THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

83 Green card sponsorships · 437 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2009–FY2025
FEIN 13-4941099 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Filing volume Top 1% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
909 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
9.1% Green-card sponsorship rate 83 green-card filings / 909 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
48.1% Work-visa filing rate 437 work-visa filings / 909 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
57.2% Visa filings vs workforce 520 filings / 909 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Finance & Insurance · est. 909 U.S. employees
  • 41% Green-card filings certified 34 of 83 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    0 Green-card filings denied of 83 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 83 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 520 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 3% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    57% Visa filings vs workforce 520 filings / 909 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +67% Trend vs last year FY2025 15 vs FY2024 9
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Finance & Insurance 520 filings · Top 3% of 8,325 in Finance & Insurance · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 520 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    83 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    437 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 28% Work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 290 filings / 909 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 28% of 3,679 in Finance & Insurance with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 27% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Finance & Insurance 373 filings / 909 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 27% of 5,190 in Finance & Insurance reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 18.4% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

34

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

42

55.3% rate

Denied

0

0.0% rate

Withdrawn

7

8.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 5 filingsFY2011 Q1: 12 filingsFY2012 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 2 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 4 filingsFY2024 Q3: 5 filingsFY2025 Q2: 4 filingsFY2025 Q3: 3 filingsFY2025 Q4: 8 filingsFY2026 Q1: 3 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 7 filings0612FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2018FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA applied to sponsor 83 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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