Highlights: Top industries in Canada: 2023
- The top industries in Canada are Agriculture, Tech, and Healthcare, with plenty of job openings.
- As per the stats, there are over 1 million job vacancies in Canada.
- According to the Immigration Level Plans 2023-2025, over 500,000 immigrants will be invited by the end of 2023.
- Nearly 25% of Canada’s population is occupied by immigrants.
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Top 3 job-serving sectors in Canada
- The top 3 industries with the highest number of jobs in Canada are Healthcare, Agriculture, and Tech.
- Candidates who are eligible and meet the requirements can apply for the positions.
Let’s have a detailed look at the top 3 industries in Canada –
Healthcare
- There is a growing demand for foreign healthcare professionals in Canada owing to the requirements of medical care within the country.
- Immigrants make up 35% of physicians in Canada, 23% of registered nurses, and 39% of dentists as of 2023.
- As per the latest stats of Canada, there are about 143,800 job vacancies in the healthcare sector in Canada.
- The government of Canada plans on investing $200 billion towards Healthcare over 10 years. The IRCC has eased immigration requirements for healthcare workers to accommodate more skilled professionals to the country.
- The Express Entry Draws in 2023 primarily target healthcare and Tech professionals.
How to migrate to Canada as a Healthcare professional?
- Express Entry is one of the most preferred pathways to migrate to Canada.
- The Express Entry program targets candidates from –
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is another pathway to immigrate to Canada as a healthcare professional.
- Provinces regularly conduct PNP Draws to welcome skilled professionals as per the provincial requirement.
- Ontario invited 2,349 eligible healthcare professionals via Human Capital Priorities Stream.
- The country also offers pilot programs for Caregivers for seniors and children, wherein Canada recently cut 50% of work experience requirements for immigrants.
Agriculture
- The Agriculture sector of Canada recruits 243,000 Canadians with job vacancies of over 14,000.
- As per the Royal Bank of Canada reports, 40% of Canadian farm operators will retire by 2033.
- Canada must hire and approve nearly 30,000 permanent immigrants over the next ten years to make up for the skill shortage in the country.
How to migrate to Canada as an Agricultural professional?
- The IRCC announced the extension of the Agri-Food Pilot Program to invite skilled agriculture professionals to the country.
- The eligible occupations under this program are as follows –
- Retail butchers
- Industrial butchers
- Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
- Food processing laborers
- General farm workers
- Harvesting laborers
- Different streams are available under the PNP Draws for agricultural workers.
Tech
A total of $20 billion is said to be invested towards promoting infrastructural and developmental projects, leading to significant job openings in the industry.
How to migrate to Canada as a Tech professional?
- The IRCC offers programs like Global Talent Stream, part of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.
- The Temporary Foreign Workers Program is primarily to help grow the Tech industry.
- The program has a 2-week processing time starting from the final submission of the application by the candidate.
There are also PNP Draws for Tech professionals to migrate to Canada –
- British Columbia Tech stream
- Saskatchewan Tech Talent pathway
- Alberta Accelerated Tech Pathway …
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