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University of Calgary

LMIA employer · Calgary, Alberta

Province or territory
Alberta
City
Calgary
Positions on positive LMIAs
240
Periods listed
37
First and latest list
Jun–Dec 2014 · 2026 Q1
Positions240to 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

20392014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
203920142017202020232026
Data table
20146
201521
201639
201729
201820
201919
202017
202117
202216
20236
202415
202529
20266
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary55
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational trainingCalgary11
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary66
2025 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary77
2025 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary88
2025 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary88
2024 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary22
2024 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary55
2024 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary44
2024 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary44
2023 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary33
2023 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary11
2023 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary22
2022 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary44
2022 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary22
2022 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—7
2022 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary33
2021 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary66
2021 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—1
2021 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—6
2021 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational trainingCalgary—1
2021 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—3
2020 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—7
2020 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—6
2020 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—4
2019 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—3
2019 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—3
2019 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—7
2019 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—6
2018 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)—Calgary—3
2018 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—4
2018 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—12
2018 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—1
2017 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—5
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistantsCalgary—1
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—10
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—12
2017 Q1–Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)40020 Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational trainingCalgary—1
2016—41200 University professors and lecturersCalgary—39
2015——Calgary—21
Jun–Dec 2014——Calgary—6

Occupations

Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).

Positions by occupation
  1. University professors and lecturers206
  2. Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training3
  3. Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1
Main occupation
41200 University professors and lecturers
Its share of this employer's positions
85.8%
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.

PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Requested positions
2016—2112 Chemists1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
99.6%

Wages for University professors and lecturers

Prevailing wages for this employer's main occupation (NOC 41200).

Median wage, Alberta
C$62.17 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$58.89 per hour
Job Bank postings in Alberta, Jan–Sep 2026
17
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$35.00

Employers in Calgary

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Calgary
9,710
Positions on positive LMIAs in Calgary
41,373
This employer's share
0.58%
Top occupations in Calgary
  1. Cooks4,228
  2. Food service supervisors3,645
  3. Transport truck drivers2,733
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations2,221
  5. Construction trades helpers and labourers2,174
  6. Retail sales supervisors1,363

Among LMIA employers

University of Calgary has 240 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #840 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #28 of 29,436 in Alberta. Its main occupation, University professors and lecturers, accounts for 3,232 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 6.37% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
840 of 151,287
Rank in Alberta
28 of 29,436
Positions nationally, NOC 41200
3,232
This employer's share
6.37%
Positions by occupation
  1. University professors and lecturers206
  2. Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training3
  3. Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1