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Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.

LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia

Province or territory
British Columbia
City
Vancouver
Positions on positive LMIAs
711
Periods listed
23
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2026 Q1
Positions711to 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

831652014201520162017201820192023202420252026
83165201420162018202320252026
Data table
201482
2015159
201667
2017165
2018112
201949
202312
202417
202538
202610
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver22
2026 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver88
2025 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver1212
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver44
2025 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2025 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver1212
2025 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver22
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver33
2025 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver11
2025 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2025 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver22
2024 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver55
2024 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2024 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver22
2024 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver77
2024 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2024 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2023 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver33
2023 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver11
2023 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver66
2023 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver22
2019 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—3
2019 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—6
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—14
2019 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver—3
2019 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—17
2019 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—6
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Vancouver—25
2018 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)—Vancouver—1
2018 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)—Vancouver—1
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—28
2018 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsVancouver—1
2018 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—2
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—13
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsVancouver—1
2018 Q2Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver—2
2018 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—2
2018 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—27
2018 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver—1
2018 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—8
2017 Q4Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—60
2017 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—3
2017 Q3Global Talent Stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—13
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—53
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—33
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsVancouver—1
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver—2
2016—52120 Graphic designers and illustratorsVancouver—54
2016—52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing artsVancouver—1
2016—51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupationsVancouver—5
2016—21231 Software engineers and designersVancouver—7
2015——Vancouver—159
Jun–Dec 2014——Vancouver—82
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 illustrators416
  2. Software engineers and designers18
  3. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations8
  4. Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts1
Main occupation
52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
Its share of this employer's positions
58.5%
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
1.90%
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 Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc. has 711 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #211 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #35 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, Graphic designers and illustrators, accounts for 9,331 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 4.46% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
211 of 151,287
Rank in British Columbia
35 of 34,090
Positions nationally, NOC 52120
9,331
This employer's share
4.46%
Positions by occupation
  1. Graphic designers and illustrators416
  2. Software engineers and designers18
  3. Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations8
  4. Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts1
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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