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Ecopia

LMIA employer · Waterloo, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Waterloo
Positions on positive LMIAs
3
Periods listed
2
First and latest list
2016 · 2018 Q3
Positions3to 2018 Q3
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

1220162018
1220162018
Data table
20162
20181
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2016—21231 Software engineers and designersWaterloo—2
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. Software engineers and designers3
Main occupation
21231 Software engineers and designers
Its share of this employer's positions
100.0%
Streams used
Global Talent 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
2016—2173 Software engineers and designers2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
60.0%
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 Software engineers and designers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 21231).

Median wage, Ontario
C$56.73 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$56.49 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
1,297
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 Waterloo

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Waterloo
415
Positions on positive LMIAs in Waterloo
3,607
This employer's share
0.08%
Top occupations in Waterloo
  1. Harvesting labourers562
  2. University professors and lecturers162
  3. Cooks136
  4. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates130
  5. Food service supervisors125
  6. Carpenters115
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

Ecopia has 3 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #50,241 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #11,542 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Software engineers and designers, accounts for 10,315 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.03% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
50,241 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
11,542 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 21231
10,315
This employer's share
0.03%
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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