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Purchasing managers

NOC 10012. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 0113 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 0433 was split between this and other occupations, so its 19 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#209 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

169

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

293

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

250

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$40.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

25
2016
23
2017
13
2018
18
2019
25
2020
20
2021
40
2022
48
2023
34
2024
40
2025
7
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $35.00 to $55.00 · 160 postings$40.00
  2. 022025Middle half $35.00 to $57.56 · 203 postings$38.46
  3. 032024Middle half $34.75 to $59.50 · 225 postings$48.00
  4. 042023Middle half $43.19 to $58.00 · 320 postings$46.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Toronto, ON39
  2. 02Vancouver, BC32
  3. 03Richmond, BC21
  4. 04Montréal, QC17
  5. 05Mississauga, ON17
  6. 06Halifax, NS13
  7. 07Surrey, BC11
  8. 08Burnaby, BC11

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Irving Shipbuilding Inc4 approved LMIAs
    7
  2. 2
    lululemon athletica Canada Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    7
  3. 3
    Irving Shipbuilding Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    6
  4. 4
    T&T Supermarket Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    4
  5. 5
    Société en commandite Airbus Canada3 approved LMIAs
    3
  6. 6
    Iqbal Foods Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  7. 7
    LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    3
  8. 8
    Spectrum HospitalityApproved before LMIA counts were published
    3
  9. 9
    MID-ISLAND GRANITE INC.2 approved LMIAs
    2
  10. 10
    Parkdick Enterprises Limited2 approved LMIAs
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario96 employers
    105
  2. 2
    British Columbia90 employers
    104
  3. 3
    Quebec39 employers
    45
  4. 4
    Alberta20 employers
    21
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia3 employers
    14