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Early childhood educators and assistants

NOC 42202. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 4214 are counted here too.

#25 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

3,688

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

6,227

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

2,277

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$22.22/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

120
2016
196
2017
195
2018
392
2019
397
2020
353
2021
718
2022
1.3K
2023
1.6K
2024
862
2025
118
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $19.79 to $25.86 · 5,040 postings$22.22
  2. 022025Middle half $19.00 to $25.07 · 6,296 postings$21.60
  3. 032024Middle half $18.55 to $22.92 · 8,383 postings$20.00
  4. 042023Middle half $18.00 to $21.00 · 9,177 postings$19.67

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC491
  2. 02Edmonton, AB483
  3. 03Surrey, BC332
  4. 04Victoria, BC280
  5. 05Richmond, BC278
  6. 06North Vancouver, BC256
  7. 07Vancouver, BC218
  8. 08Burnaby, BC215

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Little Munchkin Daycare Ltd.30 approved LMIAs
    66
  2. 2
    Park Place Daycare Ltd.17 approved LMIAs
    65
  3. 3
    SEA STAR EDUCATION LTD.36 approved LMIAs
    62
  4. 4
    Kids and Company47 approved LMIAs
    60
  5. 5
    G and F Entertainment Inc25 approved LMIAs
    60
  6. 6
    BrightStart Children's Academy Ltd.5 approved LMIAs
    37
  7. 7
    Kids and Company Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    34
  8. 8
    First Step Kids Education Inc.23 approved LMIAs
    30
  9. 9
    Childventures Early Learning Academy Inc8 approved LMIAs
    28
  10. 10
    Bethel Happy Daycare Center Inc3 approved LMIAs
    28

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    British Columbia759 employers
    2,745
  2. 2
    Quebec746 employers
    1,475
  3. 3
    Alberta378 employers
    1,043
  4. 4
    Ontario306 employers
    809
  5. 5
    Manitoba19 employers
    51