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Opticians

NOC 32100. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 3231 are counted here too.

#286 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

79

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

122

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

67

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$25.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

1
2016
11
2017
1
2018
7
2019
5
2020
9
2021
16
2022
23
2023
22
2024
19
2025
8
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $20.50 to $32.00 · 303 postings$25.00
  2. 022025Middle half $20.00 to $30.00 · 393 postings$25.00
  3. 032024Middle half $21.00 to $28.00 · 353 postings$25.00
  4. 042023Middle half $20.00 to $26.00 · 425 postings$24.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC51
  2. 02Québec, QC21
  3. 03Vaughan, ON6
  4. 04Toronto, ON5
  5. 05Brampton, ON5
  6. 06Mississauga, ON3
  7. 07Sherbrooke, QC2
  8. 08Trois-Rivières, QC2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    LNLC inc.16 approved LMIAs
    18
  2. 2
    LNLC Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    11
  3. 3
    Greiche& Scaff10 approved LMIAs
    10
  4. 4
    Groupe Vision New Look inc5 approved LMIAs
    5
  5. 5
    FYi Services et Produits Québec4 approved LMIAs
    4
  6. 6
    Optical Center3 approved LMIAs
    3
  7. 7
    Clinique d'optométrie de Charlesbourg Inc1 approved LMIAs
    3
  8. 8
    Gestion ATT Opto inc2 approved LMIAs
    2
  9. 9
    BonLook Optique2 approved LMIAs
    2
  10. 10
    2073310 ONTARIO LTD.1 approved LMIAs
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec35 employers
    87
  2. 2
    Ontario24 employers
    26
  3. 3
    British Columbia4 employers
    4
  4. 4
    Alberta2 employers
    3
  5. 5
    Prince Edward Island1 employers
    1