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Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

NOC 41400. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4161 are counted here too.

#356 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

28

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

45

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

39

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$28.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

4
2016
6
2017
1
2018
2
2020
4
2021
7
2022
4
2023
3
2024
12
2025
2
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $25.00 to $31.31 · 293 postings$28.00
  2. 022025Middle half $23.17 to $33.12 · 361 postings$27.71
  3. 032024Middle half $24.00 to $33.25 · 430 postings$27.28
  4. 042023Middle half $22.00 to $39.17 · 193 postings$25.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC9
  2. 02Gaspé, QC3
  3. 03Toronto, ON3
  4. 04Mississauga, ON3
  5. 05Vancouver, BC3
  6. 06Westmount, QC2
  7. 07Québec, QC2
  8. 08Edmonton, AB2

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Merinov3 approved LMIAs
    3
  2. 2
    Network Rail Consulting, Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    3
  3. 3
    University of British Columbia, Faculty Relations2 approved LMIAs
    2
  4. 4
    Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    2
  5. 5
    Entrac Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  6. 6
    Systèmes Énergie TST inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  7. 7
    EMERGING AG INC.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  8. 8
    Biotix Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    1
  9. 9
    Innovations Galilei 21 approved LMIAs
    1
  10. 10
    CRCHUM1 approved LMIAs
    1

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec19 employers
    22
  2. 2
    Ontario9 employers
    9
  3. 3
    British Columbia5 employers
    6
  4. 4
    Alberta2 employers
    2
  5. 5
    Manitoba1 employers
    1