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Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

NOC 21311. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2147 are counted here too.

#122 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

501

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

775

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

276

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$32.05/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

20
2016
22
2017
39
2018
75
2019
56
2020
76
2021
142
2022
150
2023
82
2024
75
2025
38
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $30.00 to $52.30 · 190 postings$32.05
  2. 022025Middle half $30.00 to $50.00 · 105 postings$31.99
  3. 032024Middle half $31.25 to $46.00 · 109 postings$45.00
  4. 042023Middle half $39.64 to $46.00 · 130 postings$42.33

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Markham, ON160
  2. 02Ottawa, ON155
  3. 03Toronto, ON75
  4. 04Montréal, QC74
  5. 05Mississauga, ON50
  6. 06Québec, QC48
  7. 07Coquitlam, BC29
  8. 08Vancouver, BC25

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    ATI Technologies ULC93 approved LMIAs
    126
  2. 2
    Photonic Inc.29 approved LMIAs
    29
  3. 3
    Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc25 approved LMIAs
    25
  4. 4
    Syntronic Research and Development Canada Inc.21 approved LMIAs
    23
  5. 5
    Agence du revenu du Québec13 approved LMIAs
    20
  6. 6
    Nokia18 approved LMIAs
    18
  7. 7
    HuMetis Technologies Inc8 approved LMIAs
    14
  8. 8
    Société Conseil Groupe LGS7 approved LMIAs
    14
  9. 9
    BTA Design Services Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    14
  10. 10
    Huawei Technologies Canada Co. Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    14

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario150 employers
    511
  2. 2
    Quebec64 employers
    146
  3. 3
    British Columbia40 employers
    89
  4. 4
    Alberta11 employers
    13
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia4 employers
    5