Irving Shipbuilding Inc

LMIA employer · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Province or territory: Nova Scotia
City: Halifax
Positions on positive LMIAs: 333
Periods listed: 30
First and latest list: Jun–Dec 2014 · 2025 Q1
Incorporation status (ESDC): Corporation

Positions333to 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

Data table


2014	7
2015	24
2016	33
2017	48
2018	50
2019	32
2020	24
2021	19
2022	83
2023	12
2025	1

Period	Stream	Occupation (NOC)	Work location	LMIAs	Positions
2025 Q1	Global Talent Stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	1	1
2023 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	1	1
2023 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	2	2
2023 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	2	2
2023 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	2171 Information systems analysts and consultants	Halifax	1	1
2023 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	4	4
2023 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10019 Other administrative services managers	Halifax	1	1
2023 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	94213 Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators	Halifax	1	3
2022 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	73112 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	Halifax	1	4
2022 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72201 Industrial electricians	Halifax	1	3
2022 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	2	2
2022 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	2	2
2022 Q3	Global Talent Stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	2171 Information systems analysts and consultants	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21321 Industrial and manufacturing engineers	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	3	3
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72106 Welders and related machine operators	Halifax	—	20
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	Halifax	—	30
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21321 Industrial and manufacturing engineers	Halifax	—	1
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10019 Other administrative services managers	Halifax	—	1
2022 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2022 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10010 Financial managers	Halifax	1	1
2022 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	2	2
2021 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21310 Electrical and electronics engineers	Halifax	1	1
2021 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21301 Mechanical engineers	Halifax	1	1
2021 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	2	2
2021 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	2	2
2021 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	2	2
2021 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	2171 Information systems analysts and consultants	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21231 Software engineers and designers	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2021 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	2
2020 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	2171 Information systems analysts and consultants	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	3
2020 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	2
2020 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	2
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	41210 College and other vocational instructors	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21223 Database analysts and data administrators	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2020 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	Halifax	—	3
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	3
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21231 Software engineers and designers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21321 Industrial and manufacturing engineers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	1
2019 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2019 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	3
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	3
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	3
2018 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	—	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	72104 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	6
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	3
2018 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	—	2
2018 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	4
2018 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	3
2018 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21321 Industrial and manufacturing engineers	Halifax	—	1
2018 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	4
2018 Q1	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	2
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	41210 College and other vocational instructors	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	6
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	2
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	2
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q4	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	3
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21310 Electrical and electronics engineers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	11201 Professional occupations in business management consulting	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	8
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q3	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	41210 College and other vocational instructors	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21322 Metallurgical and materials engineers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	21301 Mechanical engineers	Halifax	—	3
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	8
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2017 Q1–Q2	High-wage stream (TFWP)	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	2
2016	—	92023 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	Halifax	—	1
2016	—	21399 Other professional engineers	Halifax	—	1
2016	—	21301 Mechanical engineers	Halifax	—	4
2016	—	90010 Manufacturing managers	Halifax	—	12
2016	—	70012 Facility operation and maintenance managers	Halifax	—	1
2016	—	70010 Construction managers	Halifax	—	5
2016	—	20010 Engineering managers	Halifax	—	1
2016	—	10012 Purchasing managers	Halifax	—	2
2016	—	00015 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	Halifax	—	6
2015	—	—	Halifax	—	24
Jun–Dec 2014	—	—	Halifax	—	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

Main occupation: 90010 Manufacturing managers
Its share of this employer's positions: 17.4%
Streams used: High-wage stream (TFWP), 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

Wages for Manufacturing managers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 90010).

Median wage, Nova Scotia: C$48.08 per hour
Median wage, Canada: C$52.82 per hour
Job Bank postings in Nova Scotia, Jan–Sep 2026: 44
Median advertised minimum hourly wage: C$27.00

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 Halifax

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Halifax: 570
Positions on positive LMIAs in Halifax: 2,612
This employer's share: 12.75%

Top occupations in Halifax

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

Irving Shipbuilding Inc has 333 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #582 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #26 of 1,779 in Nova Scotia. Its main occupation, Manufacturing managers, accounts for 480 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 12.08% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions: 582 of 151,287
Rank in Nova Scotia: 26 of 1,779
Positions nationally, NOC 90010: 480
This employer's share: 12.08%

Positions by occupation

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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Irving Shipbuilding Inc

Positive LMIAs

Occupations

Wages for Manufacturing managers

Employers in Halifax

Among LMIA employers

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