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LMIA employers in Ontario (2026)
The employers in Ontario issued a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment for skilled jobs in Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 — the companies that hired foreign workers in the High Wage and Global Talent streams — with their cities and usual jobs.
Skilled-worker employers
5,454
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Skilled positions approved
9,807
High Wage and Global Talent
Top city
Toronto
1,774 positions
- Toronto leads Ontario with 1,774 skilled positions approved across 1,015 employers.
- The most common skilled job among these employers is restaurant and food service managers (398 employers).
- 17 employers here used the Global Talent Stream, the fast track for highly skilled roles — led by ATI Technologies ULC.
Largest LMIA employers in Ontario
Skilled positions approved, most first.
| Employer | City | Stream | Usual jobs | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn Canada Ltd. | Mississauga | High Wage | Roofers and shinglers; Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | 52 |
| Highlight Motor Freight Inc. | Concord | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 39 |
| ATI Technologies ULC | Markham | Global Talent Stream, High Wage | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers); Software engineers and designers | 37 |
| Toromont Industries Ltd. | Concord | High Wage | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics; Electrical mechanics | 33 |
| Anita Norris Model Managment INC | Toronto | High Wage | Other performers | 32 |
| Nokia | Kanata | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 32 |
| Autodesk Canada Co. | Toronto | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Data scientists | 27 |
| Hooper Welding Enterprises Ltd | Oakville | High Wage | Welders and related machine operators; Manufacturing managers | 27 |
| University of Toronto | Toronto | High Wage | University professors and lecturers; Post-secondary teaching and research assistants | 25 |
| Transway Transport Inc. | Oakville | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 25 |
| 2264236 ONTARIO INC. | Halton Hills | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 21 |
| ADEJUMO MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | Ottawa | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians; Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 21 |
| 2168587 ontario ltd | North York | High Wage | Electrical mechanics; Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | 20 |
| Loblaws Inc. | Brampton | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Database analysts and data administrators | 20 |
| Eassons Transport Ltd | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 20 |
| 2110120 ONTARIO INC. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 20 |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Limited | Toronto | High Wage | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 20 |
| University of Western Ontario | London | High Wage | University professors and lecturers; Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 19 |
| 2210310 Ontario Inc. | Milton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 18 |
| ANIMALS INC. | Toronto | High Wage | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations; Photographers | 18 |
| EVEREST TRANSPORTATION INC | Bolton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Administrative officers | 18 |
| HNM Logistics Inc. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Administrative officers | 18 |
| Queen's University | Kingston | High Wage | University professors and lecturers; Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 18 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | Toronto | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Business system specialists; Data scientists | 18 |
| Curbside Construction Ltd. | Vaughan | High Wage | Concrete finishers; Carpenters | 18 |
| 2367408 ONTARIO INC. | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Welders and related machine operators | 18 |
| Alpha Trans Ltd. | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 17 |
| Intrepid Health Group | Mississauga | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians | 17 |
| MD Connected Ltd. | Mississauga | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians; Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 17 |
| D4 Logistics Inc. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 16 |
| Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc | Toronto | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | 16 |
| Ericsson Canada Inc. | Mississauga | Global Talent Stream, High Wage | Software developers and programmers; Software engineers and designers | 15 |
| SOTI Inc | Mississauga | Global Talent Stream, High Wage | Software developers and programmers; Information systems specialists | 15 |
| Ed Mirvish Enterprise Ltd | Toronto | High Wage | Actors, comedians and circus performers; Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 15 |
| Stargate Logistics Ltd. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 15 |
| GALAXY FREIGHTLINE INC | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 15 |
| Air and Oceanland Inc | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 14 |
| LOAD KING TRANSPORT INC. | Woodbridge | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 14 |
| Project Epoxy Floors Inc. | Kitchener | High Wage | Floor covering installers | 14 |
| Steam Films Inc. | Toronto | High Wage | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 14 |
| Alliance Forming Ltd. | Bolton | High Wage | Carpenters; Construction trades helpers and labourers | 14 |
| 2350936 Ontario Inc | Georgetown | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 13 |
| Malaya Health Group Inc | Scarborough | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians | 13 |
| Stripe | Toronto | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Business system specialists | 13 |
| KPMG LLP | Toronto | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Business system specialists; Financial auditors and accountants | 13 |
| SOFT CITIZEN INC | Toronto | High Wage | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 13 |
| 6641849 Canada Inc. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Administrative officers | 13 |
| Oyster Freight Services Inc. | Georgetown | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 13 |
| Salesforce.com Canada Corp. | Toronto | Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Computer and information systems managers | 12 |
| 1628939 ONTARIO LTD. | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 12 |
| Brunco Insulation Ltd. | Mississauga | High Wage | Insulators | 12 |
| Limen Form Work Corp | Markham | High Wage | Concrete finishers; Carpenters | 12 |
| Limen Masonry Corp. | Markham | High Wage | Bricklayers; Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | 12 |
| POWERCO CANADA INC. | St Thomas | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Electrical and electronics engineers; Industrial and manufacturing engineers | 12 |
| ALUGARD LTD | Mississauga | High Wage | Residential and commercial installers and servicers | 12 |
| BWXT Canada Ltd | Cambridge | High Wage | Welders and related machine operators | 12 |
| MESONS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Scarborough | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software developers and programmers | 12 |
| UFT CAN. INC. | Brantford | High Wage | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians; User support technicians | 12 |
| 1929500 ONTARIO INC | Pickering | High Wage | Bricklayers | 12 |
| Mianco Group Inc. | Stouffville | High Wage | Heavy equipment operators; Construction trades helpers and labourers | 12 |
| Capgemini Canada | Mississauga | Global Talent Stream, High Wage | Software engineers and designers; Aerospace engineers | 11 |
| 1887559 Ontario Inc. | Hearst | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 11 |
| 2043733 ONTARIO INC | Burlington | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 11 |
| George Roque Roofing Corp. | Hamilton | High Wage | Roofers and shinglers; Carpenters | 11 |
| Ice River Springs Water Co. Inc. | Shelburne | High Wage | Electrical mechanics; Industrial and manufacturing engineers | 11 |
| Ontario Shipyards Inc. | Hamilton | High Wage | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | 11 |
| DEOL ROAD CARRIER LTD | Belle River | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 11 |
| General Motors of Canada Company | Oshawa | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Software engineers and designers; Electrical and electronics engineers | 11 |
| 2322819 ONTARIO INC | Mississauga | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations | 11 |
| 2004420 Ontario Inc | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 11 |
| 2229999 Ontario Inc. | Ottawa | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Managers in transportation | 11 |
| McCowan Road Holdings Inc. o/a Morningside Nissan | Scarborough | High Wage | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 11 |
| 2039823 Ontario Inc. | Milton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Administrative assistants | 10 |
| 2347479 ONTARIO INC. | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| 2491475 Ontario Inc. | Mississauga | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians | 10 |
| Ammar Veterinary Professional Corp | Kanata | High Wage | Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians; Veterinarians | 10 |
| COBELL INTERIORS LTD | Woodbridge | High Wage | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers; Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | 10 |
| KABIR TRUCKING INC | Brampton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers; Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | 10 |
| Partners Film Inc | Toronto | High Wage | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations; Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers | 10 |
| Radke Films Ltd | Toronto | High Wage | Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations | 10 |
| Shopify Inc. | Ottawa | High Wage, Global Talent Stream | Computer and information systems managers; Software engineers and designers | 10 |
| TMC on Hyde Park LTD | London | High Wage | General practitioners and family physicians; Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 10 |
| 8773173 Canada Inc. | Etobicoke | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| HIGH SOURCE ENTERPRISE INC. | leamington | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| LP Custom Machining Ltd. | Stoney Creek | High Wage | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | 10 |
| MyHealth Partners Inc. | Toronto | High Wage | Medical radiation technologists | 10 |
| PBS Building Supplies Ltd. | Mississauga | High Wage | Crane operators; Material handlers | 10 |
| Turris | Georgetown | High Wage | Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers; Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians | 10 |
| University of Guelph | Guelph | High Wage | University professors and lecturers; Database analysts and data administrators | 10 |
| 3394603 Canada Inc | Caledon | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| Assured Automotive (2017) Inc. | Mississauga | High Wage | Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators | 10 |
| Forest Contractors Ltd. | Vaughan | High Wage | Construction trades helpers and labourers | 10 |
| Halton Recycling Ltd. | Burlington | High Wage | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 10 |
| METRO XPRESS INC | Caledon | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| ROAD XPRESS LTD. | Bolton | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| Van Horne Construction Limited | Vaughan | High Wage | Residential and commercial installers and servicers | 10 |
| 2197036 Ontario Inc. | Georgetown | High Wage | Transport truck drivers | 10 |
| Avantis Marine North America Inc. | Toronto | High Wage | Welders and related machine operators | 10 |
| Helicopter Transport Services (Canada) Inc. | Ottawa West | High Wage | Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 10 |
| Velocity Global International Ltd. | Ottawa | Global Talent Stream, High Wage | Computer and information systems managers; Software engineers and designers | 9 |
By city
| City | Employers | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 1,015 | 1,774 |
| Mississauga | 749 | 1,465 |
| Brampton | 588 | 1,098 |
| Ottawa | 160 | 310 |
| North York | 165 | 278 |
| Markham | 165 | 275 |
| Etobicoke | 148 | 240 |
| Scarborough | 145 | 234 |
| Concord | 94 | 222 |
| Oakville | 108 | 216 |
| Vaughan | 98 | 195 |
| Woodbridge | 87 | 157 |
The jobs they hire for
- Restaurant and food service managers398 employers
- Transport truck drivers238 employers
- Carpenters182 employers
- Cooks180 employers
- Administrative officers178 employers
- Software engineers and designers170 employers
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers160 employers
- Chefs155 employers
- Software developers and programmers142 employers
- Welders and related machine operators139 employers
- Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations131 employers
- Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers126 employers
Global Talent Stream employers in Ontario
The fast-track stream for highly skilled roles, mostly in tech.
ATI Technologies ULC
Markham · 37 positions · Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
Nokia
Kanata · 32 positions · Software engineers and designers
Autodesk Canada Co.
Toronto · 27 positions · Software engineers and designers
Loblaws Inc.
Brampton · 20 positions · Software engineers and designers
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto · 18 positions · Business system specialists
Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc
Toronto · 16 positions · Software engineers and designers
Ericsson Canada Inc.
Mississauga · 15 positions · Software developers and programmers
SOTI Inc
Mississauga · 15 positions · Software developers and programmers
Stripe
Toronto · 13 positions · Software engineers and designers
KPMG LLP
Toronto · 13 positions · Business system specialists
Salesforce.com Canada Corp.
Toronto · 12 positions · Software engineers and designers
POWERCO CANADA INC.
St Thomas · 12 positions · Electrical and electronics engineers
MESONS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Scarborough · 12 positions · Software developers and programmers
Capgemini Canada
Mississauga · 11 positions · Software engineers and designers
General Motors of Canada Company
Oshawa · 11 positions · Software engineers and designers
Shopify Inc.
Ottawa · 10 positions · Computer and information systems managers
Velocity Global International Ltd.
Ottawa · 9 positions · Computer and information systems managers
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LMIA in Ontario: questions
- Which companies hire foreign workers in Ontario?
- In Apr 2025 – Mar 2026, 5,454 employers in Ontario were issued a positive LMIA for skilled jobs (High Wage or Global Talent stream). The biggest by positions approved were Flynn Canada Ltd., Highlight Motor Freight Inc., ATI Technologies ULC, Toromont Industries Ltd., Anita Norris Model Managment INC.
- Does an LMIA in Ontario mean the employer will sponsor me?
- It shows the employer recently hired foreign workers for the occupations listed. Whether it will for your job depends on the role, your qualifications and the company — ask the recruiter early.
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Other provinces
- Quebec3,504 skilled-worker employers
- British Columbia3,444 skilled-worker employers
- Alberta1,812 skilled-worker employers
- Manitoba344 skilled-worker employers
- Saskatchewan217 skilled-worker employers
- Nova Scotia166 skilled-worker employers
- New Brunswick114 skilled-worker employers
- Prince Edward Island39 skilled-worker employers
- Newfoundland and Labrador22 skilled-worker employers
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