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Social workers

NOC 41300. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4152 are counted here too.

#279 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

121

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

132

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

22

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$34.36/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

3
2020
18
2021
42
2022
14
2023
19
2024
27
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 $27.61 to $35.13 · 1,285 postings$34.36
  2. 022025Middle half $26.28 to $35.13 · 1,347 postings$32.56
  3. 032024Middle half $25.98 to $35.13 · 1,650 postings$30.00
  4. 042023Middle half $23.08 to $35.13 · 1,895 postings$27.08

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC52
  2. 02Sherbrooke, QC19
  3. 03Québec, QC14
  4. 04Baie-Comeau, QC10
  5. 05Saint-Charles-Borromée, QC8
  6. 06Châteauguay, QC7
  7. 07Saint-Hyacinthe, QC5
  8. 08Sainte-Marie, QC4

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    CIUSSS Centre-Sud de L'Île de Montréal19 approved LMIAs
    19
  2. 2
    Centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universit16 approved LMIAs
    19
  3. 3
    CIUSSS Centre-Sud de l'Île de Montréal14 approved LMIAs
    14
  4. 4
    Centre Intégré universitaire de santé et service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale14 approved LMIAs
    14
  5. 5
    Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Côte-Nord5 approved LMIAs
    10
  6. 6
    CISSS de Lanaudière8 approved LMIAs
    8
  7. 7
    Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux de la Montérégie-Ouest7 approved LMIAs
    7
  8. 8
    CIUSSS du Nord de l'Île de Montréal5 approved LMIAs
    5
  9. 9
    CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal5 approved LMIAs
    5
  10. 10
    CISSS de la Montérégie-Est5 approved LMIAs
    5

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec19 employers
    129
  2. 2
    Ontario3 employers
    3