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Software developers and programmers

NOC 21232. NOC 2016 code 2174 was split between this and other occupations, so its 9,713 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#78 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,391

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,445

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

802

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$30.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

537
2024
610
2025
298
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $29.00 to $55.00 · 909 postings$30.00
  2. 022025Middle half $28.75 to $48.08 · 689 postings$41.90
  3. 032024Middle half $40.87 to $47.00 · 1,141 postings$46.09
  4. 042023Middle half $40.00 to $44.00 · 1,054 postings$43.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC436
  2. 02Toronto, ON247
  3. 03Mississauga, ON77
  4. 04Québec, QC74
  5. 05Vancouver, BC51
  6. 06Calgary, AB50
  7. 07Ottawa, ON42
  8. 08Winnipeg, MB42

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.50 approved LMIAs
    49
  2. 2
    Conseillers en gestion et informatique CGI Inc.47 approved LMIAs
    47
  3. 3
    Neo Financial29 approved LMIAs
    28
  4. 4
    Morgan Stanley Services Canada Corp22 approved LMIAs
    22
  5. 5
    CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Inc.22 approved LMIAs
    22
  6. 6
    Behaviour Interactive Inc.20 approved LMIAs
    20
  7. 7
    SOTI Inc18 approved LMIAs
    18
  8. 8
    Levio Conseils17 approved LMIAs
    17
  9. 9
    GFT Canada15 approved LMIAs
    15
  10. 10
    FPT Canada Inc.12 approved LMIAs
    12

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec286 employers
    616
  2. 2
    Ontario336 employers
    549
  3. 3
    British Columbia88 employers
    123
  4. 4
    Alberta65 employers
    90
  5. 5
    Manitoba9 employers
    43