All occupations

Civil engineers

NOC 21300. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2131 are counted here too.

Approved LMIAs

338

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

525

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

229

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$43.73/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

72
2016
19
2017
14
2018
22
2019
23
2020
16
2021
32
2022
63
2023
115
2024
91
2025
58
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $32.00 to $65.00 · 262 postings$43.73
  2. 022025Middle half $28.00 to $49.12 · 164 postings$35.00
  3. 032024Middle half $28.33 to $50.00 · 254 postings$40.00
  4. 042023Middle half $28.33 to $45.00 · 301 postings$35.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Pomerleau inc.41 approved LMIAs
    50
  2. 2
    Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd8 approved LMIAs
    22
  3. 3
    Stantec Consulting Ltd.16 approved LMIAs
    16
  4. 416
  5. 5
    Dredging and Maritime Management S.A.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    14
  6. 612
  7. 7
    WSP Canada Inc.9 approved LMIAs
    9
  8. 8
    Dr. G. Sauer & Partners CorporationApproved before LMIA counts were published
    9
  9. 9
    Pomerleau Inc4 approved LMIAs
    8
  10. 10
    Nvira Environnement Inc7 approved LMIAs
    7

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec84 employers
    209
  2. 2
    Ontario65 employers
    101
  3. 3
    British Columbia47 employers
    85
  4. 4
    Alberta10 employers
    25
  5. 5
    Newfoundland and Labrador2 employers
    10