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Carpenters

NOC 72310. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7271 are counted here too.

#12 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

4,483

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

13,966

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

3,967

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$34.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

616
2016
611
2017
740
2018
1.1K
2019
872
2020
1.2K
2021
2.1K
2022
2.2K
2023
2.4K
2024
1.5K
2025
537
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $25.00 to $36.70 · 6,275 postings$34.00
  2. 022025Middle half $25.00 to $36.00 · 7,374 postings$30.50
  3. 032024Middle half $26.54 to $31.00 · 9,650 postings$30.00
  4. 042023Middle half $25.00 to $30.00 · 9,536 postings$29.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Surrey, BC3,715
  2. 02Toronto, ON920
  3. 03Calgary, AB896
  4. 04Vancouver, BC613
  5. 05Abbotsford, BC594
  6. 06Burnaby, BC571
  7. 07Edmonton, AB488
  8. 08Vaughan, ON469

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Alberta Council of Turnaround Industry Maintenance Stakeholders2 approved LMIAs
    146
  2. 2
    Hi-Tech Forming Ltd.12 approved LMIAs
    124
  3. 3
    Premform Limited8 approved LMIAs
    114
  4. 4
    Giusti Group LP7 approved LMIAs
    100
  5. 5
    Savic Homes Ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    91
  6. 6
    Alliance Forming Ltd.7 approved LMIAs
    87
  7. 7
    PR Pomeroy Restoration & Construction (BC) Inc,9 approved LMIAs
    82
  8. 8
    Two Pillars Construction Ltd.5 approved LMIAs
    77
  9. 9
    Zaldana Carpenter Ltd.4 approved LMIAs
    74
  10. 10
    MJM Marine LimitedApproved before LMIA counts were published
    67

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    British Columbia2,063 employers
    7,656
  2. 2
    Ontario1,052 employers
    3,641
  3. 3
    Alberta507 employers
    1,697
  4. 4
    Quebec196 employers
    409
  5. 5
    Manitoba62 employers
    150