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University of Ottawa

LMIA employer · Ottawa, Ontario

Province or territory
Ontario
City
Ottawa
Positions on positive LMIAs
45
Periods listed
20
First and latest list
2015 · 2026 Q1
Positions45to 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

47201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
472015201720192021202320252026
Data table
20157
20166
20171
20182
20192
20204
20213
20226
20236
20241
20256
20261
PeriodStreamOccupation (NOC)Work locationLMIAsPositions
2026 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa11
2025 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa44
2025 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41201 Post-secondary teaching and research assistantsOttawa11
2025 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa11
2024 Q2LMIA for permanent residence only41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa11
2023 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa55
2023 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa11
2022 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa22
2022 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa33
2022 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)21100 Physicists and astronomersOttawa11
2021 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)21399 Other professional engineersOttawa11
2021 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—1
2021 Q1High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—1
2020 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—2
2020 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—2
2019 Q2High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—2
2018 Q4High-wage stream (TFWP)—Ottawa—1
2018 Q1Global Talent Stream (TFWP)2171 Information systems analysts and consultantsOttawa—1
2017 Q3High-wage stream (TFWP)41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—1
2016—41200 University professors and lecturersOttawa—6
2015——Ottawa—7

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 lecturers33
  2. Other professional engineers1
  3. Physicists and astronomers1
  4. Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1
Main occupation
41200 University professors and lecturers
Its share of this employer's positions
73.3%
Streams used
High-wage stream (TFWP), Global Talent Stream (TFWP), LMIA for permanent residence only

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
2023 Q2High Wage4011 University professors and lecturers1
Positions on negative LMIAs
1
Share of all listed positions that were positive
97.8%

Wages for University professors and lecturers

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

Median wage, Ontario
C$64.10 per hour
Median wage, Canada
C$58.89 per hour
Job Bank postings in Ontario, Jan–Sep 2026
167
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$27.00

Employers in Ottawa

Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.

LMIA employers in Ottawa
1,296
Positions on positive LMIAs in Ottawa
4,875
This employer's share
0.92%
Top occupations in Ottawa
  1. Cooks440
  2. Food service supervisors420
  3. Translators, terminologists and interpreters190
  4. Software engineers and designers186
  5. Computer and information systems managers138
  6. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates114

Among LMIA employers

University of Ottawa has 45 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #4,495 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #1,379 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, University professors and lecturers, accounts for 3,232 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 1.02% of them.

Rank in Canada by positions
4,495 of 151,287
Rank in Ontario
1,379 of 42,872
Positions nationally, NOC 41200
3,232
This employer's share
1.02%
Positions by occupation
  1. University professors and lecturers33
  2. Other professional engineers1
  3. Physicists and astronomers1
  4. Post-secondary teaching and research assistants1