University of British Columbia
LMIA employer · Vancouver, British Columbia
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- City
- Vancouver
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 170
- Periods listed
- 13
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 2019 Q3
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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
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 33 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 38 |
| 2019 | 30 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- University professors and lecturers121
- Other professional engineers2
- Computer and information systems managers1
- Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services1
- Architecture and science managers1
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1
- Financial and investment analysts1
- Chemists1
- Main occupation
- 41200 University professors and lecturers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 71.2%
- 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 | 4011 University professors and lecturers | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 4011 University professors and lecturers | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 0213 Computer and information systems managers | 1 |
| 2015 | — | — | 2 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 6
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 96.6%
Wages for University professors and lecturers
Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 41200).
- Median wage, British Columbia
- C$55.81 per hour
- Median wage, Canada
- C$58.89 per hour
- Job Bank postings in British Columbia, Jan–Sep 2026
- 51
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
- 0.45%
Among LMIA employers
University of British Columbia has 170 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #1,201 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #204 of 34,090 in British Columbia. Its main occupation, University professors and lecturers, accounts for 3,232 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 3.74% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 1,201 of 151,287
- Rank in British Columbia
- 204 of 34,090
- Positions nationally, NOC 41200
- 3,232
- This employer's share
- 3.74%
- University professors and lecturers121
- Other professional engineers2
- Computer and information systems managers1
- Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services1
- Architecture and science managers1
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1
- Financial and investment analysts1
- Chemists1
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