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Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

NOC 72401. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7312 are counted here too.

#32 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,976

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

4,439

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

1,433

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$35.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

106
2016
71
2017
132
2018
243
2019
247
2020
213
2021
728
2022
943
2023
845
2024
621
2025
290
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $27.00 to $40.00 · 2,158 postings$35.00
  2. 022025Middle half $28.00 to $40.00 · 2,312 postings$35.00
  3. 032024Middle half $28.00 to $40.00 · 2,646 postings$33.00
  4. 042023Middle half $26.88 to $40.00 · 3,503 postings$32.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Vaughan, ON301
  2. 02Calgary, AB232
  3. 03Montréal, QC224
  4. 04Toronto, ON144
  5. 05Mississauga, ON134
  6. 06Québec, QC133
  7. 07Surrey, BC122
  8. 08Brampton, ON109

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Toromont Industries Ltd.67 approved LMIAs
    210
  2. 2
    TECK COAL LIMITED6 approved LMIAs
    103
  3. 3
    Rocky Mountain Equipment LP72 approved LMIAs
    96
  4. 4
    Mader Mining (Canada) Ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    75
  5. 5
    Conuma Resources Limited5 approved LMIAs
    66
  6. 6
    Pattison Agriculture Limited25 approved LMIAs
    42
  7. 7
    KMC Mining Corp1 approved LMIAs
    40
  8. 8
    Kirkland Lake Gold Limited1 approved LMIAs
    40
  9. 9
    Groupe Lou-Tec inc21 approved LMIAs
    36
  10. 10
    Groupe J.F. Nadeau Inc.10 approved LMIAs
    33

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec680 employers
    1,851
  2. 2
    Ontario325 employers
    1,049
  3. 3
    British Columbia197 employers
    644
  4. 4
    Alberta124 employers
    566
  5. 5
    Saskatchewan39 employers
    108