LMIA Sponsorship Data
Engineering & Development Jobs with LMIA Sponsorship in Canada
Software Engineers are among the most sponsored roles
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26,923
LMIA Approvals
12+
Companies Tracked
2018-2025
Years of Data
Engineering & Development LMIA Approvals by Year
1,007 approvals
2018
3,379 approvals
2019
2,789 approvals
2020
3,879 approvals
2021
7,156 approvals
2022
4,566 approvals
2023
2,973 approvals
2024
1,174 approvals
2025
Top Provinces for Engineering & Development LMIA
Quebec
11,338Ontario
9,455British Columbia
4,360Alberta
941Nova Scotia
246Manitoba
233Employers carrying on business in Canada with Head Office outside of Canada
131Saskatchewan
96Top Engineering & Development LMIA Sponsors
1
Conseillers en gestion et informatique CGI Inc.
1,251
approvals
2
Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC
1,192
approvals
3
Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC
1,139
approvals
4
Groupe Technologies Desjardins inc.
557
approvals
5
Levio Conseils
441
approvals
6
COFOMO DÉVELOPPEMENT INC.
407
approvals
7
Alithya Canada Inc.
392
approvals
8
Ubisoft Divertissements Inc.
241
approvals
9
Mphasis Corporation
216
approvals
10
Shopify Inc.
214
approvals
Visa Sponsorship for Engineering & Development Roles
Engineering roles consistently receive the highest number of H-1B approvals. Companies actively compete for global tech talent, making visa sponsorship common for qualified engineers.
Engineering & Development Salaries in Canada
Average Engineering & Development Salary
C$82,857
Minimum
C$110,571
Median
C$138,571
Maximum
Based on 7 job titles in this category
Senior Software Engineer
C$140,000
C$110,000 - C$170,000
Site Reliability Engineer
C$130,000
C$100,000 - C$160,000
DevOps Engineer
C$115,000
C$85,000 - C$145,000
Software Engineer
C$102,000
C$75,000 - C$130,000
Full Stack Developer
C$102,000
C$75,000 - C$130,000
Backend Developer
C$95,000
C$70,000 - C$120,000
Frontend Developer
C$90,000
C$65,000 - C$115,000
Salary data represents typical annual compensation. Actual salaries may vary based on experience, location, and company.
Tips for Engineering & Development Visa Applications
- Highlight specific technologies and programming languages
- Quantify your impact (performance improvements, users served)
- Include links to GitHub, portfolio, or open source contributions
- Many companies sponsor regardless of experience level for strong candidates
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