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Material handlers

NOC 75101. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7452 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 6221 was split between this and other occupations, so its 854 older approved positions can't be counted here.

#28 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

2,060

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

5,501

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

1,329

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$21.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

23
2016
20
2017
49
2018
146
2019
133
2020
182
2021
1.3K
2022
1.5K
2023
1.5K
2024
560
2025
169
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $19.00 to $23.91 · 3,962 postings$21.00
  2. 022025Middle half $18.90 to $23.29 · 4,041 postings$21.00
  3. 032024Middle half $19.00 to $23.00 · 5,583 postings$20.97
  4. 042023Middle half $18.00 to $21.50 · 6,827 postings$20.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Montréal, QC513
  2. 02Québec, QC467
  3. 03Surrey, BC380
  4. 04Calgary, AB251
  5. 05Boucherville, QC159
  6. 06Brossard, QC158
  7. 07Halifax, NS130
  8. 08Edmonton, AB124

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Aliments Nortera Inc.39 approved LMIAs
    151
  2. 2
    Service alimentaire Gordon - Division Québec16 approved LMIAs
    151
  3. 3
    John Ross & Sons Ltd.5 approved LMIAs
    89
  4. 4
    TRANSPORT BOURASSA INC.6 approved LMIAs
    77
  5. 5
    Gordon Food Service Canada Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    76
  6. 6
    Service alimentaire Gordon Canada ltée.21 approved LMIAs
    75
  7. 7
    Olymel s.e.c / l.p12 approved LMIAs
    73
  8. 8
    Courchesne Larose Ltée3 approved LMIAs
    65
  9. 9
    Gordon Food Service Canada LTD (Div. Montréal)4 approved LMIAs
    64
  10. 10
    DRB Distribution Alimentaire13 approved LMIAs
    63

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec589 employers
    3,304
  2. 2
    British Columbia298 employers
    827
  3. 3
    Alberta207 employers
    502
  4. 4
    Ontario139 employers
    490
  5. 5
    Nova Scotia12 employers
    164