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Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

NOC 31301. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 3012 are counted here too.

#36 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

2,551

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

3,742

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

181

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$36.56/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

63
2016
34
2017
59
2018
146
2019
317
2020
310
2021
475
2022
601
2023
650
2024
816
2025
271
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 $41.42 · 2,397 postings$36.56
  2. 022025Middle half $29.00 to $41.99 · 3,170 postings$38.00
  3. 032024Middle half $28.33 to $39.00 · 4,800 postings$38.58
  4. 042023Middle half $37.82 to $38.58 · 8,343 postings$38.58

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC1,408
  2. 02Québec, QC339
  3. 03Châteauguay, QC248
  4. 04Sherbrooke, QC174
  5. 05Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC133
  6. 06Saint-Hyacinthe, QC120
  7. 07Gatineau, QC115
  8. 08Longueuil, QC103

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal243 approved LMIAs
    306
  2. 2
    Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest232 approved LMIAs
    248
  3. 3
    CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre155 approved LMIAs
    236
  4. 4
    CIUSSS du Nord de l'Île de Montréal231 approved LMIAs
    230
  5. 5
    CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal62 approved LMIAs
    167
  6. 6
    Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal75 approved LMIAs
    163
  7. 7
    Centre Intégré universitaire de santé et service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale129 approved LMIAs
    153
  8. 8
    Centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universit106 approved LMIAs
    150
  9. 9
    CISSS de la Montérégie-Est96 approved LMIAs
    120
  10. 10
    CHU Sainte-Justine62 approved LMIAs
    116

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec64 employers
    3,325
  2. 2
    Ontario76 employers
    258
  3. 3
    Alberta4 employers
    87
  4. 4
    British Columbia20 employers
    44
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia7 employers
    11