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Quebec

Province or territory · Canada

LMIA employers (lists 2014–2026)
31,691
TFW positions on positive LMIAs, 2025
51,715
Share of Canada, 2025
29.9%
New permanent residents, 2025
60,070
Study permits, 2025
64,410
Positions51,7152025
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

33k67k20182019202020212022202320242025
33k67k20182020202220242025
Data table
201821,257
201933,590
202032,956
202135,692
202266,589
202361,967
202461,310
202551,715
YearPositions (positive LMIAs)Employers with a decision
202551,71511,403
202461,31013,894
202361,96712,409
202266,58910,515
202135,6925,311
202032,9565,237
201933,5905,356
201821,2572,864
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
202639,08065,36040,410
202547,33063,27064,410
202457,34085,79574,985
202359,89087,08081,175
202239,29566,66065,905
202131,36557,15066,530
202022,88543,36545,150
201923,68054,28058,620
201818,01542,80545,330
201713,40039,53539,465
201612,69033,94034,810
201511,70529,44531,205

New permanent residents

34k69k201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
34k69k2015201720192021202320252026
Data table
201548,970
201653,205
201752,315
201851,085
201940,515
202025,160
202150,240
202268,695
202352,770
202459,450
202560,070
202628,535
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. Montréal38,424
  2. Québec17,577
  3. Laval11,633
  4. Sherrington9,189
  5. Lévis8,859
  6. Ste-Clotilde6,602
  7. Sherbrooke5,965
  8. Mirabel5,683
  9. Lavaltrie5,341
  10. St-Hyacinthe5,243
  11. Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans5,142
  12. Oka4,779
  13. Saint-Rémi4,559
  14. Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford4,529
  15. Sainte-Clotilde4,413
Positions by occupation
  1. Harvesting labourers37,395
  2. Nursery and greenhouse labourers29,298
  3. Labourers in food and beverage processing13,137
  4. Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers9,240
  5. Livestock labourers8,613
  6. Welders and related machine operators8,180
  7. Cooks8,103
  8. Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates5,572
  9. Food service supervisors5,166
  10. Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations4,940
  11. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors4,351
  12. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers3,988
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 Program41,795
  2. Sponsored Family10,355
  3. Protected Person in Canada4,520
  4. Resettled Refugee2,100
  5. Humanitarian & Compassionate760
  6. Business540
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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