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Garmin Canada Inc.

LMIA employer · Cochrane, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Cochrane
Positions on positive LMIAs
16
Periods listed
14
First and latest list
2017 Q4 · 2025 Q1
Positions16to 2025 Q1
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

2420172018202020212022202320242025
2420172020202220242025
Data table
20171
20182
20201
20213
20224
20231
20243
20251
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21232 Software developers and programmersCochrane11
2024 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and techniciansCochrane11
2024 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21232 Software developers and programmersCochrane11
2024 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21232 Software developers and programmersCochrane11
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane11
2022 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane33
2021 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1
2021 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1
2021 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersCochrane—1
2020 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)Cochrane—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1
2017 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersCochrane—1

Occupations

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

Positions by occupation
  1. Software developers and programmers3
  2. Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)1
  3. Software engineers and designers1
  4. Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians1
Main occupation
21232 Software developers and programmers
Its share of this employer's positions
18.8%
Streams used
Global Talent Stream (TFWP)

Wages for Software developers and programmers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 21232).

Median wage, Alberta
C$48.08 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$48.08 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
439
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$29.00

Employers in Cochrane

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

Among LMIA employers

Garmin Canada Inc. has 16 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #11,907 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,374 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, Software developers and programmers, accounts for 1,300 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.23% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
11,907 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
1,374 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 21232
1,300
This employer's share
0.23%
Positions by occupation
  1. Software developers and programmers3
  2. Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)1
  3. Software engineers and designers1
  4. Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians1