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Cooks

NOC 63200. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 6322 are counted here too.

#3 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

29,286

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

64,268

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

20,898

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$19.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

2.6K
2016
3K
2017
3K
2018
5.3K
2019
4.1K
2020
4.6K
2021
11.2K
2022
11.8K
2023
12K
2024
5.7K
2025
983
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $17.60 to $22.00 · 20,234 postings$19.00
  2. 022025Middle half $17.20 to $21.50 · 25,601 postings$18.00
  3. 032024Middle half $17.00 to $20.00 · 41,030 postings$17.55
  4. 042023Middle half $16.25 to $18.19 · 41,458 postings$17.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Vancouver, BC6,001
  2. 02Calgary, AB4,317
  3. 03Toronto, ON4,035
  4. 04Edmonton, AB3,574
  5. 05Surrey, BC2,176
  6. 06Québec, QC1,732
  7. 07Montréal, QC1,524
  8. 08Mississauga, ON1,375

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Northland Properties Corporation334 approved LMIAs
    619
  2. 2
    Original Joe's Franchise Group Inc.44 approved LMIAs
    139
  3. 3
    Brinker Canadian Restaurant Company ULCApproved before LMIA counts were published
    110
  4. 4
    Infinity RRGB Ventures Inc.25 approved LMIAs
    103
  5. 5
    Northland Properties Corporations o/a Denny's RestaurantApproved before LMIA counts were published
    103
  6. 6
    Diffusion Resto Ltée57 approved LMIAs
    94
  7. 7
    ClubLink Corporation ULC9 approved LMIAs
    94
  8. 8
    Groupe Sportscene inc35 approved LMIAs
    91
  9. 9
    Aquilini Restaurants Limited Partnership30 approved LMIAs
    89
  10. 10
    Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House Ltd.25 approved LMIAs
    89

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    British Columbia5,836 employers
    22,052
  2. 2
    Alberta4,725 employers
    14,364
  3. 3
    Ontario5,032 employers
    13,960
  4. 4
    Quebec3,331 employers
    8,301
  5. 5
    Saskatchewan582 employers
    1,386