All occupations
Nursery and greenhouse labourers
NOC 85103. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 8432 are counted here too.
Approved LMIAs
6,261
Counted from 2022 on
Approved positions
146,631
Foreign workers employers may hire
Employers
2,458
With at least one positive LMIA
Advertised wage
$17.95/hr
Median on 2026 Job Bank postings
Approved positions by year
14.7K2016
16K2017
17.4K2018
18.1K2019
17.4K2020
10.4K2021
12.1K2022
15.2K2023
12.3K2024
10.6K2025
2.5K2026
Advertised hourly wage by year
Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.
- 012026Middle half $17.60 to $18.34 · 1,323 postings$17.95
- 022025Middle half $17.23 to $19.00 · 837 postings$17.85
- 032024Middle half $16.72 to $19.00 · 775 postings$17.44
- 042023Middle half $15.83 to $17.00 · 687 postings$16.55
Top cities
Approved positions, all years
- 01Leamington, ON18,601
- 02Kingsville, ON10,531
- 03Chilliwack, BC8,745
- 04Lincoln, ON5,699
- 05Langley, BC5,016
- 06St. Catharines, ON4,948
- 07Abbotsford, BC4,474
- 08Hamilton, ON3,739
Top employers
Approved positions, all years
- 1DeVry Greenhouses49 approved LMIAs2,304
- 2Brookdale Treeland Nurseries Ltd.43 approved LMIAs1,441
- 3Pioneer Flower Farms Limited19 approved LMIAs1,392
- 4Flower Group Operating Inc.17 approved LMIAs1,322
- 5Ontario Plants Propagation Limited3 approved LMIAs1,251
- 6Devry Greenhouse (1989) Ltd.8 approved LMIAs1,212
- 7Darvonda Nurseries Ltd.57 approved LMIAs1,092
- 8Rainbow Greenhouses Inc.33 approved LMIAs1,080
- 9Les Serres Lefort inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published976
- 10Brookdale Treeland Nurseries68 approved LMIAs952
Top provinces
Approved positions, all years
- 1Ontario951 employers73,663
- 2Quebec829 employers30,984
- 3British Columbia402 employers30,005
- 4Alberta179 employers7,280
- 5Nova Scotia39 employers2,041