All occupations
Fish and seafood plant workers
NOC 94142. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 9463 are counted here too. NOC 2016 code 9618 was split between this and other occupations, so its 5,531 older approved positions can't be counted here.
Approved LMIAs
726
Counted from 2022 on
Approved positions
36,834
Foreign workers employers may hire
Employers
252
With at least one positive LMIA
Advertised wage
$18.00/hr
Median on 2026 Job Bank postings
Approved positions by year
1.3K2016
2.1K2017
1.6K2018
1.9K2019
3.4K2020
3.2K2021
6.8K2022
4.5K2023
4.8K2024
4.8K2025
2.7K2026
Advertised hourly wage by year
Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.
- 012026Middle half $17.00 to $19.49 · 278 postings$18.00
- 022025Middle half $16.50 to $18.52 · 332 postings$17.23
- 032024Middle half $16.00 to $17.75 · 311 postings$16.63
- 042023Middle half $15.50 to $17.45 · 378 postings$16.00
Top cities
Approved positions, all years
- 01Cap-Pelé, NB6,617
- 02Beaubassin East, NB1,803
- 03Richibucto, NB1,430
- 04Dundas, NB1,412
- 05Clare, NS1,407
- 06Hardwicke, NB1,270
- 07Shediac, NB1,256
- 08O'Leary, PE1,179
Top employers
Approved positions, all years
- 1Cape Bald Packers Ltd17 approved LMIAs2,845
- 2Westmorland Fisheries Ltd.8 approved LMIAs1,829
- 3Captain Dan's Inc.14 approved LMIAs1,370
- 4Edmond Gagnon Ltd8 approved LMIAs1,243
- 5Shediac Lobster Shop Ltd.10 approved LMIAs1,191
- 6South Shore Seafoods Ltd.10 approved LMIAs1,179
- 7Baie Ste Anne Seafoods (2014) Inc.9 approved LMIAs1,175
- 8Seafood 2000 Ltd.9 approved LMIAs1,107
- 911656520 Canada Inc.6 approved LMIAs1,055
- 10NOCA Canadian Seafood Buyer, Inc.6 approved LMIAs951
Top provinces
Approved positions, all years
- 1New Brunswick65 employers19,294
- 2Prince Edward Island29 employers6,799
- 3Nova Scotia60 employers5,069
- 4Newfoundland and Labrador17 employers3,344
- 5British Columbia45 employers1,264