Shawinigan
City · Quebec · Canada
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- LMIA employers
- 100
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 1,383
- Share of Canada
- 0.09%
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 1,324
Employers100LMIA 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 Shawinigan.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 68 |
| 2017 | 136 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 179 |
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 176 |
| 2022 | 155 |
| 2023 | 182 |
| 2024 | 156 |
| 2025 | 146 |
| 2026 | 24 |
Employers
Employers with the most approved positions at this location, then all employers alphabetically.
- Ferme du domaine 2000 Inc.876
- Ferme Massi inc.44
- GESTION ADEC INC.38
- Louis Lafrance et Fils Ltée35
- SOMNUS SOCIÉTÉ DE GESTION INC35
- Pierre Naud inc32
- 2857-4077 Québec Inc.27
- Les Restaurants MCAB inc26
- Boucherie Nobert Inc.13
- ST-ONGE FORD INC.11
- Centre de collision expert10
- Laurentide Re-Sources10
- MAISON OLIVIER SHAWINIGAN INC.10
- Shawinigan Aluminium Inc.10
- MB élagage plus9
| Employer | Positions |
|---|---|
| 2857-4077 Québec Inc. | 27 |
| 9002-8614 Québec Inc. | 1 |
| 9055-6580 Québec Inc. (Restaurant le St-Antoine) | 1 |
| 9069-9463 Quebec Inc. | 3 |
| 9127-0538 Québec inc | 2 |
| 9163-4733 QUEBEC INC | 1 |
| 9204-6424 Quebec Inc. | 2 |
| 9211-9080 QUÉBEC INC. | 5 |
| 9267-7541 Québec Inc. | 1 |
| 9267-9232 Quebec Inc | 6 |
| 9313-2405 QUEBEC INC | 1 |
| 9321-8485 Québec inc | 1 |
| 9343-6418 Québec Inc. | 1 |
| 9406-6594 Québec Inc. | 3 |
| 9417-2491 Québec Inc. | 5 |
| 9462-0861 Québec inc. | 6 |
| 9492-7274 Québec Inc | 1 |
| 9515-8754 Quebec inc | 1 |
| Art-Média | 1 |
| ATELIER BROUILLETTE ET GAGNON INC. | 6 |
| Boucherie Nobert | 7 |
| Boucherie Nobert Inc. | 13 |
| Brochot Industrie Inc | 1 |
| Carrosserie H.St-Amand 2017 Inc. | 3 |
| Centre de collision des concessionnaires affiliées de Shawinigan Inc. | 3 |
| Centre de collision expert | 10 |
| Centre Roland-Bertrand | 1 |
| Château Shawinigan S.E.C | 6 |
| Clinique dentaire Milette S.A, | 1 |
| Club de Hockey Shawinigan | 1 |
| CNETE inc. | 1 |
| Construction Fred Massicotte inc. | 1 |
| COOP. de Solidarité Aide Chez Soi de l'Énergie | 2 |
| CPE LA TOURELLE DE L'ÉNERGIE | 1 |
| CPE Le Manège des Tout-Petits inc. | 1 |
| CubikFab Technologie Inc. | 1 |
| Equipement Forage Québec/Quebec Drilling equipment | 3 |
| Fabrication JDMB (2013) | 1 |
| Ferme du domaine 2000 Inc. | 876 |
| Ferme Massi inc. | 44 |
| Ferme Paky Inc. | 5 |
| Garage Robert inc. | 1 |
| GESTION ADEC INC. | 38 |
| Gestion Grand-Mère Pharma inc. | 1 |
| Gestion Pascal Croteau inc. | 1 |
| HDI Technologies inc | 1 |
| ICO Technologies Inc. | 2 |
| Kim Joy International Inc. | 1 |
| Kongsberg Inc. | 1 |
| LA Gestion CFLM | 1 |
| La maison d'en face inc. | 2 |
| Laurentide Re-Sources | 10 |
| Le 2800 Tourisme-Sportif inc. | 2 |
| Le Petit boulanger G.D. Inc. | 3 |
| Le Radoteux Inc. | 3 |
| Les Entreprises Maxime Gauthier Inc | 1 |
| Les restaurants HP inc | 4 |
| Les Restaurants MCAB inc | 26 |
| Logique Internationale Inc. | 1 |
| LOUIS LAFRANCE & FILS LTÉE | 2 |
| Louis Lafrance et Fils Ltée | 35 |
| MAISON OLIVIER SHAWINIGAN INC. | 10 |
| Marc Bergeron Inc | 2 |
| Marché Shawinigan-Sud Inc | 7 |
| MB élagage plus | 9 |
| Mégatoit Inc | 2 |
| Métaux Produits D.T. inc. | 9 |
| Métaux Produits DT Inc. | 1 |
| Nemaska Lithium Inc. | 1 |
| Pierre Naud inc | 32 |
| Plomberie Mont-Carmel inc. | 3 |
| Produits Forestiers Arbec inc. - Division Panneaux OSB | 1 |
| PÂTISSERIE LE PALAIS INC. | 1 |
| Restaurant St-Antoine de Ste-Flore | 1 |
| Restaurant Taj Mahal (2021) inc. | 4 |
| Robert Fer et Métaux s.e.c. | 4 |
| RSULTRA inc. | 2 |
| Résidence du Boisé Ensoleillé | 4 |
| Résidence Le Soleil Levant inc | 3 |
| RÔTISSERIE FUSÉE GRAND-MÈRE | 1 |
| Salle de Quilles Biermans inc. | 1 |
| Shalwin inc. | 6 |
| Shawinigan Aluminium Inc. | 10 |
| SOCIÉTÉ EN COMMANDITE LES JARDINS DU CAMPANILE | 1 |
| société immobilière Laflèche Inc. | 1 |
| SOMNUS SOCIÉTÉ DE GESTION INC | 35 |
| SOUDURE ALAIN GELINAS INC | 1 |
| ST-ONGE FORD INC. | 11 |
| Station du numérique | 1 |
| Steven Resto Rapide Inc | 6 |
| Synapse Électronique | 2 |
| Technologies Bionest Inc. | 2 |
| Toiture Mauricie S. Garceau inc. | 6 |
| TRANSPORT GLOBAL LOGISTICS CANADA INC | 1 |
| Ville de Shawinigan | 1 |
| Waga Energy Canada Inc. | 4 |
| Waga Énergie Canada Inc. | 1 |
| ÉQUIPEMENTS MOTORISES LES CHUTES INC | 1 |
Occupations
- Harvesting labourers102
- Food service supervisors46
- Cooks42
- Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations38
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates27
- Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators26
- Cashiers23
- Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors22
- Labourers in food and beverage processing19
- Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers17
- Meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale14
- Butchers - retail and wholesale14
- Construction trades helpers and labourers11
- Labourers in metal fabrication11
- Welders and related machine operators10
New permanent residents
Admissions in the census metropolitan area of the same name (IRCC).
Permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2022 | 75 |
| 2023 | 55 |
| 2024 | 130 |
| 2025 | 155 |
| 2026 | 75 |
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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