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Software engineers and designers

NOC 21231. NOC 2016 code 2173 was split between this and other occupations, so its 9,016 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#67 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,670

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,722

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

658

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$35.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

695
2024
742
2025
285
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $33.46 to $35.00 · 604 postings$35.00
  2. 022025Middle half $31.00 to $50.74 · 872 postings$33.46
  3. 032024Middle half $27.00 to $53.40 · 909 postings$50.50
  4. 042023Middle half $46.20 to $53.00 · 762 postings$50.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Toronto, ON480
  2. 02Vancouver, BC476
  3. 03Montréal, QC138
  4. 04Mississauga, ON119
  5. 05Ottawa, ON68
  6. 06Burnaby, BC60
  7. 07Calgary, AB43
  8. 08Markham, ON39

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC300 approved LMIAs
    300
  2. 2
    Autodesk Canada Co.113 approved LMIAs
    113
  3. 3
    Amazon Web Services Canada, Inc.24 approved LMIAs
    24
  4. 4
    Fortinet Technologies (Canada) ULC24 approved LMIAs
    24
  5. 5
    Ericsson Canada Inc.21 approved LMIAs
    21
  6. 6
    Nokia19 approved LMIAs
    19
  7. 7
    Stripe19 approved LMIAs
    19
  8. 8
    Electronic Arts (Canada), Inc.18 approved LMIAs
    18
  9. 9
    MobSquad15 approved LMIAs
    15
  10. 10
    DoorDash Technologies Canada Inc.14 approved LMIAs
    14

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario353 employers
    851
  2. 2
    British Columbia122 employers
    573
  3. 3
    Quebec119 employers
    185
  4. 4
    Alberta35 employers
    56
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia9 employers
    14