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Groupe E.D.S INC.

LMIA employer · Chicoutimi, Quebec

Province or territory
Quebec
City
Chicoutimi
Positions on positive LMIAs
5
Periods listed
3
First and latest list
2019 Q2 · 2022 Q3
Incorporation status (ESDC)
Corporation
Positions5to 2022 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

12201920212022
12201920212022
Data table
20192
20212
20221
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2022 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)72106 Welders and related machine operatorsChicoutimi11
2021 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectorsChicoutimi12
2019 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectorsChicoutimi—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. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors4
  2. Welders and related machine operators1
Main occupation
72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
Its share of this employer's positions
80.0%
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

Wages for Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 72100).

Median wage, Quebec
C$27.50 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$30.00 per hour
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 Chicoutimi

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Chicoutimi
178
Positions on positive LMIAs in Chicoutimi
988
This employer's share
0.51%
Top occupations in Chicoutimi
  1. Welders and related machine operators91
  2. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates80
  3. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations77
  4. Cooks67
  5. Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners62
  6. Food service supervisors42
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

Groupe E.D.S INC. has 5 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #33,660 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #8,089 of 31,216 in Quebec. Its main occupation, Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors, accounts for 5,917 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.07% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
33,660 of 151,287
Rank in Quebec
8,089 of 31,216
Positions nationally, NOC 72100
5,917
This employer's share
0.07%
Positions by occupation
  1. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors4
  2. Welders and related machine operators1
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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