Employer Intelligence Profile

Université McGill LMIA employer profile

Montréal, QC H3A 0G4

Université McGill appears in the visible LMIA employer record set with 118 approved positions across 9 sponsoring role tracks in Quebec. The clearest role signals are University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists, and the latest visible activity appears in October to December 2019.

Hiring foreign workers: Yes Active in 2019

Executive summary

Approved positions on record 118
Sponsoring job tracks 9
Provinces in scope 1
Latest visible activity October to December 2019

Visible streams: 2 | Core stream mix: High Wage, Unclassified

Confidence Emerging hiring confidence
Pathway fit Emerging PR Pathway Fit
Role mix University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists

Sponsoring roles

Sponsoring jobs with LMIA support

Université McGill currently shows 9 sponsoring role tracks and 118 approved positions on record. The clearest role signals on this page are University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists.

University professors and lecturers This sponsoring role is shown with the legacy NOC 2016 code carried in the historical LMIA record. Older employer records can use 4-digit codes even when the newer Canadian classification now uses 5-digit NOCs. Legacy NOC 4011 TEER N/A Quebec High Wage 105 positions $30 - $70/hr

As an university professor and lecturer, you will work on higher education, research, teaching, curriculum development, and student supervision while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Higher Education Research Teaching Curriculum Development Student Supervision Academic Administration

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in higher education
  • Keep research organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on teaching tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting curriculum development

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.
  • Licence or certification: Role-specific licensing, registration, certification, or a driver’s licence may be needed in some settings.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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As a biologist and related scientist, you will work on environmental science, data analysis, biological research, laboratory work, and laboratory skills while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Environmental Science Data Analysis Biological Research Laboratory Work Laboratory Skills Biology

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in environmental science
  • Keep data analysis organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on biological research tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting laboratory work

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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As a chemist, you will work on chemical analysis, product development, laboratory research, quality control, and safety compliance while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Chemical Analysis Product Development Laboratory Research Quality Control Safety Compliance Environmental Chemistry

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in chemical analysis
  • Keep product development organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on laboratory research tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting quality control

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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As a professional engineer and n.e.c., you will work on engineering design, applied research, systems development, product development, and technical analysis while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Engineering Design Applied Research Systems Development Product Development Technical Analysis Regulatory Compliance

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in engineering design
  • Keep applied research organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on systems development tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting product development

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
  • Licence or certification: Professional engineering licensing may be needed when the role involves practising as a Professional Engineer or approving engineering work.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a physicist and astronomer, you will work on data analysis, research, theoretical physics, experimental physics, and astronomy while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Data Analysis Research Theoretical Physics Experimental Physics Astronomy Scientific Publishing

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in data analysis
  • Keep research organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on theoretical physics tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting experimental physics

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As an administrative assistant, you will work on scheduling, document preparation, office administration, administrative support, and office management while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Scheduling Document Preparation Office Administration Administrative Support Office Management Clerical Duties

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in scheduling
  • Keep document preparation organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on office administration tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting administrative support

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers may accept secondary school combined with job-related training or a relevant support program.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

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Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a geoscientist and oceanographer, you will work on data analysis, geoscience, oceanography, environmental research, and field studies while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Data Analysis Geoscience Oceanography Environmental Research Field Studies Resource Management

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in data analysis
  • Keep geoscience organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on oceanography tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting environmental research

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field, and some roles may prefer advanced study.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.
  • Licence or certification: Professional engineering licensing may be needed when the role involves practising as a Professional Engineer or approving engineering work.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

See the Government of Canada NOC profile

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a health policy researcher, consultant, and program officer, you will work on public health, stakeholder engagement, research and analysis, program development, and consulting while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Public Health Stakeholder Engagement Research and Analysis Program Development Consulting Data Analysis

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in public health
  • Keep stakeholder engagement organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on research and analysis tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting program development

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

See the Government of Canada NOC profile

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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As a specialist physician, you will work on patient care, diagnosis, healthcare operations, medical specialist, and preventive medicine while keeping tasks organized, following employer procedures, and coordinating with the team as needed.

Role signals
Patient Care Diagnosis Healthcare Operations Medical Specialist Preventive Medicine Clinical Practice

Typical employer expectations

  • Apply role-specific judgment in patient care
  • Keep diagnosis organized, accurate, and aligned with employer procedures
  • Coordinate clearly with supervisors, coworkers, or clients on healthcare operations tasks
  • Maintain safe, dependable follow-through while supporting medical specialist

Employers also commonly look for

  • Education: Employers usually expect post-secondary training in a related field.
  • Experience: Relevant hands-on experience or supervised practical training is commonly expected.

Official reference

This is an independent editorial summary and category set based on role context and visible LMIA patterns. It is not an official Government of Canada NOC description.

See the Government of Canada NOC profile

Salaries are shown in CAD and reflect national hourly wage estimates. Employers may refine expectations, language needs, or licensing requirements during screening.

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LMIA Pathway Insight

Read the employer record like a candidate strategist

These LMIA pathway signals are based on Université McGill's visible role mix, latest activity in October to December 2019, and the occupations that stand out most on this employer record: University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists.

Confidence signal

LMIA validity confidence

Emerging confidence
Based on 1 approved positions in the latest visible period and the recent activity in October to December 2019, this employer reflects a Emerging level of international talent hiring activity in Canada.

Employer continuity

Employer consistency insight

Active in 2019
This employer has appeared in LMIA records across 4 different years, showing a steady long-term hiring presence.

Occupation mix

Occupation diversity insight

University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists
The employer has hired under 9 distinct occupations over time, suggesting a broad workforce composition.

Demand pattern

Retention and continuity insight

Fairly Positive
This employer has reapplied for some occupations across multiple years, suggesting recurring demand and workforce continuity.

Work-to-PR alignment

Pathway alignment for candidates

Emerging PR Pathway Fit
This employer’s hiring history and pathway signals reflect a Emerging PR Pathway Fit level of alignment with work-to-PR opportunities commonly linked to employer-supported immigration streams in Canada.
Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program

Final takeaway

How to read this employer page

Visible demand in Quebec
Université McGill shows emerging LMIA hiring confidence based on the published employer record. The latest visible activity appears in October to December 2019. Visible sponsoring history includes roles such as University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists. The current record set points to demand in Quebec. Candidates who align their experience, NOC fit, and resume presentation to this employer profile can build a stronger application path.

Employer footprint

Visible hiring footprint and timeline

Université McGill shows visible activity across 1 provinces and 2 streams. Use this footprint to judge where and how the employer's LMIA-supported hiring has been concentrated.

Visible LMIA activity timeline

Latest visible activity appears in October to December 2019. The timeline below groups approved positions by visible year and quarter so you can see how this employer record is distributed over time.

2019 October to December
1 approved positions
2019 July to September
8 approved positions
2019 April to June
27 approved positions
2018 July to September
16 approved positions
2018 January to March
1 approved positions
2017 July to September
22 approved positions
2017 April to June
4 approved positions
2016 October to December
34 approved positions

Provinces with visible records

Quebec

Streams represented

High Wage Unclassified

Related employer records

Université McGill - Montréal, QC H3A 0G4 Université McGill - MONTREAL, QC H3G 2M1 Universit‚ McGill - Montr‚al, QC H3A 0G4

Searcher questions

Questions candidates usually want answered on an employer page

These answers use Université McGill's visible role mix, location footprint, and LMIA history so candidates can decide faster whether this employer is worth targeting.

Has Université McGill hired foreign workers before?

Université McGill shows a visible LMIA-related employer record with 118 approved positions on record. The latest visible activity appears in October to December 2019.

Which roles stand out most on this employer page?

The strongest visible role signals are University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, Chemists. These are usually the best starting points when deciding whether your current job title and experience fit this employer.

Where is this employer's visible activity concentrated?

Université McGill shows visible demand in Quebec. Stream coverage currently points to High Wage, Unclassified.

How should I use this page before creating a profile?

Start by checking whether your experience aligns to University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists, then review the sponsoring roles and recent timeline. If the fit looks strong, create a profile so your job title and resume can be matched to employers with similar visible demand.

Is this page useful for PR or work permit planning?

This employer’s hiring history and pathway signals reflect a Emerging PR Pathway Fit level of alignment with work-to-PR opportunities commonly linked to employer-supported immigration streams in Canada. Use this page as employer and role research, not as a guarantee of PR or a live job offer.

Market context

Employers like this have hired international talent across related roles

These related-role counts show how Université McGill compares with broader visible LMIA demand in occupations connected to University professors and lecturers, Biologists and related scientists.

Physicists and astronomers

48+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

75 total approved positions are represented in related records.

University professors and lecturers

102+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

2,418 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Biologists and related scientists

108+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

159 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Chemists

69+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

227 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers

41+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

47 total approved positions are represented in related records.

Administrative assistants

6,835+ Canadian employers have filed visible LMIA demand.

8,546 total approved positions are represented in related records.

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