All occupations
Physicists and astronomers
NOC 21100. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2111 are counted here too.
Approved LMIAs
53
Counted from 2022 on
Approved positions
99
Foreign workers employers may hire
Employers
57
With at least one positive LMIA
Advertised wage
$70.00/hr
Median on 2026 Job Bank postings
Approved positions by year
82016
82017
92018
52019
82020
92021
152022
122023
112024
82025
62026
Advertised hourly wage by year
Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.
- 012026Middle half $37.25 to $70.00 · 34 postings$70.00
- 022025Middle half $43.88 to $53.00 · 17 postings$44.79
- 032024Middle half $28.15 to $57.89 · 27 postings$44.79
- 042023Middle half $34.68 to $50.86 · 31 postings$42.21
Top cities
Approved positions, all years
- 01Toronto, ON13
- 02Burnaby, BC10
- 03Montréal, QC8
- 04Québec, QC8
- 05Richmond, BC5
- 07Ottawa, ON5
- 08Waterloo, ON4
Top employers
Approved positions, all years
- 1General Fusion Inc7 approved LMIAs10
- 2Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc8 approved LMIAs9
- 3Nord Quantique3 approved LMIAs3
- 4D-Wave Systems Inc.1 approved LMIAs3
- 5Fuse Energy Technologies Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published3
- 6Université McGillApproved before LMIA counts were published3
- 7Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published3
- 8TRIUMF Inc.2 approved LMIAs2
- 92
- 10Radioprotection Inc.2 approved LMIAs2
Top provinces
Approved positions, all years
- 1Ontario22 employers37
- 2Quebec24 employers37
- 3British Columbia7 employers21
- 4Nova Scotia2 employers2
- 5Alberta1 employers1