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Actors, comedians and circus performers

NOC 53121. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 5135 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 5232 was split between this and other occupations, so its 2,057 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#99 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

258

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

1,121

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

273

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$21.05/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

553
2016
108
2017
59
2018
76
2019
6
2020
37
2021
74
2022
53
2023
69
2024
37
2025
49
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $18.50 to $34.00 · 10 postings$21.05
  2. 022025Middle half $16.33 to $30.00 · 26 postings$17.60
  3. 032024Middle half $16.55 to $25.00 · 42 postings$18.00
  4. 042023Middle half $16.25 to $26.85 · 30 postings$20.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Toronto, ON328
  2. 02Vancouver, BC158
  3. 03Burnaby, BC123
  4. 04Montréal, QC74
  5. 05Surrey, BC38
  6. 06North Vancouver, BC29
  7. 07Newmarket, ON19
  8. 08Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, QC18

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Discovery Talent Services, LLC54 approved LMIAs
    64
  2. 2
    Stage 49 Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    41
  3. 3
    HOM Productions Inc.25 approved LMIAs
    27
  4. 4
    Hannah-Rachel Production Services Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    27
  5. 5
    Mirvish Productions, Ed Mirvish Enterprises Ltd25 approved LMIAs
    26
  6. 6
    OPC.TV INC18 approved LMIAs
    24
  7. 7
    Wall to Wall Media Limited10 approved LMIAs
    22
  8. 8
    Ed Mirvish Enterprise Ltd21 approved LMIAs
    21
  9. 9
    Mirvish ProductionsApproved before LMIA counts were published
    21
  10. 10
    Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    20

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario94 employers
    378
  2. 2
    British Columbia113 employers
    374
  3. 3
    Quebec22 employers
    97
  4. 4
    Alberta11 employers
    19
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia5 employers
    11