Microsoft Canada Development Centre Co.
LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 18
- Periods listed
- 8
- First and latest list
- 2015 · 2022 Q2
- Incorporation status (ESDC)
- Corporation
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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
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Work location | LMIAs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q2 | Global Talent Stream (TFWP) | 21231 Software engineers and designers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2021 Q2 | Global Talent Stream (TFWP) | 21231 Software engineers and designers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2021 Q1 | Global Talent Stream (TFWP) | 20012 Computer and information systems managers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2019 Q3 | Global Talent Stream (TFWP) | 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2018 Q4 | Global Talent Stream (TFWP) | — | Vancouver | — | 3 |
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High-wage stream (TFWP) | 21231 Software engineers and designers | Vancouver | — | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 52120 Graphic designers and illustrators | Vancouver | — | 3 |
| 2016 | — | 21231 Software engineers and designers | Vancouver | — | 4 |
| 2015 | — | — | Vancouver | — | 3 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Main occupation
- 21231 Software engineers and designers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 38.9%
- Streams used
- Global Talent Stream (TFWP), High-wage stream (TFWP)
Wages for Software engineers and designers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 21231).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$62.50 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$56.49 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 235
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$32.00
Employers in Vancouver
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Vancouver
- 6,187
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Vancouver
- 37,509
- This employer's share
- 0.05%
Among LMIA employers
Microsoft Canada Development Centre Co. has 18 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #10,668 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #2,583 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Software engineers and designers, accounts for 10,315 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.07% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 10,668 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 2,583 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 21231
- 10,315
- This employer's share
- 0.07%
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