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Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants

NOC 33100. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 3411 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 3223 was split between this and other occupations, so its 348 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#237 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

205

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

231

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

192

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$25.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

1
2016
2
2017
1
2018
4
2019
1
2020
1
2021
14
2022
32
2023
54
2024
94
2025
27
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $22.00 to $29.00 · 2,516 postings$25.00
  2. 022025Middle half $22.00 to $28.00 · 3,291 postings$25.00
  3. 032024Middle half $21.00 to $28.00 · 3,218 postings$25.00
  4. 042023Middle half $20.00 to $26.00 · 2,510 postings$24.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC34
  2. 02Toronto, ON24
  3. 03Vancouver, BC12
  4. 04Brampton, ON10
  5. 05Mississauga, ON10
  6. 06Surrey, BC10
  7. 07Burnaby, BC6
  8. 08Yellowknife, NT6

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    IQALUIT DENTAL CLINIC3 approved LMIAs
    6
  2. 2
    RASHA ALSHIBANI DENTISTRY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION4 approved LMIAs
    4
  3. 3
    Adam Dental Clinic Ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    4
  4. 4
    CLINIQUE DENTAIRE DRE MARIE MADELEINE BALLA INC.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  5. 5
    MOONKO DENTAL LABORATORY LTD.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  6. 6
    pinetree Aesthetic Design INC.3 approved LMIAs
    3
  7. 7
    CRH Oral Design inc.2 approved LMIAs
    3
  8. 8
    Centre Dentaire Pearl1 approved LMIAs
    3
  9. 9
    Dr. Nariman Jafari Dentistry professional corporation1 approved LMIAs
    3
  10. 10
    MG CHOI DENTAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION2 approved LMIAs
    2

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario69 employers
    83
  2. 2
    Quebec53 employers
    60
  3. 3
    British Columbia49 employers
    58
  4. 4
    Alberta10 employers
    10
  5. 5
    Nunavut1 employers
    6