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Social and community service workers

NOC 42201. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4212 are counted here too.

#198 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

204

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

336

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

176

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$24.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

14
2016
13
2017
10
2018
17
2019
16
2020
3
2021
32
2022
68
2023
89
2024
60
2025
14
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $20.00 to $27.53 · 3,401 postings$24.00
  2. 022025Middle half $20.75 to $27.01 · 3,484 postings$24.00
  3. 032024Middle half $20.63 to $25.83 · 4,500 postings$23.47
  4. 042023Middle half $19.83 to $24.78 · 6,414 postings$21.79

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC58
  2. 02Edmonton, AB43
  3. 03Victoria, BC21
  4. 04Toronto, ON16
  5. 05Québec, QC14
  6. 06North Vancouver, BC13
  7. 07Kelowna, BC11
  8. 08Coquitlam, BC9

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Mariam's Footsteps Inc8 approved LMIAs
    23
  2. 2
    BeConnected Support Services LTD5 approved LMIAs
    18
  3. 3
    Strive Living Society9 approved LMIAs
    15
  4. 4
    Kindale Developmental Association9 approved LMIAs
    9
  5. 5
    Western Human Resource Corp7 approved LMIAs
    8
  6. 6
    Hollyburn Family Services Ltd5 approved LMIAs
    8
  7. 7
    Centre Intégré universitaire de santé et service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale7 approved LMIAs
    7
  8. 8
    Terrace and District Community Services Society2 approved LMIAs
    6
  9. 9
    12879310 Canada Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    6
  10. 10
    CIUSSS Centre-Sud de l'Île de Montréal5 approved LMIAs
    5

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec88 employers
    116
  2. 2
    British Columbia29 employers
    101
  3. 3
    Alberta21 employers
    58
  4. 4
    Ontario30 employers
    44
  5. 5
    Nunavut2 employers
    7