Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
Occupation · NOC 2021 12201 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 12201
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 17
- Median wage, Canada
- C$35.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 355
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About this occupation
Insurance adjusters investigate insurance claims and determine the amount of loss or damages covered by insurance policies. They are employed in claims departments of insurance companies or as independent adjusters. Insurance claims examiners examine claims investigated by insurance adjusters and authorize payments. They are employed at head offices or branches of insurance companies.
Example job titles
- adjuster
- claims examiner
- claims representative
- insurance adjuster
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Insurance adjusters
- Investigate circumstances surrounding insurance claims to determine validity of claim
- Inspect automobile, home or other property damage
- Take statements and consult with claimants, accident witnesses, doctors and other relevant individuals and examine records or reports
- Determine amount of loss or damages covered by insurance policies
- Negotiate settlement of claims
- Prepare adjustment reports.
- Insurance claims examiners
- Review, examine, calculate and authorize insurance claims investigated by insurance adjusters
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- A bachelor's degree, college diploma or some post-secondary education or Several years of experience as a clerk in the claims department or other general insurance experience is required.
- Several years of on-the-job training and completion of insurance industry courses and training programs are required.
- Independent adjusters require a provincial licence issued by the Superintendent of Insurance in the province or territory of employment.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
- Promutuel Assurance Lanaudière5
- Services d'évaluation Denis Barriault Inc.3
- First Financial Underwriting Services (Canada)1
- Carmel Transport International Ltd1
- 9290-4283 Québec inc.1
- Promutuel Chaudière-Appalaches, SMAG1
- LVV Experts inc.1
- Promutuel Assurance Chaudière-Appalaches1
- Desjardins Assurances Générales inc.1
- Beneva1
- Industrielle Alliance, Assurance auto et habitation inc.1
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 135 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 70 |
| 2021 | 0 | 95 |
| 2020 | 0 | 240 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | 200 |
| 2017 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 0 | 240 |
| 2015 | 0 | 45 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 240 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 200 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 240 |
| 2021 | 95 |
| 2022 | 70 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 135 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 50 |
- Canadian Experience Class405
- Federal Skilled Worker185
- Provincial Nominee Program20
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$22.56 | C$35.00 | C$52.20 |
| Alberta | C$24.04 | C$34.71 | C$48.08 |
| British Columbia | C$29.00 | C$40.96 | C$53.57 |
| Manitoba | C$18.87 | C$24.00 | C$43.02 |
| New Brunswick | C$18.00 | C$30.00 | C$39.56 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$21.25 | C$30.00 | C$47.58 |
| Nova Scotia | C$21.54 | C$31.48 | C$45.13 |
| Ontario | C$21.43 | C$35.00 | C$53.85 |
| Quebec | C$24.10 | C$32.97 | C$49.45 |
| Saskatchewan | C$22.26 | C$34.13 | C$45.95 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 355
- Vacancies advertised
- 412
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$22.50
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