University of Toronto
LMIA employer · Toronto, Ontario
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
- Positions on positive LMIAs
- 374
- Periods listed
- 39
- First and latest list
- Jun–Dec 2014 · 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
Data table
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 54 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 49 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Occupations
Approved positions by NOC 2021 unit group (older lists mapped from NOC 2011 with the Statistics Canada concordance).
- University professors and lecturers347
- Financial and investment analysts2
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants2
- Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training2
- Civil engineers1
- Government managers - education policy development and program administration1
- Biologists and related scientists1
- Main occupation
- 41200 University professors and lecturers
- Its share of this employer's positions
- 92.8%
- 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.
| Period | Stream | Occupation (NOC) | Requested positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q1–Q2 | High Wage | 2121 Biologists and related scientists | 1 |
- Positions on negative LMIAs
- 1
- Share of all listed positions that were positive
- 99.7%
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 Toronto
Other employers with positive LMIAs at the same location.
- LMIA employers in Toronto
- 8,157
- Positions on positive LMIAs in Toronto
- 33,133
- This employer's share
- 1.13%
Among LMIA employers
University of Toronto has 374 positions on positive LMIAs, ranking #520 of 151,287 LMIA employers in Canada and #209 of 42,872 in Ontario. Its main occupation, University professors and lecturers, accounts for 3,232 approved positions nationally; this employer holds 10.74% of them.
- Rank in Canada by positions
- 520 of 151,287
- Rank in Ontario
- 209 of 42,872
- Positions nationally, NOC 41200
- 3,232
- This employer's share
- 10.74%
- University professors and lecturers347
- Financial and investment analysts2
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants2
- Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training2
- Civil engineers1
- Government managers - education policy development and program administration1
- Biologists and related scientists1
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