Do you know that having an Engineering degree can land you a high-paying job in Canada? As the most developed country, Canada is a global leader in providing promising immigration opportunities to candidates with an engineering degree. Recent years have witnessed high numbers of engineering graduates choosing to immigrate to Canada for a myriad of reasons. And, it’s not difficult to understand why so many engineering professionals are choosing to call Canada their home as Canadian companies offer them higher salary packages with exceptional quality of life.
Engineering is a licensed profession in Canada, and engineers work in the domains such as civil, electrical, mechanical, and software. If the latest reports are to be believed titled ‘The Engineering Labour Market in Canada: Projections to 2025’, Canada is facing a huge shortage of engineering professionals with more than 10 years of experience. The report gives a clear idea of province-level demand and supply for engineers and highlights the continued importance of this profession in Canada.
As per the report, there is a growing need to replace retiring engineers, especially in the fields of civil, mechanical, and computer engineers. Moreover, Canada needs more diverse engineers in filing the positions left by the retiring ones. Not only this, Canadian universities are also willing to train new engineers by granting more degrees and conducting training programs to prepare them for a better tomorrow in Canada. The universities of Ontario and Quebec are already setting great examples in this regard. In addition to this, federal government immigration policy such as the Express Entry program too plays a crucial role in channelizing international migration of engineers to successfully address the country’s growing demands for qualified engineers.
According to Jan Hein Bax, president of employment agency Randstad Canada says, “The shortage of highly skilled professionals is undeniably contributing to the challenges faced by Canada’s engineering industry,”. With this one can clearly understand that global market will definitely going to face a huge competition as more and more companies recruit and retain talented workers.
Take a look at some of the glimpse of the study:
Civil Engineers:
As per the latest forecast, there will be an average of 2,500 job openings take place over the next five years. Industries that employ civil engineers will generate around 1,000 job openings every year. Around 1,500 of these job openings will replace the retiring workers due to the high average age of civil engineers.
Mechanical Engineers:
There will be estimated 2,100 new job openings for Mechanical Engineers to take place annually for the next five years. Whereas the replacement demand will contribute 1,270 of these job openings annually over the 5-years.
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Electrical and electronics engineers can hope for 1,800 new jobs openings over the next five-year period. Out of 1,800 nearly 1,200 will jobs will be created to replace the retiring workforce.
Computer Engineers
Canada is expected to create around 800 new jobs each year for computer engineers for the next five years. The engineers are demanded more in Quebec and Ontario as most of these jobs will be located in these two provinces only. Additionally, more engineering graduates will be from Canadian universities and there will be more granting for degrees up to 650 annually. The remaining requirement will be addressed by inviting more skilled engineers from different immigration programs.
Chemical Engineers
The Canadian economy will create an average of 400 new jobs annually for the next five years for Chemical Engineers. Moreover, Canadian universities expect to grant 1,300 degrees in chemical engineers to ensure a solid flow of new graduates in the occupation.
Know How to Kick-start the Process
Before you begin your journey of Canadian immigration, it’s important to know that Engineering is a regulated occupation in Canada. And, the process of licensing is done on a provincial/territory basis. Every Canadian province has its own requirements and a governing body to regulate the occupation. An online tool as introduced by Engineers Canada provides sufficient resources and information that candidates need to know the process of migrating to Canada as Engineers.
However, in case you get stuck or need more guidance in this regard, do not hesitate to approach a professional consultant and understand how academic credentials are likely to be received in Canada. Having a reliable immigration consultant on board, you can be assured of a seamless migration process in the best possible manner.
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