Industrial designers
Occupation · NOC 2021 22211 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 22211
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 187
- Median wage, Canada
- C$36.06 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 384
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About this occupation
Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
- furniture designer
- industrial design consultant
- industrial designer
- industrial products designer
- product designer
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements
- Analyze the intended use of product and user preferences
- Conduct research into cost, properties of production materials and methods of production
- Develop manual and computer-assisted design (CAD) concepts, sketches or models for approval
- Prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications and guidelines for production and construct prototype of design
- Consult with engineers and production staff during manufacturing stage.
Employment requirements
- A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering or A college diploma in industrial design is required.
- Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
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 | 15 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 30 |
| 2026 | 4 |
- BRP17
- Bombardier Produits Récréatifs7
- BRP inc.5
- Vesta Cucine Inc.4
- PJB Industries4
- Old Castle Canada Building Products Inc.3
- Winspia Windows (Canada) Inc.3
- Advanced Design Solutions Inc.2
- CBM Windows Inc.2
- Mitchell Plastics2
- Équipements Fabmec Inc2
- 1956375 Ontario Inc.2
- We Are One Composites Inc2
- Battig Design Inc.2
- Plantbest, Inc.2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 30 |
| 2017 | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 | 0 | 20 |
| 2015 | 0 | 15 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2022 | 10 |
- Canadian Experience Class275
- Federal Skilled Worker45
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$23.00 | C$36.06 | C$49.74 |
| Alberta | C$24.34 | C$36.19 | C$53.53 |
| British Columbia | C$21.00 | C$41.63 | C$49.50 |
| Manitoba | C$20.37 | C$31.29 | C$43.22 |
| New Brunswick | C$19.95 | C$29.35 | C$46.60 |
| Nova Scotia | C$23.16 | C$34.88 | C$50.69 |
| Ontario | C$24.04 | C$37.74 | C$57.69 |
| Quebec | C$22.00 | C$28.00 | C$39.08 |
| Saskatchewan | C$24.15 | C$34.25 | C$48.73 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 384
- Vacancies advertised
- 399
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$26.00
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