Posted on December 06 2022

Canada job trends - Petroleum Engineer, 2023-24

By
Anshul Singhal
, 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

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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.

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:

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.

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

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