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BioWare ULC

LMIA employer · Burnaby, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Burnaby
Positions on positive LMIAs
38
Periods listed
10
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2019 Q3
Positions38to 2019 Q3
Year by year
Data as at ESDC lists to 2026 Q1
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Positive LMIAs

Each row is one line of an ESDC quarterly or annual list: approved positions for a stream, occupation and work location.

Approved positions by year

611201420152016201720182019
611201420152016201720182019
Data table
20147
201511
201611
20175
20183
20191
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2019 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersBurnaby—1
2018 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)—Burnaby—1
2018 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsBurnaby—1
2018 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsBurnaby—1
2017 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsBurnaby—3
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsBurnaby—1
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersBurnaby—1
2016—52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsBurnaby—3
2016—51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsBurnaby—2
2016—2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersBurnaby—1
2016—21231 Software engineers and designersBurnaby—3
2016—50011 Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing artsBurnaby—1
2016—20012 Computer and information systems managersBurnaby—1
2015——Burnaby—11
Jun–Dec 2014——Burnaby—7
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

Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).

Positions by occupation
  1. Graphic designers and illustrators9
  2. Software engineers and designers3
  3. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations2
  4. Computer and information systems managers1
  5. Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts1
Main occupation
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
Its share of this employer's positions
23.7%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP)
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

Negative LMIAs

A negative LMIA means ESDC assessed that hiring a temporary foreign worker for that job would likely have a negative effect on the Canadian labour market (for example, because qualified Canadians were available or wages were below the prevailing rate). It is not a finding of wrongdoing.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
Jun–Dec 2014——1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
97.4%
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

Wages for Graphic designers and illustrators

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 52120).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$35.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$31.25 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
355
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$35.00
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

Employers in Burnaby

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Burnaby
2,198
Positions on positive LMIAs in Burnaby
11,734
This employer's share
0.32%
Top occupations in Burnaby
  1. Cooks1,088
  2. Carpenters546
  3. Food service supervisors510
  4. Transport truck drivers349
  5. Athletes339
  6. Construction trades helpers and labourers315
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

Among LMIA employers

BioWare ULC has 38 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #5,289 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,139 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Graphic designers and illustrators, accounts for 9,331 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.10% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
5,289 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
1,139 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 52120
9,331
This employer's share
0.10%
Positions by occupation
  1. Graphic designers and illustrators9
  2. Software engineers and designers3
  3. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations2
  4. Computer and information systems managers1
  5. Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts1
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

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