Land survey technologists and technicians
Occupation · NOC 2021 22213 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 22213
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 158
- Median wage, Canada
- C$29.75 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 188
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About this occupation
Land survey technologists and technicians conduct or participate in surveys to determine the exact locations and relative positions of natural features and other structures on the earth's surface, underground and underwater. They are employed by all levels of government, architectural and engineering firms, and by private sector surveying establishments.
Example job titles
- engineering survey technologist
- geodetic survey technologist
- geomatics technologist - land surveying
- land survey technician
- legal survey technician
- topographic survey technician
- transit operator - surveying
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Land survey technologists
- Assist survey engineers or professional surveyors to develop methods and procedures for conducting field surveys
- Conduct field surveys and operate survey instruments and computer equipment to measure distance, angles, elevations and contours
- Record measurements and other information obtained during field survey activities
- Determine precise geographic locations using global positioning systems (GPS) equipment
- Analyze latitude, longitude and angles and compute trigonometric and other calculations to plot features, contours and areas to a specific scale
- Prepare detailed drawings, charts and plans and survey notes and reports
- Supervise and coordinate field survey activities.
- Land survey technicians
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a two- to three-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technologists.
- Completion of a one- to two-year college program in geomatics or land survey technology is usually required for land survey technicians.
- Certification by provincial associations of technicians and technologists may be required by some employers.
- In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."
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 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 |
- Orienteering Canada12
- Sibwest Inc.8
- NB Onoya Geomatics & Construction Surveying Ltd7
- Gascon a.-g. inc.6
- IMS Infrastructure Management Services Ltd.5
- Audet Arpenteur-Géomètre Inc.5
- New-Firmus Inc.5
- GPLC Arpenteurs-Géomètres inc.5
- Satt Associates Inc3
- Gestion Moroy Inc.3
- L.W. Survey Canada, ULC3
- Surveyors On Site Inc.3
- Rado, Corbeil et Généreux, arpenteurs-géomètres inc.3
- MPMAG & ASSOCIÉS INC.3
- GeoVerra (ON) Ltd.3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 15 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 10 |
- Canadian Experience Class220
- Federal Skilled Worker55
- Provincial Nominee Program5
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$22.00 | C$29.75 | C$46.00 |
| Alberta | C$24.33 | C$35.17 | C$51.98 |
| British Columbia | C$24.72 | C$36.01 | C$50.93 |
| Manitoba | C$24.00 | C$30.77 | C$44.59 |
| New Brunswick | — | C$29.81 | — |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$25.78 | C$36.66 | C$56.79 |
| Nova Scotia | C$25.00 | C$30.00 | C$37.00 |
| Ontario | C$22.00 | C$29.00 | C$40.40 |
| Quebec | C$22.15 | C$29.17 | C$55.00 |
| Saskatchewan | C$19.48 | C$30.00 | C$62.50 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 188
- Vacancies advertised
- 222
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$30.61
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