Sean Fraser the
Immigration Minister of Canada declared on 31st May 2023 the
categories for the targeted Express Entry draws are likely to commence this
summer. These draws will be conducted along with the regular draws and the
program-specific draws.
Immigration, Refugees
and Citizenship Canada in the general draws offers invitations to the
candidates with the highest ranking to apply for PR Visa.
Invitations are limited to the highest-ranking candidates in the specific
program under the program-specific draws.
In the new draws based
on the category invitations will be offered by IRCC to candidates with the
highest ranking having French language proficiency or employment experience in
any of the below areas:
· Healthcare
· Science,
Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology / STEM professions
· Trades like
Plumbers, Carpenters, and Contractors
· Transport
· Agri-food and
Agriculture
If you are qualified to be chosen through any of these categories, it will be quite helpful if
you are aware of the job market for your category and domains with the maximum
availability of jobs.
We have here
summarized the job vacancies data from Statistics Canada for Q4-2022 along with
further classification as per the territory and province.
Healthcare
The Healthcare and
Social Assistance category had 143,695 job vacancies in Q4-2022 and the rate of
job vacancy was 6%. The province-wise job vacancies were:
· Quebec: 40, 105
· Ontario: 55,250
· British Columbia:
17,705
· Saskatchewan:
2,955
· Alberta: 9,770
· Manitoba: 6,790
· Nova Scotia:
4,780
· New Brunswick:
2,630
· Newfoundland:
2,250
· PEI: 685
· Northwest
Territories: 565
STEM Occupations
Occupations in STEM
are included in the category Technical, Scientific, and Professional Services.
It had 56,915 job openings in Q4-2022 and the rate of job vacancy was 4.6%. The
province-wise job vacancies were:
· Quebec: 14,725
· Ontario: 24,525
Alberta: 5,515
· British Columbia:
8,115
· Nova Scotia:
1,110
· Saskatchewan: 895
· Manitoba: 630
· New Brunswick:
595
· Newfoundland: 405
· PEI: 200
The territories either
had no job openings or there were no available job vacancies.
Trades
The overall job
vacancies in the Wholesale Trades sector were 30,930 and the overall job
vacancies in the Retail Trades sector were 108,795. The province-wise job vacancies
were:
· Quebec: 34,495
· Ontario: 55,660
· Alberta: 15,545
· British Columbia:
19,215
· Saskatchewan:
4,665
· Nova Scotia:
3,065
· Manitoba: 3,025
· New Brunswick:
2,155
· Newfoundland: 895
· PEI: 520*
(* Job vacancies only
in Retail Trade and no job vacancies in Wholesale Trade)
Transport
The number of job openings in the Warehousing and Transportation sector was 43,700, and the job vacancy rate was 5%. The province-wise job vacancies were:
· Quebec: 7,950
· Ontario: 15,110
· British Columbia:
9,060
· Alberta: 6,445
· Manitoba: 1,915
· Nova Scotia:
1,055
· Saskatchewan: 915
· Newfoundland: 210
· New Brunswick:
720
· PEI: 115
Agri-food and Agriculture
The number of job
openings in the Hunting, Fishing, Forestry, and Agriculture sectors was 10,535
and the rate of job vacancy was 3.9%. The province-wise job vacancies were:
· Quebec: 1,950
· Ontario: 3,070
· British Columbia:
2,475
· Alberta: 940
· Manitoba: 550
· New Brunswick:
720
· Saskatchewan: 540
· Nova Scotia: 425
· PEI: 130
Sean Fraser the Immigration Minister of Canada further added that offering more invitations to skilled workers in these professional categories will help Canada in welcoming highly demanded professionals across communities throughout the nation. To immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker from India contact Immigration Experts at New Land Visas the Premier best Canada immigration consultants in Noida.
