All occupations

Aquaculture and marine harvest labourers

NOC 85102. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 8613 are counted here too.

Approved LMIAs

30

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

202

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

20

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$20.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

9
2019
7
2020
9
2021
50
2022
39
2023
40
2024
39
2025
9
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $18.00 to $22.00 · 49 postings$20.00
  2. 022025Middle half $19.06 to $23.00 · 43 postings$20.00
  3. 032024Middle half $18.54 to $20.63 · 55 postings$19.25
  4. 042023Middle half $17.25 to $20.00 · 72 postings$18.54

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Atlantic Aqua Farms Ltd3 approved LMIAs
    69
  2. 2
    Atlantic Aqua Farms2 approved LMIAs
    28
  3. 3
    Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd.2 approved LMIAs
    20
  4. 4
    671743 NB Inc.1 approved LMIAs
    14
  5. 511
  6. 6
    PEI MUSSEL FARMS INC1 approved LMIAs
    10
  7. 7
    Huitres Aquador Inc.3 approved LMIAs
    7
  8. 87
  9. 9
    Hummingbird Cove Lifestyles LtdApproved before LMIA counts were published
    7
  10. 10
    Hummingbird Cove Lifestyles Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    5

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Prince Edward Island6 employers
    123
  2. 2
    New Brunswick4 employers
    48
  3. 3
    British Columbia6 employers
    24
  4. 4
    Alberta2 employers
    5
  5. 5
    Ontario1 employers
    1