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Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors

NOC 72600. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2271 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 8252 was split between this and other occupations, so its 11,222 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#114 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

225

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

857

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

147

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$46.05/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

65
2016
43
2017
67
2018
78
2019
39
2020
40
2021
85
2022
90
2023
119
2024
153
2025
78
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $24.04 to $57.92 · 98 postings$46.05
  2. 022025Middle half $35.00 to $57.69 · 146 postings$50.00
  3. 032024Middle half $30.00 to $53.05 · 115 postings$44.00
  4. 042023Middle half $36.00 to $50.00 · 92 postings$45.80

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Leask, SK83
  2. 02Ottawa, ON70
  3. 03Minnedosa, MB46
  4. 04Northern Rockies, BC41
  5. 05Rouyn-Noranda, QC31
  6. 06London, ON30
  7. 07Calgary, AB30
  8. 08Prairie View, MB23

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Clayton Air Service Ltd12 approved LMIAs
    83
  2. 2
    Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    70
  3. 3
    Western Canadian Aerial Ltd5 approved LMIAs
    56
  4. 4
    Kiwi Air Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    32
  5. 5
    Qwest Helicopters (2020) Ltd.5 approved LMIAs
    27
  6. 6
    Propair.Inc13 approved LMIAs
    24
  7. 7
    6150561 MB LTD5 approved LMIAs
    22
  8. 8
    ITPS (CANADA) LTD10 approved LMIAs
    20
  9. 9
    Flair Airlines Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    20
  10. 10
    WESTJET ENCORE LTD.1 approved LMIAs
    20

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Ontario19 employers
    180
  2. 2
    Saskatchewan23 employers
    162
  3. 3
    Manitoba19 employers
    126
  4. 4
    Alberta26 employers
    124
  5. 5
    British Columbia18 employers
    102