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Posted on December 06 2022

Canada job trends - Petroleum Engineer, 2023-24

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By  Editor
Updated February 21 2024

Why work in Canada as a Petroleum Engineer?

  • Canada is the 2nd best well-paid country for Petroleum Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers occupation is an in-demand job across 11 provinces of Canada
  • Alberta pays the highest salary for Petroleum Engineers CAD 108,921.6 per annum
  • Petroleum Engineers can migrate through three different pathways to Canada
  • Canada is planning to invite around 500,000 immigrants in 2023

*Check your eligibility to Canada through Y-Axis Canada immigration points calculator

 

About Canada

Canada has maximized its immigration target based on the new Immigration levels plan 2023-2025. IRCC (Immigration Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) operates on Immigration level plans 2023-2025.

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

 

Canada has been setting a trend for foreign nationals by providing various job opportunities along with PR. Canada is the most opted nation for job search by international job seekers Thousands of foreign individuals migrate to Canada by searching for jobs in their domain using 100+ immigration pathways that the Canadian Government offers. Canada aims to welcome 1.5 million new permanent residents by 2025.

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Job trends in Canada, 2023

Based on a recent study, Canada experienced a huge number of job vacancies, it is increased by 3.2% in June 2022. Around 1 million jobs are to be filled by the Canadian Government in the next years. Canada has been one of the top countries to immigrate to due to its immigration policies, resources, and feasible wages along with its ease in applying to Canadian PRs. Multiple skilled immigration routes and Express Entry programs have been attracting foreign individuals from various parts of the world. The skilled and Federal draws get held on a regular basis inviting many skilled individuals to apply for the Canadian PR visa. Across the 23 sectors, there are around one million jobs are to be fulfilled. As of now, the number of vacancies that were available as of June 2022 is listed below:

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Sectors Number of jobs created
Educational services 26,400
Accommodation and food services 16,600
Professional scientific, and technical services 8,800
Healthcare and social services 8,400

 

Petroleum Engineer and its NOC code (TEER code)

The Petroleum Engineer's job role is to conduct a study of research that needs exploration, development, and extracting of oil & gas deposits. Also involves planning, designing, developing, and administering the projects that include drilling, testing, completing, and re-working on the gas and oil wells. The petroleum Engineers are recruited by petroleum-producing companies, bore well logging or testing companies, consulting companies, the government, and some research and educational institutions. The new TEER category NOC code for Petroleum Engineer is 21332.  

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Job outlook in Canada for 2022

 

Roles and responsibilities of Petroleum Engineer

  • Implement necessary feasibility assessments for developing the new oil & gas fields.
  • Monitoring and directing the gas & oil operations.
  • Improve and develop the frilling programs, and selection of sites, and specify the drilling fluids, testing procedures, and the equipment of the drill system.
  • Monitor and direct the full-fledged evaluation of wells/bore wells, testing of wells, and well surveys.
  • Develop necessary instructions, and supervise the well modification and required stimulation programs to increase the oil & gas recovery.
  • Examine the reservoir rock and the fluid data to plan recovery methods and forecast the reservoir performance of the stocks (reserves).
  • Observe and predict the performance of the oil & gas reservoir and suggest the techniques used for oil recovery which can extend the life of wells economically.
  • Design, develop and coordinate the installation, maintenance, and operation of subsea well-head and production equipment.
  • The petroleum engineers must be mastered in drilling, production of oil & gas, and analysing the reservoir or the subsea operations.

Prevailing wages of Petroleum Engineer in Canada

Petroleum Engineers across Canada get wages ranging from CAD 45.00 per hour to CAD 56.73 per hour. The wages vary depending on the province and territory as well as current requirements. To obtain a fine job as Petroleum Engineer, you need to know the region where the Petroleum Engineers are required and their wages that are paid and other benefits.

 

Community/Area Average Wages per annum
Alberta 108,921.6
Newfoundland and Labrador    97,920
Saskatchewan    86,400

 

Eligibility Criteria for Petroleum Engineers

The eligibility criteria that are required for Petroleum Engineers are mentioned below:

  • A Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or any engineering discipline that is related to petroleum is mandatory
  • A Master’s degree or a Doctorate in the petroleum engineering discipline is required
  • A license provided by the provincial or territorial association of professional engineers that are taken for the approval of Engineering drawings and reports, to practice as a P.Eng. (Professional Engineer).
  • Engineers are considered eligible after completing graduation from a registered or any certified education program along with it three or four years of monitored or supervised work experience in the concerned department and passing a qualified professional practice test.

 

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

 

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Petroleum Engineer – Number of vacancies in Canada

The number of vacancies for petroleum engineers that are currently required across Canada in total is 4.

Location Available jobs
British Columbia 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 3
Canada 4

 

*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on October, 2022. The people working as Petroleum Engineers have various job prospects depending on the place they work in Canada. They are

 

  • Subsea Engineer
  • Drilling Engineer, oil and gas
  • Petroleum Engineer
  • Production Engineer, Oil and Gas
  • Petroleum Engineer, Completion
  • Reservoir Engineer, Petroleum

The Petroleum Engineer job opportunities for the next 3 years across the provinces and territories are listed as follows:

Location Job prospects
Alberta Fair
British Columbia Limited
Newfoundland and Labrador Fair
Ontario Fair
Saskatchewan Good

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How can a Petroleum Engineer migrate to Canada?

Petroleum engineer has high demand in Canada, and can apply through Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program. They can migrate to Canada through:

These are the many best options for Petroleum Engineers to migrate to Canada.

 

How Y-Axis can helps a petroleum engineer to immigrate to country?

Y-Axis provides assistance to find the petroleum engineer job in Canada with the following services.

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