Transocean Canada Drilling Company
LMIA employer · St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Province or territory
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- City
- St. John's
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 71
- Periods listed
- 4
- First and latest list
- 2017 Q1–Q2 · 2018 Q2
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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
| 2017 | 70 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers13
- Engineer officers, water transport9
- Deck officers, water transport8
- Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers8
- Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services6
- Petroleum engineers5
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians4
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics4
- Crane operators4
- Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators4
- Main occupation
- 83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 18.3%
- Streams used
- High-wage stream (TFWP)
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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | High Wage | 2145 Petroleum engineers | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 98.6%
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
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
- 2.47%
Among LMIA employers
Transocean Canada Drilling Company has 71 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #2,914 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #17 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 4.92% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 2,914 of 151,287
- Rank in Newfoundland and Labrador
- 17 of 446
- Positions nationally, NOC 83101
- 264
- This employer's share
- 4.92%
- Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers13
- Engineer officers, water transport9
- Deck officers, water transport8
- Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers8
- Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services6
- Petroleum engineers5
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians4
- Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics4
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