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Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

NOC 41201. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4012 are counted here too.

#270 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

124

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

146

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

40

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$27.75/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

3
2017
1
2019
6
2020
12
2021
21
2022
36
2023
35
2024
23
2025
9
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $27.07 to $27.78 · 143 postings$27.75
  2. 022025Middle half $27.07 to $27.07 · 160 postings$27.07
  3. 032024Middle half $24.21 to $26.38 · 208 postings$26.38
  4. 042023Middle half $24.03 to $28.21 · 76 postings$24.21

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC64
  2. 02Sherbrooke, QC13
  3. 03Québec, QC12
  4. 04Winnipeg, MB10
  5. 05Waterloo, ON8
  6. 06Mississauga, ON7
  7. 07Brampton, ON7
  8. 08Vancouver, BC6

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Royal Institute for the Advancement of Learning30 approved LMIAs
    31
  2. 2
    Université de Montréal17 approved LMIAs
    17
  3. 3
    Université de Sherbrooke11 approved LMIAs
    13
  4. 4
    University of Manitoba7 approved LMIAs
    10
  5. 5
    Université Laval8 approved LMIAs
    9
  6. 6
    University of Waterloo7 approved LMIAs
    8
  7. 7
    Université Concordia7 approved LMIAs
    7
  8. 8
    New Endeavours Inc5 approved LMIAs
    5
  9. 9
    Dalhousie University3 approved LMIAs
    3
  10. 10
    University of British Columbia, Faculty Relations2 approved LMIAs
    3

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec16 employers
    90
  2. 2
    Ontario14 employers
    32
  3. 3
    Manitoba1 employers
    10
  4. 4
    British Columbia6 employers
    9
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia1 employers
    3