc.1
S. G. CUNNINGHAM (KITCHENER) LIMITED1
SAAZZIN RESTAURANT SERVICES INC.14
Sandvine Corporation5
Sandvine Inc.4
SANJIVANI PHARMA INC.1
Satnam Machine & Tool Ltd1
SATTVAA KITCHENS INC.1
Sera4 Ltd.2
Shawerma Plus Inc.1
Sidhpur 3 Inc.1
Simply fixit ltd3
Single Quantum Systems Inc.1
Six S Partners Inc.1
SkyWatch Space Applications3
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.8
Social Media Platform 2 Inc.1
SorbaraLaw - Waterloo1
Specialty Innovations and Manufacturing Ltd1
Specialty Innovations and Mfg Ltd1
Spectra Contracting Ltd.21
SSIMWAVE Inc.1
St. Clements Poultry Meats Inc.9
St. George Banquet Hall Inc.1
Starlite Equipment Consultancy Inc.1
Stockie Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Ltd1
Subway1
Susan Liu Professional Corporation2
Swaad Management Group Inc.5
Sweet Lou's Cookies Ltd.1
Swine and Vine Ltd.1
T&M Culinary Services Inc1
Taksh Corporation3
Tangam Gaming Inc.5
Teledyne Dalsa1
Teledyne Dalsa Inc.1
TELEDYNE DALSA SEMICONDUCTEUR2
Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc.1
Teledyne Optech Incorporated1
Tem Canada Ltd.1
TextNow4
TextNow, Inc.17
The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada1
The Flavors of Asia Inc.2
The Grand Malabar Indian Cuisine Inc.6
THE GREEN FMC LTD.1
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company3
The Power4 Inc.1
ThinkLP Canada Inc1
Titan Auto Glass Inc.2
TopoStone Education Consultancy Inc.1
Trail Estate Winery1
Trak Global Solutions Holdings Canada Inc.2
Transit Lab Inc.4
Transit Labs Inc.1
Treasure of Orchids Services Ltd.1
Twice the Deal Pizza1
University of Waterloo173
Uvaro Inc.4
UWork Inc.3
VANDANA KUMARI MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION4
Venuiti Solutions Inc.5
Via Lactea Ltd.2
Vienna Farms Ltd.1,774
Virtek Vision International Inc.1
VMAT RESTAURANTS INC4
Voyis Imaging, Inc.1
VRAJ DHAM ENTERPRISES INC.3
VueReal Inc.11
WAFES TECHNOLOGIES INC.1
Waterloo Accelerator Centre1
Waterloo Auto LP1
Waterloo Central Supermarket Inc.3
Waterloo Co-operative Residence Inc.1
WATERLOO ELECTROPLATING & METAL FINISHING INC.1
Waterloo Maple Inc.2
WATMEC Limited1
WatXtract.ai Inc.1
Wavelip Tech Solutions Corporation5
WC Partners 1 Inc.3
We-Go Education Inc.1
Weavik Inc.4
Wilfrid Laurier University26
YNS Trading Inc.1
YOU'RE NEXT! Inc.14
Zeitspace Inc.1
ZONAS CANADA INC.6
Zown Corp1
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

Occupations

Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers562
  2. University professors and lecturers162
  3. Cooks136
  4. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates130
  5. Food service supervisors125
  6. Carpenters115
  7. Software engineers and designers66
  8. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers66
  9. Construction trades helpers and labourers55
  10. Nursery and greenhouse labourers54
  11. Residential and commercial installers and servicers49
  12. Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers32
  13. Chefs24
  14. Ironworkers22
  15. Restaurant and food service managers21
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

New permanent residents

Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).

Permanent residents by year

5,11010k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
5,11010k2015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20152,520
20163,635
20173,250
20183,955
20194,575
20203,050
20218,865
20227,785
20239,690
202410,220
20258,965
20265,795
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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