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Chemists

NOC 21101. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2112 are counted here too.

#205 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

220

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

312

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

100

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$35.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

8
2016
17
2017
10
2018
15
2019
10
2020
20
2021
81
2022
60
2023
31
2024
48
2025
12
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $26.00 to $40.27 · 27 postings$35.00
  2. 022025Middle half $20.00 to $36.83 · 35 postings$34.62
  3. 032024Middle half $20.00 to $35.40 · 30 postings$26.50
  4. 042023Middle half $18.90 to $26.01 · 32 postings$22.64

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC163
  2. 02Lévis, QC34
  3. 03Toronto, ON29
  4. 04Oakville, ON7
  5. 05Calgary, AB6
  6. 06Beaconsfield, QC5
  7. 07Laval, QC4
  8. 08Ottawa, ON4

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    NUCHEM THERAPEUTICS INC.64 approved LMIAs
    68
  2. 2
    Paraza Pharma Inc.54 approved LMIAs
    65
  3. 3
    OmegaChem Inc.9 approved LMIAs
    34
  4. 4
    TORONTO RESEARCH CHEMICALS INC.9 approved LMIAs
    19
  5. 5
    IntelliSyn Pharma, INC11 approved LMIAs
    11
  6. 6
    GL Chemtec International Limited4 approved LMIAs
    5
  7. 7
    GL CHEMTEC International ltd.4 approved LMIAs
    4
  8. 8
    Intellisyn Pharma, INC3 approved LMIAs
    3
  9. 9
    Zamboni Chem Solutions3 approved LMIAs
    3
  10. 10
    Paraza Technologies Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    3

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec38 employers
    220
  2. 2
    Ontario34 employers
    59
  3. 3
    British Columbia12 employers
    12
  4. 4
    Alberta10 employers
    11
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia3 employers
    5