Posted on December 06 2022

Canada job trends - Mining Engineers, 2023-24

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated February 22 2023

Why work in Canada as a Mining Engineer?

3rd best country for Mining engineer opportunities
3% growth of employment in Mining since 2018
Saskatchewan pays the highest wages among other provinces for Mining Engineers, CAD 110,764.8.
Mining Engineers can migrate through 2 different pathways to Canada.
Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia are the top 3 provinces for offering Mining Engineer jobs.

About Canada

Canada paced up the application processing times for foreign immigrants to decrease backlog applications and fasten the immigration for the immigrants. Canada has been updating and increasing the immigration target based on its new Immigration levels plan for 2023 – 2025. Hundreds and thousands of foreign immigrants looking for a job in Canada to immigrate by using more than 100 immigration pathways that the Canadian government provides. Canada plans to welcome 1.5 million newcomers by 2025. Below is the Canada Immigration Level Plan 2023-25

Year	Immigration Levels Plan
2023	465,000 permanent residents
2024	485,000 permanent residents
2025	500,000 permanent residents

Job trends in Canada, 2023

The Canadian passport is considered as eighth most highly ranked and powerful around the world with million+ of opportunities for foreign nationals. Canada has been experiencing high job vacancies, which are around 1 million, and the employment rate is also decreasing in most of the sectors in Canada since May 2021. In a study, 80% of Canadian employers are having trouble filling the current employee shortages. Though there is a shortfall of employees in every province the most pronounced provinces are British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. In another survey, 65% of the major employers in Canada hire immigrants every year on average. Due to the eased immigration policies, available resources, high wages, and the cherry on the cake Canada PR, most foreign immigrants prefer Canada for their career and settlement. Most employers hire international immigrants using the TFWP (Temporary Foreign Workers Program) and IMP (International Mobility Program). Employers also bring foreign nationals to fill in the jobs using the Express Entry system through FSTP, FSWP, and CEC. Read more… Canada to introduce new fast track program for temporary workers 50,000 immigrants in Canada convert temp visas to permanent visas in 2022 Canada eases TFWP rules to fulfil labor shortages

Mining Engineer and its NOC code (TEER code)

Mining Engineers' job role is to plan, design, organize and manage the mines development, facilities of mines, systems, and equipment. Preparation and supervision of the extraction of metallic or non-metallic minerals and ores from under the surface for mines. Mining engineers are hired by mining companies, manufacturers, by Government, consulting engineering companies, and educational & research institutions. Canada has upgraded its NOC (National Occupational Classification) codes into different TEER categories. The new NOC 5-digit category for Mining Engineers is 21330. Previously it was 2143.

Roles and responsibilities of Mining engineer

Need to conduct preliminary surveys and prepare study notes of coal deposits, minerals, or ores to evaluate the economic and environmental viability of potential mining operations.
Need to check the suitable means of safe and efficient mining deposits.
Provide required information and provide advisory on appropriate blasting and drilling methods for mining, construction, or destruction procedures too.
Must design and provide shafts, haulage systems, supporting systems, mine services, and ventilation systems.
Design, improve and implement computer-related applications like mine designing, mine modeling, and mapping or surveying mine conditions.
Prepare the project estimations and the operations, along with schedules and reports.
Prepare a plan, design, or chose and select mining equipment, machinery, mineral treatment machinery, and tools and equipment in collaboration with the other engineering specialists.
Execute, organize and manage the mine development, and mine structures. Also mine operation and mine maintenance.
Implementation and coordination between mine safety programs.
The candidate needs to take care of the supervision and coordination of the work done by technicians, survey personnel, technologists, scientists, and other engineers.

Prevailing wages of Mining Engineer in Canada

Usually, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia offer mining engineer jobs in Canada. Mining Engineer wages range from CAD 40 per hour to CAD 57.69 per hour across the territories and provinces of Canada. In order to get a job as Mining Engineer, one needs to know the region that has a requirement for Mining Engineers. Along with this, check the benefits provided for the employees and the wages.

Community/Area	Average Wages per annum
Canada	89,606.4
Alberta	76,800
British Columbia	94,060.8
Ontario	81,235.2
Quebec	88,608
Saskatchewan	110,764.8

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Eligibility Criteria for Mining Engineers

Candidate need to have a graduate degree in Mining engineering or even a related engineering discipline can also apply.
A Master’s degree or a Doctorate in related engineering also can apply
Candidate must possess a License from a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers for the approval of engineering drawing and reports to practice as a P.Eng. (Professional Engineer).
The graduate engineers who have graduated from an accredited educational program are considered eligible for the registration and also need to have 3-4 years of supervised job experience in engineering and a professional practice examination.

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Location	Job title	Regulation	Regulatory body
Alberta	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
British Columbia	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia
Manitoba	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Engineers Geoscientists of Manitoba
New Brunswick	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
Nova Scotia	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia
Nunavut	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
Ontario	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Professional Engineers Ontario
Prince Edward Island	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Association of Professional Engineers of Prince Edward Island
Québec	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
Saskatchewan	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
Yukon	Mining Engineer	Regulated	Engineers of Yukon

Mining Engineer – Number of vacancies in Canada

The number of job opportunities for Mining Engineers across Canada now is 4. The list is mentioned in the table below.

Location	Available jobs
British Columbia	2
Quebec	2
Canada	4

Mining Engineers have different prospects based on their work in Canada. The various job titles that come under Mining Engineering are: Mining Engineer Mine Design Engineer Mine Development Engineer Mine Layout Engineer Mine Production Engineer Mine Safety Engineer Mine Ventilation Engineer Mineral Engineer The Mining Engineer occupation opportunities for the next few years across the provinces and territories are listed as follows.

Location	Job prospects
British Columbia	Good

The total number of new job seekers and the job openings depend on employment market conditions. For the next 10 years, Canada is expected to have a steady increase in the requirement for foreign immigrants to work. Also read…

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How can a Mining Engineer migrate to Canada?

Mining engineering is a highly in-demand occupation in Canada for some of the provinces and can apply through Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program and Temporary Foreign Workers Program. They can migrate to Canada through:

How Y-Axis can helps a Mining Engineer to immigrate to country?

For an individual to work as a Mining Engineer in Canada, requires a work permit in Canada. Canada also offers Canada PR and citizenship which allows you to live, work and settle in Canada, provided the individual needs to satisfy the required eligibility criteria. *Check your eligibility to Canada through Y-Axis Canada immigration points calculator Y-Axis offers assistance to find a Mining Engineer job in Canada with the following services. Job Search Services