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Seadrill Canada Ltd.

LMIA employer · St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Province or territory
Newfoundland and Labrador
City
St. John's
Positions on positive LMIAs
143
Periods listed
5
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2019 Q1
Positions143to 2019 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

5811520142015201620172019
5811520142015201620172019
Data table
2014115
20158
201617
20172
20191
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2019 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)82021 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and servicesSt. John's—1
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workersSt. John's—2
2016—83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workersSt. John's—4
2016—82021 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and servicesSt. John's—2
2016—72603 Engineer officers, water transportSt. John's—2
2016—72602 Deck officers, water transportSt. John's—1
2016—22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and techniciansSt. John's—5
2016—21332 Petroleum engineersSt. John's—2
2016—80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishingSt. John's—1
2015——St. John's—8
Jun–Dec 2014——St. John's—115
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. Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers6
  2. Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians5
  3. Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services3
  4. Petroleum engineers2
  5. Engineer officers, water transport2
  6. Managers in natural resources production and fishing1
  7. Deck officers, water transport1
Main occupation
83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
Its share of this employer's positions
4.2%
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

Negative LMIAs

A negative LMIA means ESDC assessed that hiring a temporary foreign worker for that job would likely have a negative effect on the Canadian labour market (for example, because qualified Canadians were available or wages were below the prevailing rate). It is not a finding of wrongdoing.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2015——2
Positions on negative LMIAs
2
Share of all listed positions that were positive
98.6%
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 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 83101).

Median wage, Newfoundland and Labrador
C$35.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$47.12 per hour
Job Bank postings in Newfoundland and Labrador, Jan–Sep 2026
7
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$26.37
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 St. John's

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in St. John's
158
Positions on positive LMIAs in St. John's
2,876
This employer's share
4.97%
Top occupations in St. John's
  1. Fish and seafood plant workers668
  2. Labourers in fish and seafood processing650
  3. Other technical trades and related occupations138
  4. Cooks86
  5. Deck officers, water transport75
  6. Engineer officers, water transport64
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

Seadrill Canada Ltd. has 143 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,437 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #9 of 446 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main occupation, Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers, accounts for 264 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 2.27% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
1,437 of 151,287
Rank in Newfoundland and Labrador
9 of 446
Positions nationally, NOC 83101
264
This employer's share
2.27%
Positions by occupation
  1. Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers6
  2. Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians5
  3. Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services3
  4. Petroleum engineers2
  5. Engineer officers, water transport2
  6. Managers in natural resources production and fishing1
  7. Deck officers, water transport1
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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