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High-wage stream (TFWP)

Canadian work, study or immigration route

Positions in employer lists
259,729
Employers
67,489
Positions, 2025 (ESDC statistics)
37,405
Positions in emplo259,729
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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Approved positions

Positions on positive LMIAs in this stream (ESDC employer lists; streams are listed from 2017).

Positions by year

24k48k2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
24k48k201720192021202320252026
Data table
201713,871
201812,308
201922,229
202018,712
202117,700
202239,927
202344,635
202448,275
202535,927
20266,145
YearPositions (statistics)
202537,405
202450,750
202345,597
202245,659
202120,453
202020,770
201925,010
201814,277
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

Where and in which jobs

By province
  1. British Columbia77,195
  2. Ontario69,112
  3. Quebec55,084
  4. Alberta37,778
  5. Manitoba9,460
  6. Saskatchewan4,021
  7. New Brunswick2,992
  8. Nova Scotia2,299
  9. Newfoundland and Labrador828
  10. Prince Edward Island818
  11. Northwest Territories54
  12. Yukon50
  13. Nunavut38
By occupation
  1. Transport truck drivers39,831
  2. Carpenters12,084
  3. Welders and related machine operators8,404
  4. Construction trades helpers and labourers7,860
  5. Administrative officers6,757
  6. Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers6,241
  7. Cooks6,007
  8. Administrative assistants5,784
  9. Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers5,363
  10. Accounting technicians and bookkeepers4,459
  11. Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors4,233
  12. Concrete finishers4,233
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

Employers

Most positions
  1. Altrad Services Ltd.1,028
  2. Flynn Canada Ltd.647
  3. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services Inc.605
  4. Linamar Corporation569
  5. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC562
  6. Alberta Health Services489
  7. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC479
  8. Reitmans Canada Ltd473
  9. Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal468
  10. Whistler Blackcomb Employment Corporation443
  11. CIUSSS du Nord de l'Île de Montréal435
  12. Light Speed Logistics Inc423
  13. Alberta Council of Turnaround Industry Maintenance Stakeholders387
  14. Electronic Arts (Canada), Inc.367
  15. Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest363
  16. J.D. Irving, Limited - Woodlands Division345
  17. Rotobec inc.337
  18. Centre Intégré universitaire de santé et service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale335
  19. Subsea 7 Canada Inc.329
  20. MANAC INC325
By city
  1. Surrey29,478
  2. Calgary14,937
  3. Montréal14,809
  4. Toronto13,249
  5. Edmonton13,012
  6. Vancouver10,381
  7. Mississauga10,317
  8. Brampton8,537
  9. Winnipeg7,040
  10. Abbotsford6,666
  11. Québec4,832
  12. Burnaby4,581
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

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