Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
Occupation · NOC 2021 94204 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 94204
- TEER
- 4
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 363
- Median wage, Canada
- C$26.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 476
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About this occupation
Mechanical assemblers assemble a wide variety of mechanical products such as trucks, buses, snowmobiles, garden tractors, automotive engines, transmissions, outboard motors, gearboxes, hydraulic pumps and sewing machines. Inspectors check and inspect subassemblies and finished products to ensure proper quality and product specifications. They are employed by machinery and transportation equipment manufacturers and by other manufacturing companies.
Example job titles
- automotive engine assembler
- garden machinery assembler
- gearbox assembler
- gearcase assembler
- hydraulic hoist assembler
- mechanical assembler
- sewing machine assembler
- snowmobile assembler
- tractor assembler
- transmission assembler
- truck assembler
- truck assembly inspector
- truck trailer assembler
- vending machine assembler
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Mechanical assemblers
- Assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to form subassemblies or finish products using hand and power tools
- Position, align and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly and connect cables, tubes and wires
- Fasten parts together using bolting and riveting equipment or other fastening and joining techniques
- Operate or tend automated assembling equipment, such as robotics and fixed automation equipment
- Operate small cranes to transport or position larger parts as required.
- Mechanical inspectors
- Check subassemblies and inspect finished products for proper quality
- Check mechanical assemblies and subassemblies for alignment and proper functioning
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- Up to two years of on-the-job training are provided.
- Experience as a mechanical assembler may be required for inspectors in this unit group.
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 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 97 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2024 | 58 |
| 2025 | 56 |
| 2026 | 16 |
- MANAC INC48
- IDÉAL CARGO INC.29
- Twin Equipment Limited21
- Soucy International inc.19
- Bousquet Technologies15
- Demers manufacturiers d'ambulances15
- Corporation Micro Bird inc14
- Les Équipements de ferme Raymond E Laliberté Inc.14
- ALSTOM Transport Canada Inc13
- Signalisation Ver-Mac inc.12
- 9091-4532 Québec Inc.10
- Équipements Y. Perreault Inc.9
- N&N Remorques inc.7
- S. Houle inc7
- Par Nado inc6
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 | 30 | 20 |
| 2025 | 50 | 5 |
| 2024 | 55 | 5 |
| 2023 | 75 | 5 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 80 |
| 2024 | 60 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 50 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$20.00 | C$26.00 | C$37.99 |
| Alberta | C$19.00 | C$29.00 | C$41.00 |
| British Columbia | C$20.53 | C$28.33 | C$35.75 |
| Manitoba | C$18.00 | C$21.00 | C$30.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$18.49 | C$22.99 | C$31.41 |
| Nova Scotia | C$22.53 | C$27.19 | C$32.54 |
| Ontario | C$21.63 | C$26.84 | C$38.08 |
| Quebec | C$20.00 | C$25.40 | C$32.43 |
| Saskatchewan | C$20.00 | C$25.00 | C$31.25 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 476
- Vacancies advertised
- 868
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$23.00
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