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Architects

NOC 21200. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2151 are counted here too.

#341 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

31

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

56

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

50

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$66.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

7
2016
2
2017
4
2018
3
2019
5
2020
4
2021
12
2022
9
2023
3
2024
5
2025
2
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $40.00 to $76.99 · 76 postings$66.00
  2. 022025Middle half $27.62 to $49.00 · 59 postings$40.00
  3. 032024Middle half $27.00 to $40.00 · 100 postings$30.00
  4. 042023Middle half $25.25 to $36.50 · 87 postings$28.33

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC9
  2. 02Toronto, ON8
  3. 03Vancouver, BC6
  4. 04Laval, QC5
  5. 05Brampton, ON3
  6. 06New Richmond, QC2
  7. 07Edmonton, AB2
  8. 08Québec, QC2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Bisson Fortin Architecture + Design Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    3
  2. 2
    Pierre Bourdages architecte Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    2
  3. 3
    COARCHITECTURE INC2 approved LMIAs
    2
  4. 4
    2356750 Ontario Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    2
  5. 5
    Stuart Howard Architects IncApproved before LMIA counts were published
    2
  6. 6
    Atelier Archi- inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  7. 7
    Go Multi Média1 approved LMIAs
    1
  8. 8
    Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  9. 9
    IBI Group Architects (Canada) Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  10. 10
    6194044 Canada Ltée1 approved LMIAs
    1

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec19 employers
    23
  2. 2
    British Columbia15 employers
    16
  3. 3
    Ontario12 employers
    13
  4. 4
    Alberta3 employers
    3