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Chefs

NOC 62200. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 6321 are counted here too.

#29 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

2,853

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

5,418

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

3,122

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$24.50/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

307
2016
351
2017
316
2018
475
2019
347
2020
318
2021
705
2022
744
2023
871
2024
750
2025
234
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $21.00 to $35.00 · 5,378 postings$24.50
  2. 022025Middle half $20.00 to $29.00 · 5,845 postings$23.00
  3. 032024Middle half $20.00 to $25.00 · 5,962 postings$21.00
  4. 042023Middle half $19.00 to $23.50 · 5,830 postings$20.08

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Toronto, ON868
  2. 02Vancouver, BC497
  3. 03Montréal, QC379
  4. 04Mississauga, ON229
  5. 05Ottawa, ON145
  6. 06Calgary, AB131
  7. 07Québec, QC131
  8. 08Brampton, ON120

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Spectrum Hospitality Canada CoApproved before LMIA counts were published
    28
  2. 2
    The Distillery Restaurants Corporation15 approved LMIAs
    22
  3. 3
    INDO-CANADIAN FOOD SERVICES INC5 approved LMIAs
    22
  4. 4
    Sparkling Hill Wellness Hotel Ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    20
  5. 5
    Earls Restaurant (Grande Prairie) Ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    20
  6. 6
    Mouvement Enterprises Inc.8 approved LMIAs
    19
  7. 7
    Flying Pig Holdings Ltd10 approved LMIAs
    17
  8. 8
    Global Spectrum Facility Management LP3 approved LMIAs
    16
  9. 9
    Manoir Hovey 1985 Inc14 approved LMIAs
    15
  10. 10
    We Cater Inc8 approved LMIAs
    15

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario1,244 employers
    2,192
  2. 2
    British Columbia868 employers
    1,559
  3. 3
    Quebec684 employers
    1,051
  4. 4
    Alberta196 employers
    356
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia28 employers
    60