Posted on November 24 2022
Canada experiences a 71.8% rise in new foreign nationals and permanent residents in just the first five months of 2022. Canada has been modifying and easing the immigration targets based on the Immigration levels plan for 2023-25 to encourage more immigrants.
Canada has already crossed the immigration target for 2023 concerning its Immigration levels plan for 2023-2025. Canada has fast-paced its immigration by reducing the medical tests for some of the skilled workers and till now around 470,000 immigrants have landed in Canada.
Originally according to the immigration target levels plan, Canada planned to welcome 485,000 immigrants as new PRs to the country in 2023.
Year | Immigration Levels Plan |
2023 | 465,000 permanent residents |
2024 | 485,000 permanent residents |
2025 | 500,000 permanent residents |
Canada has crossed its immigration target for 2023 and is planning to expand its target to fulfil the current requirement.
Sean Fraser, The Immigration Minister is planning to introduce a new pathway for Temporary workers who can become Permanent residents in significant time. This route is called the TR-to-PR pathway.
Most immigrants search for jobs in Canada and they immigrate through hundreds of immigration routes that are provided by the Canadian government.
Canadian businesses are facing severe manpower shortages to fill up unoccupied jobs as there are no Canadian permanent residents or Canadian citizens to fill these. Approximately 40% of Canadian businesses are in dire need of workers hence they are looking for foreign immigrants to fill these.
Canada plans immigration as its main priority to get international talent to the country and become an essential part of improving the country’s economy. Canada has eased its immigration rules and introduced economic immigration pathways for foreign skilled workers.
These skilled workers are selected based on the occupation that is in shortage. The job vacancies in Canada have recorded an all-time rise of 5.7% in the second quarter of 2022.
The average hourly wages were increased by 5.3% for some of the provinces for almost all the sectors in 2021. And the requirement for a workforce is also getting increased in most of the provinces.
Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan have a high demand for Power Engineer jobs.
The power Engineer's job is to operate and maintain reactors, generators, turbines, reactors, stationary engines, and auxiliary equipment which is used to generate electrical power so that it can provide light, heat, refrigeration, and some of the other utility services for institutional, commercial, and industrial plants and facilities.
The Power systems operators need to monitor and operate the switchboards and related machinery in electrical control centers to manage and control the distribution of electrical power in the available transmission networks.
These can be employed by power generation plants, manufacturing plants, electrical power utilities, universities, hospitals, commercial establishments, and government organizations. The 2016 NOC code of Power Engineer is 9241 and its TEER Category is 2. According to the recent update of NOC codes, 2021, the Power Engineer NOC code is 92100 and its TEER code comes under 20010.
Usually, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan have a high demand for Power Engineer jobs. Along with these provinces, Ontario and Manitoba also pay good wages for Power Engineers.
The average hourly wage for power engineers in Canada is between CAD 25.00 to CAD 46.00. The range of average wages per hour differs based on the provinces and territories. To get a job as a Power Engineer, an individual must need to know the job requirement of each province and territory.
The following table depicts the average wages per annum and the corresponding Provinces are shown:
Provinces and Areas | Average Wages per annum |
Canada | 78,720 |
Alberta | 88,320 |
British Columbia | 72,960 |
Manitoba | 71,040 |
New Brunswick | 53,760 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 61,843.20 |
Nova Scotia | 64,108.80 |
Ontario | 82,560 |
Prince Edward Island | 48,000 |
Quebec | 57,600 |
Saskatchewan | 76,800 |
Location | Job title | Regulation | Regulatory body |
Alberta | Power Engineer | Regulated | Alberta Boilers Safety Association |
British Columbia
|
Boiler Operator | Regulated | Technical Safety BC |
Power Engineer | Regulated | Technical Safety BC | |
Refrigeration Operator | Regulated | Technical Safety BC | |
Manitoba | Power Engineer | Regulated | Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Power Systems Operator | Regulated | Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division, Departmant of Advanced Education and Skills of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Nova Scotia | Power Engineer | Regulated | Technical Safety Division, Labour and Advanced Education |
Ontario
|
Facilities Mechanic | Regulated | Ontario College of Trades |
Facilities Technician | Regulated | Ontario College of Trades | |
Operator | Regulated | Technical Standards and Safety Authority | |
Operating Engineer | Regulated | Technical Standards and Safety Authority | |
Process Operator (power) | Regulated | Ontario College of Trades | |
Prince Edward Island | Power Engineer | Regulated | Department of Communities, Land, and Environment, Prince Edward Island Government |
Québec
|
Distribution System Controller | Regulated | Emploi Québec |
Stationary Engine Mechanic | Regulated | Emploi Québec | |
Saskatchewan | Power Engineer | Regulated | Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan |
A total of 93 available jobs across the following provinces and territories for Power Engineers. Check out the table for the list.
Location | Available jobs |
British Columbia | 10 |
Canada | 93 |
Manitoba | 2 |
New Brunswick | 6 |
Nova Scotia | 2 |
Ontario | 9 |
Prince Edward Island | 1 |
Québec | 56 |
Saskatchewan | 6 |
*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on October, 2022.
Power Engineers have different prospects based on their work. Following is the list of titles that come under this occupation.
The Power Engineers' opportunities for the next 3 years in the provinces and the territories are listed in the following table.
Location | Job prospects |
Alberta | Good |
British Columbia | Good |
Manitoba | Fair |
New Brunswick | Good |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Fair |
Nova Scotia | Fair |
Ontario | Fair |
Prince Edward Island | Fair |
Quebec | Fair |
Saskatchewan | Good |
Yukon Territory | Fair |
Power Engineers are one of the in-demand occupations in Canada for some of the provinces. To migrate as a Power Engineer in Canada, a foreign worker can apply through FSTP, IMP, and TFWP
Y-Axis offers assistance to find a Power Engineer job in Canada with the following services.
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