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Royal Bank of Canada

LMIA employer · Toronto, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Toronto
Positions on positive LMIAs
107
Periods listed
31
First and latest list
2015 · 2026 Q1
Incorporation status (ESDC)
Corporation
Positions107to 2026 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

1224201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
12242015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20152
20161
20171
20189
201911
202017
20219
202216
202310
20244
202524
20263
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto11
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)21221 Business systems specialistsToronto11
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto11
2025 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21232 Software developers and programmersToronto11
2025 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto22
2025 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21221 Business systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21211 Data scientistsToronto22
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto11
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21221 Business systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21211 Data scientistsToronto11
2025 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21221 Business systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21211 Data scientistsToronto11
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto11
2025 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21232 Software developers and programmersToronto11
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21220 Cybersecurity specialistsToronto11
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto55
2024 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21222 Information systems specialistsToronto11
2024 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto11
2024 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21211 Data scientistsToronto11
2024 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto11
2023 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto11
2023 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto11
2023 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto11
2023 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto11
2023 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto11
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto11
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto22
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto11
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto11
2022 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto22
2022 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto22
2022 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto22
2022 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto—1
2022 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2022 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto11
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto55
2022 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto11
2021 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto11
2021 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20012 Computer and information systems managersToronto11
2021 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—3
2021 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto—2
2021 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2021 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2020 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—4
2020 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto—1
2020 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—2
2020 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—3
2020 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2020 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto—1
2020 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2020 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2020 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developersToronto—1
2020 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2020 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto—1
2019 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20010 Engineering managersToronto—1
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)00012 Senior managers - financial, communications and other business servicesToronto—1
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21223 Database analysts and data administratorsToronto—1
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)20010 Engineering managersToronto—1
2019 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—3
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Toronto—3
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Toronto—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersToronto—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—2
2018 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—2
2017 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsToronto—1
2016—00012 Senior managers - financial, communications and other business servicesToronto—1
2015——Toronto—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. Software engineers and designers34
  2. Database analysts and data administrators10
  3. Computer and information systems managers10
  4. Information systems specialists6
  5. Data scientists5
  6. Business systems specialists4
  7. Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services2
  8. Engineering managers2
  9. Software developers and programmers2
  10. Cybersecurity specialists1
Main occupation
21231 Software engineers and designers
Its share of this employer's positions
31.8%
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 Toronto

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Toronto
8,157
Positions on positive LMIAs in Toronto
33,133
This employer's share
0.32%
Top occupations in Toronto
  1. Cooks3,073
  2. Software engineers and designers2,531
  3. Food service supervisors1,901
  4. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations1,360
  5. Chefs739
  6. Restaurant and food service managers612
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

Royal Bank of Canada has 107 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,932 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #673 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, Software engineers and designers, accounts for 10,315 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.33% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
1,932 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
673 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 21231
10,315
This employer's share
0.33%
Positions by occupation
  1. Software engineers and designers34
  2. Database analysts and data administrators10
  3. Computer and information systems managers10
  4. Information systems specialists6
  5. Data scientists5
  6. Business systems specialists4
  7. Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services2
  8. Engineering managers2
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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