All occupations
Graphic designers and illustrators
NOC 52120. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 5241 are counted here too.
Approved LMIAs
3,781
Counted from 2022 on
Approved positions
9,715
Foreign workers employers may hire
Employers
1,365
With at least one positive LMIA
Advertised wage
$24.00/hr
Median on 2026 Job Bank postings
Approved positions by year
1.8K2016
1.3K2017
9362018
9872019
5392020
5452021
1.3K2022
1K2023
6322024
4532025
2032026
Advertised hourly wage by year
Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.
- 012026Middle half $20.00 to $36.00 · 478 postings$24.00
- 022025Middle half $20.00 to $35.00 · 829 postings$27.69
- 032024Middle half $22.00 to $32.50 · 1,440 postings$28.95
- 042023Middle half $22.00 to $31.00 · 1,434 postings$29.00
Top cities
Approved positions, all years
- 01Vancouver, BC4,339
- 02Montréal, QC3,695
- 03Toronto, ON578
- 04Burnaby, BC222
- 05Québec, QC138
- 06Surrey, BC70
- 07Calgary, AB68
- 08Mississauga, ON52
Top employers
Approved positions, all years
- 1Technicolor Canada IncApproved before LMIA counts were published538
- 2Studios Framestore Inc.342 approved LMIAs510
- 3Industrial Light & Magic (Vancouver) Inc.84 approved LMIAs478
- 4Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.82 approved LMIAs450
- 5Productions Double Negative Montreal Ltee236 approved LMIAs353
- 6Deluxe Toronto Ltd.6 approved LMIAs338
- 7Technicolor Canada Inc. et ses divisions310 approved LMIAs310
- 8Double Negative Canada Productions Ltd.103 approved LMIAs290
- 9Image Engine Design Inc.77 approved LMIAs258
- 10Scanline VFX Inc.54 approved LMIAs250
Top provinces
Approved positions, all years
- 1British Columbia464 employers4,780
- 2Quebec433 employers3,903
- 3Ontario335 employers832
- 4Alberta106 employers129
- 5Nova Scotia4 employers28