All occupations

University professors and lecturers

NOC 41200. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4011 are counted here too.

#41 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,544

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

3,360

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

116

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$27.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

372
2016
291
2017
295
2018
331
2019
319
2020
249
2021
344
2022
333
2023
343
2024
343
2025
140
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $27.00 to $50.00 · 37 postings$27.00
  2. 022025Middle half $40.85 to $246.93 · 17 postings$46.33
  3. 032024Middle half $131.01 to $220.86 · 27 postings$220.86
  4. 042023Middle half $24.25 to $49.04 · 8 postings$32.68

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC758
  2. 02Toronto, ON470
  3. 03Vancouver, BC422
  4. 04Edmonton, AB271
  5. 05Calgary, AB214
  6. 06London, ON186
  7. 07Waterloo, ON170
  8. 08Winnipeg, MB130

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    University of Toronto165 approved LMIAs
    357
  2. 2
    University of British Columbia, Faculty Relations205 approved LMIAs
    290
  3. 3
    University of Alberta105 approved LMIAs
    266
  4. 4
    University of Calgary77 approved LMIAs
    209
  5. 5
    Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning125 approved LMIAs
    172
  6. 6
    University of Waterloo71 approved LMIAs
    144
  7. 7
    University of British ColumbiaApproved before LMIA counts were published
    125
  8. 8
    Université de Montréal72 approved LMIAs
    124
  9. 9
    Université McGillApproved before LMIA counts were published
    111
  10. 10
    University of Western Ontario80 approved LMIAs
    97

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario37 employers
    1,217
  2. 2
    Quebec34 employers
    937
  3. 3
    Alberta9 employers
    501
  4. 4
    British Columbia15 employers
    464
  5. 5
    Manitoba4 employers
    130