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Sony Picture Imageworks Canada

LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Vancouver
Positions on positive LMIAs
44
Periods listed
4
First and latest list
2019 Q3 · 2023 Q2
Positions44to 2023 Q2
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

1326201920222023
1326201920222023
Data table
20192
202216
202326
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2023 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver66
2023 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver11
2023 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver56
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver66
2023 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver22
2023 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver55
2022 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver1212
2022 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver22
2022 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver22
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—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. Graphic designers and illustrators39
  2. Software engineers and designers5
Main occupation
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
Its share of this employer's positions
88.6%
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 Graphic designers and illustrators

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 52120).

Median wage, British Columbia
C$35.00 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$31.25 per hour
Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
355
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 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
0.12%
Top occupations in Vancouver
  1. Cooks5,832
  2. Graphic designers and illustrators4,162
  3. Software engineers and designers3,325
  4. Food service supervisors2,806
  5. Restaurant and food service managers662
  6. Carpenters597
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

Sony Picture Imageworks Canada has 44 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,588 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #958 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Graphic designers and illustrators, accounts for 9,331 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 0.42% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
4,588 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
958 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 52120
9,331
This employer's share
0.42%
Positions by occupation
  1. Graphic designers and illustrators39
  2. Software engineers and designers5
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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