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Foundry workers

NOC 94101. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 9412 are counted here too.

#162 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

139

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

487

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

46

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$24.76/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

23
2018
20
2019
45
2020
27
2021
98
2022
116
2023
85
2024
67
2025
6
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

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

  1. 012026Middle half $21.33 to $26.99 · 64 postings$24.76
  2. 022025Middle half $19.40 to $26.14 · 40 postings$24.00
  3. 032024Middle half $18.00 to $23.63 · 24 postings$19.60
  4. 042023Middle half $19.91 to $23.83 · 46 postings$22.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Thetford Mines, QC108
  2. 02Drummondville, QC87
  3. 03Sainte-Croix, QC61
  4. 04Saguenay, QC44
  5. 05Cap-Saint-Ignace, QC26
  6. 06Lethbridge, AB20
  7. 07Plessisville, QC18
  8. 08Sainte-Claire, QC15

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Soucy Belgen inc.20 approved LMIAs
    69
  2. 2
    Canada Pipe Company ULC9 approved LMIAs
    61
  3. 3
    Métallurgie Castech27 approved LMIAs
    52
  4. 4
    CIF Métal LtéeApproved before LMIA counts were published
    42
  5. 5
    Paber Aluminium Inc.7 approved LMIAs
    26
  6. 6
    Métallurgie Castech Inc.2 approved LMIAs
    23
  7. 7
    Lethbridge Iron Works Company Ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    20
  8. 8
    FjordAl Aluminium inc.7 approved LMIAs
    18
  9. 9
    Soucy Belgen Sainte-Claire inc.8 approved LMIAs
    15
  10. 10
    Canimex11 approved LMIAs
    14

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Quebec34 employers
    429
  2. 2
    Ontario9 employers
    32
  3. 3
    Alberta2 employers
    25
  4. 4
    British Columbia1 employers
    1