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Legal administrative assistants

Occupation · NOC 2021 13111 · Canada

NOC 2021 code
13111
TEER
3
Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
374
Median wage, Canada
C$27.47 per hour
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
2,008
NOC13111TEER 3
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation

Legal administrative assistants perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government.

Example job titles

  • administrative assistant - legal
  • corporate law legal assistant
  • legal assistant
  • legal assistant - criminal law
  • legal secretary
  • litigation legal assistant
  • litigation secretary
  • real estate secretary

Main duties

  • This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents, such as deeds, wills, affidavits and briefs, from handwritten copy, shorthand and machine dictation using computers
  • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
  • Schedule appointments, meetings and conferences for employer
  • Set up and maintain filing systems, utilizing knowledge of legal records and procedures and frequently controlling confidential materials and documents
  • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and coordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments or organizations
  • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in the use of current software
  • May attend court, meetings or conferences to take notes, minutes and dictation
  • May perform other general office work as required including preparing financial statements.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a one- or two-year college or other program for secretaries or legal secretaries is usually required.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0

Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)

Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.

Approved positions by year

479320162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
4793201620182020202220242026
Data table
201612
201711
20184
201915
202016
202114
202259
202365
202493
202580
20265
By province or territory
  1. Ontario183
  2. British Columbia110
  3. Alberta40
  4. Quebec34
  5. Manitoba4
  6. Saskatchewan3
Employers with the most positions
  1. Yiwii Immigration and Education Services Inc.4
  2. IVEY Immigration & Employment Services Inc.4
  3. Ann Arbour Consultants Inc.4
  4. H.Zhang Professional Corporation4
  5. Mansouri Canadian Immigration Services Inc.3
  6. Devron Developments Inc.3
  7. JSC Consulting Ltd3
  8. Kaur Law Professional Corporation3
  9. Indicate Immigration Consultancy Inc.3
  10. E.Omorotionmwan Professional Corporation3
  11. Parminder K. Hundal, Prof. Corp.2
  12. Cenfos Holdings Inc.2
  13. Sweeny Sarao Notary Corporation2
  14. Whitecliff Immigration Inc.2
  15. Liberty Law Corporation2
By stream
  1. High-wage stream (TFWP)229
  2. Low-wage stream (TFWP)113
  3. LMIA for permanent residence only20
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program: employers who received positive and negative LMIAs (June 2014 – 2026 Q1). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2026 Q1

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).

YearTFWP permitsIMP permits
202550
2024200
2023150
202250
2021015
202005
2019010
2015010

All work permits by year

102020152019202020212022202320242025
102020152020202220242025
Data table
201510
201910
20205
202115
20225
202315
202420
20255
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Permanent residence

Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).

New permanent residents by year

143285201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
1432852015201720192021202320252026
Data table
201520
201620
201795
2018100
2019140
202065
2021285
2022120
2023150
2024160
2025170
2026125
Express Entry invitations since 2015, by programme
  1. Canadian Experience Class1,240
  2. Federal Skilled Worker975
  3. Provincial Nominee Program125
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Wages

Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.

AreaLowMedianHigh
CanadaC$18.75C$27.47C$41.72
AlbertaC$21.00C$32.00C$45.00
British ColumbiaC$20.00C$30.00C$41.96
ManitobaC$18.27C$26.00C$33.85
New BrunswickC$18.00C$23.00C$32.05
Newfoundland and LabradorC$16.00C$23.08C$29.67
Nova ScotiaC$16.50C$26.00C$37.75
OntarioC$17.60C$26.44C$42.03
QuebecC$20.00C$26.00C$38.46
SaskatchewanC$17.00C$26.00C$39.00
Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
2,008
Vacancies advertised
2,079
Median advertised minimum hourly wage
C$23.00
Source: ESDC, Wages by occupation and economic region (2025 release). Open Government Licence – Canada; ESDC, Job Bank job postings, January–September 2026. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 24 Oct 2026

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