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Ontario

Province or territory · Canada

LMIA employers (lists 2014–2026)
43,315
TFW positions on positive LMIAs, 2025
54,817
Share of Canada, 2025
31.7%
New permanent residents, 2025
169,660
Study permits, 2025
172,830
Positions54,8172025
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

37k74k20182019202020212022202320242025
37k74k20182020202220242025
Data table
201840,907
201941,426
202041,493
202145,192
202261,967
202374,410
202466,412
202554,817
YearPositions (positive LMIAs)Employers with a decision
202554,81716,675
202466,41218,981
202374,41017,376
202261,96712,619
202145,1929,454
202041,4939,346
201941,42610,834
201840,9079,114
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
202638,055268,69595,920
202550,800242,825172,830
202454,665305,590257,310
202350,670350,100373,965
202241,485199,250302,210
202134,235147,905229,030
202030,105107,190127,085
201934,550127,825204,045
201832,33599,820181,035
201729,13583,610161,685
201630,84580,240129,005
201529,98061,13599,700

New permanent residents

103k207k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
103k207k2015201720192021202320252026
Data table
2015103,480
2016109,845
2017111,975
2018137,410
2019153,320
202082,875
2021199,265
2022184,940
2023206,780
2024205,835
2025169,660
2026117,825
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. Leamington45,784
  2. Toronto33,133
  3. Mississauga21,669
  4. Kingsville21,336
  5. Niagara on the lake15,069
  6. Brampton14,128
  7. Simcoe13,042
  8. Ruthven8,759
  9. Wilsonville7,831
  10. St. Catharines7,622
  11. Windham Centre6,451
  12. Ottawa4,875
  13. Vittoria4,658
  14. Jordan Station4,521
  15. Vanessa4,411
Positions by occupation
  1. Nursery and greenhouse labourers68,038
  2. Harvesting labourers53,362
  3. Food service supervisors14,158
  4. Cooks13,764
  5. Transport truck drivers7,126
  6. Labourers in food and beverage processing5,947
  7. Software engineers and designers4,281
  8. Retail sales supervisors3,776
  9. Administrative assistants3,718
  10. Carpenters3,521
  11. Construction trades helpers and labourers3,438
  12. Administrative officers3,130
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. Worker Program60,500
  2. Sponsored Family46,650
  3. Provincial Nominee Program25,385
  4. Resettled Refugee15,760
  5. Protected Person in Canada12,765
  6. Humanitarian & Compassionate5,915
  7. Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway1,560
  8. Business1,115
Express Entry invitations by programme
  1. Canadian Experience Class273,830
  2. Federal Skilled Worker174,900
  3. Provincial Nominee Program51,050
  4. Federal Skilled Trades625
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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