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Google Canada Corporation

LMIA employer · Kitchener, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Kitchener
Positions on positive LMIAs
106
Periods listed
19
First and latest list
2015 · 2022 Q1
Incorporation status (ESDC)
Corporation
Positions106to 2022 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

122320152016201720182019202020212022
122320152017201920212022
Data table
201518
201623
20177
201814
201912
202022
20215
20225
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener33
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener22
2021 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener11
2021 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—1
2021 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsKitchener—2
2021 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—1
2020 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—2
2020 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—1
2020 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsKitchener—1
2020 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—10
2020 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—7
2020 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersKitchener—1
2019 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—4
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—3
2019 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—4
2019 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersKitchener—1
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Kitchener—4
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Kitchener—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—2
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—3
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersKitchener—1
2018 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—3
2017 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—3
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersKitchener—1
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—3
2016—21231 Software engineers and designersKitchener—21
2016—10030 Telecommunication carriers managersKitchener—1
2016—10022 Advertising, marketing and public relations managersKitchener—1
2015——Kitchener—18
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 designers74
  2. Computer and information systems managers3
  3. Advertising, marketing and public relations managers1
  4. Telecommunication carriers managers1
Main occupation
21231 Software engineers and designers
Its share of this employer's positions
69.8%
Streams used
Global Talent Stream (TFWP), 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

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 Kitchener

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Kitchener
542
Positions on positive LMIAs in Kitchener
2,200
This employer's share
4.82%
Top occupations in Kitchener
  1. Software engineers and designers220
  2. Carpenters186
  3. Food service supervisors142
  4. Cooks124
  5. Nursery and greenhouse labourers70
  6. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates69
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

Google Canada Corporation has 106 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,953 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #679 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Software engineers and designers, accounts for 10,315 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.72% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
1,953 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
679 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 21231
10,315
This employer's share
0.72%
Positions by occupation
  1. Software engineers and designers74
  2. Computer and information systems managers3
  3. Advertising, marketing and public relations managers1
  4. Telecommunication carriers managers1
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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