Posted on December 14 2022

Canada Job trends - Health Care Aide, 2023-24

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated February 24 2024

Why work in Canada as a Health Care Aide?

Canada has more than 1 million job vacancies
Average salary for a Health Care Aide in Canada is CAD 40,320 per year
Yukon gives the highest pay of CAD 59,520 for a Health Care Aide
Québec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, and Manitoba have the highest number of openings
Health Care Aide can migrate to Canada through 11 different pathways

*Check your eligibility to migrate to Canada through the Y-Axis Canada Immigration Points Calculator.

About Canada

As Canadian citizens are on the verge of age of retirement, the country is in need of foreign workers. Immigrants will get a lot of career opportunities as almost every sector that are facing the challenge of shortage of workers. Preference will be given to overseas skilled workers especially those who have obtained a degree from a university, college, or other educational institutions. Canada is the most educated country according to the World Population Review. Candidates can apply for a work visa through the Express Entry or Provincial Nominee Program.

Canada has planned to invite 500,000 immigrants till 2025. A new Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 has been devised. The plan consists of the number of immigrants to be invited in this period and details can be found in the table below:

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	266,210	281,135	301,250
Family	106,500	114,000	118,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	465,000	485,000	500,000

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Job trends in Canada, 2023

The unemployment rate in Canada has gone down to 5.1 percent while wages are increasing. Canada has more than one million job vacancies and “We’re hiring!" sign can be seen in all the sectors. Job vacancies in some of the sectors can be found in the following table:

Sector	Job Vacancies
Healthcare and social assistance	143,400
Accommodation and food services	161,000
Retail trade	99,200
Manufacturing	86,800
Construction	84,600
Transportation and warehousing	51,100

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Health Care Aide, TEER code

The TEER code for a Health Care Aide is 33102. Healthcare Aides help the physicians and other hospital staff to take care of patients. The Health Care Aide can get employment in hospitals, assisted care facilities, nursing homes, and other establishments. Medical care attendants can get a job in private ambulance services, urgent care centers, and other health facilities.

The job duties done by a Health Care Aide are as follows:

Answering call signals
Supplying and emptying bedpans
Grooming, bathing, and dressing patients
Assisting patients with meal selection
Measuring pulse rate, blood pressure, and temperature
Taking patients from one place to another on a wheel chair
Transferring messages and reports between different departments
Maintaining inventory supply

Prevailing wages of Health Care Aide in Canada

The average salary that a Health Care Aide earns in Canada is CAD 40,320. The table below displays the details of salaries that a Health Care Aide gets in different provinces of Canada:

Community/Area	Median salary per year (CAD)
Canada	40,320
Alberta	42,240
British Columbia	46,080
Manitoba	37,056
New Brunswick	32,640
Newfoundland and Labrador	33,254.4
Northwest Territories	72,268.8
Nova Scotia	35,884.8
Ontario	40,320
Prince Edward Island	39,840
Quebec	40,185.6
Saskatchewan	44,160
Yukon Territory	59,520

Eligibility criteria for Health Care Aide

Secondary education along with on-the-job training program or a nursing aide or healthcare aide college program or a college nursing orderly program along with practical training is needed to work as a Health Care Aide in Canada
Specialized courses are needed for some healthcare facilities which include first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, food handling, etc.

Health Care Aide - Number of vacancies in Canada

The number of jobs available for a Health Care Aide is 811. The number of job vacancies in different provinces can be found in the table below:

Location	Available jobs
Canada	811
Québec	289
Saskatchewan	130
British Columbia	121
Ontario	101
Manitoba	51
Alberta	48
Nova Scotia	43
New Brunswick	12
Newfoundland and Labrador	11
Prince Edward Island	5

*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on October 2022.

Job prospects for Health Care Aide in Canada

Job prospects in the next three years for Health Care Aide can be found in the table below:

Location	Job prospects
Alberta	Good
British Columbia	Good
Manitoba	Very good
New Brunswick	Good
Newfoundland and Labrador	Good
Northwest Territories	Very good
Nova Scotia	Very good
Nunavut	Good
Ontario	Good
Prince Edward Island	Very good
Quebec	Good
Saskatchewan	Very good
Yukon Territory	Good

How can a Health Care Aide to Canada?

There are 11 pathways which a Health Care Aide can use to migrate to Canada. These pathways are listed below:

How can Y-Axis helps a Health Care Aide to immigrate to Canada?

A Health Care Aide can avail of the below services to migrate to Canada:

Eligibility: You can check your eligibility through the Y-Axis Canada Immigration Points Calculator.
Coaching Services: You can avail coaching services for IELTS, CELPIP, and PTE
Free Counselling: Free counseling will be provided
Canada PR: Get complete guidance regarding the Canada PR visa
Job Search Services: Avail job search services to find jobs in Canada related to Health Care Aide