POEA Job Advisory on Canada
The Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) has reported that 1.9 million new jobs will be created over the next decade (2006-2015) particularly in the Western provinces of Canada such as Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Their robust economy offers good job opportunities to skilled workers and professionals from Philippines and other countries through the Permanent and Temporary Migration Schemes.
What they need?
British Columbia
In BC, US $130 billion worth of projects and construction are on-going in Vancouver, partly due to the requirements of the forthcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, but mainly due to huge economic growth. For the Winter olympics in 2010, in an additional 22,000 to 24,000 temporary workers will be needed. There will be a demand for 30,000 permanent workers per year for the next twelve years in the hotel and restaurant services. Health, transport and mining industries are also experiencing shortages.
Manitoba
Manitoba needs manpower across various sectors. There is a demand for caregivers, and nannies, truck drivers, welders, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, glaziers, pipe fitters, mechanics, plasterers/drywall installers, carpenters/cabinetmakers,bricklayers/stone mason.
Alberta
The province of Alberta alone estimated oil reserves of about 375 billion barrels, or approximating that of Saudi Arabia. Canada is reputed to have oil reserves in its tar sands much more than the Gulf countries have. Skills demand in Alberta include physicians, dentists and veterinarians (5,000 workers for the period 2006-2016), facility operation and maintenance managers (up to 3,908 people by 2016), other engineers: industrial and manufacturing, metallurgical and materials, mining, geological, petroleum, aerospace, computer (except software) and other professional engineers, other elemental service occupations: dry cleaning and laundry occupation, ironing, pressing and finishing occupation, other elemental service occupations, central control and process operators in manufacturing and processing, technical occupations in computer and information systems, pharmacists, dietitians, nutritionists, manager in primary production (except agriculture).
Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Immigration Nominee Program (SINP) has posted the following skilss in demand for province: skilled workers, entrepreneurs, farmer owner/operator, health professionals, long haul truck drivers, heavy duty equipment family restaurant cooks, mechanic/technicians, industrial painters, sandblaster.
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