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Alberta

Province or territory · Canada

LMIA employers (lists 2014–2026)
29,571
TFW positions on positive LMIAs, 2025
13,915
Share of Canada, 2025
8.0%
New permanent residents, 2025
51,525
Study permits, 2025
35,300
Positions13,9152025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Labour Market Impact Assessments

Positions on positive LMIAs and employers with at least one decision (ESDC statistics).

TFW positions on positive LMIAs

16k33k20182019202020212022202320242025
16k33k20182020202220242025
Data table
20189,024
201912,940
20208,118
20219,108
202223,413
202327,284
202432,998
202513,915
YearPositions (positive LMIAs)Employers with a decision
202513,9156,924
202432,99812,405
202327,2848,861
202223,4137,331
20219,1083,766
20208,1183,562
201912,9406,352
20189,0244,157
Source: ESDC, Temporary Foreign Worker Program LMIA statistics 2018–2025. Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Work and study permits

Permits by year they took effect (IRCC).

YearTFWPIMPStudy
20269,41568,72024,725
202517,95562,41035,300
202425,18573,53040,535
202320,60071,93543,200
202211,44541,80529,445
20217,26024,44524,425
20206,78518,16013,530
20199,00024,44521,000
20187,23522,39519,275
20177,75525,67017,280
201610,77528,11517,085
201511,25527,26015,225

New permanent residents

33k66k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
33k66k2015201720192021202320252026
Data table
201547,165
201649,210
201742,095
201841,945
201943,655
202022,890
202139,330
202249,450
202357,545
202466,305
202551,525
202634,565
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

Cities

Work locations with the most approved positions in ESDC employer lists.

Positions by city
  1. Calgary41,373
  2. Edmonton39,398
  3. Medicine Hat2,784
  4. Sherwood Park2,679
  5. Fort McMurray2,658
  6. Grande Prairie2,341
  7. Brooks2,262
  8. Lethbridge2,204
  9. High River2,132
  10. Redcliff2,100
  11. Red Deer1,853
  12. Banff1,577
  13. Leduc1,542
  14. Spruce Grove1,475
  15. Airdrie1,456
Positions by occupation
  1. Food service supervisors15,348
  2. Cooks14,010
  3. Transport truck drivers8,750
  4. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations8,425
  5. Nursery and greenhouse labourers6,877
  6. Retail sales supervisors6,201
  7. Construction trades helpers and labourers4,900
  8. Administrative assistants3,263
  9. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers2,943
  10. Light duty cleaners2,641
  11. Concrete finishers2,473
  12. Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers2,348
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

Permanent residence

Admissions in 2025 by category, and Express Entry invitations by intended destination since 2015.

New permanent residents by category, 2025
  1. Sponsored Family15,735
  2. Provincial Nominee Program12,145
  3. Resettled Refugee11,135
  4. Worker Program9,185
  5. Humanitarian & Compassionate1,590
  6. Protected Person in Canada1,270
  7. Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway420
  8. Business45
Express Entry invitations by programme
  1. Canadian Experience Class34,685
  2. Federal Skilled Worker29,025
  3. Provincial Nominee Program18,575
  4. Federal Skilled Trades2,080
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026

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