Posted on December 12 2022

Job trends of Admin or General Office Support in Canada, 2023-24

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated February 24 2024

Why work in Canada as an Admin or General Office Support?

Canada has more than 1 million jobs vacancies
4 provinces have a high demand for Admin or General Office support opportunities
Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Alberta pay the highest wages
Earn Up to CAD 50,764.8 average wages per annum
13 Pathways are available for Admin or General Office Support to immigrate

About Canada

The maple-leaf country is known for its stunning natural beauty and its pristine wilderness. Apart from this Canada is also known for its ease of immigration. Canada has been updating its immigration levels since post-pandemic.

According to its immigration levels plan for 2023-2025, Canada has planned to welcome 1.5 million Permanent residents by 2025. Due to the ease of immigration policies, it has already crossed its immigration plan for this year and is been planning to enhance the number.

Compare to 2021, Canada has already welcomed 71.8% more foreign immigrants to the country in just the first five months of this year and crossed its immigration targets for 2022. The details of the immigration levels plan for 2023-2025 are shown in the following table:

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

The country is all set to plan 2023-2025 immigration levels plan soon. With more than 100 immigration pathways, most foreign nationals migrate to Canada with or without a job.

Express Entry draw issued 4,750 ITAs with CRS score of 496

Job trends in Canada, 2023

Most Canadian businesses are facing manpower shortages to fill unoccupied positions of employment. For more than five months these positions are empty as there are not enough Canadian Permanent residents or Canadian Citizens to occupy them.

Approximately 40% of Canadian businesses are in dire need of workers to take up these empty. Hence Canadian employers have been recruiting foreign immigrants to handle the manpower shortages.

Canada has been introducing many new pathways by easing its immigration plans for international talent. The skills that are in shortage have more chances to immigrate based on the requirement.

Canada has seen an all-time rise of 5.7% in job vacancies by end of June 2022. Due to this, the Canadian provinces have been increasing their allocation of immigration as they have high requirements for workers.

Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and, Yukon have a huge demand for Admin or General Office support jobs.

80% of employers are hiring immigrant skilled workers in Canada

1 Million+ Jobs vacant for 150 days in Canada; Unemployment drops to record low in September

Admin or General Office Support, NOC Code (TEER code)

Admin officers supervise and implement procedures related to administration, organize work priorities, conduct analysis of operations on administration and coordinate with the acquisition of services like supplies, office spaces, and security services.

The Admin or General office support will be recruited in the public sector, and private companies. Administrative officers who are called supervisors will also be included in this unit group.

Roles and responsibilities of Admin or General Office support

Supervise and coordinate with the procedures of the administrative office and evaluate, review and execute new procedures.
Initiate and establish work-related priorities, assign work to the office support staff and make sure they meet the deadlines and certain procedures have been followed.
Perform the administrative activities that are associated with admissions to post-secondary educational institutions.
Manage procedures and policies that are related to the release of records in processing the requests under the government access to information and privacy regulation and legislation.
Organize and plan for office services like accommodation, disposal of assets, equipment, forms, maintenance, office services, parking, security services, and supplies.
Conduct and manage analyses and supervise operations related to administration, budgeting, project planning, contracting, and management processes.
Provide assistance in preparing & operating budget, inventory maintenance, and monetary controls.
Congregate data and prepare special and periodic reports, and manuals and provide correspondence.
Need to supervise the management records related to staff and technicians.

Prevailing wages of Admin or General Office Support in Canada

Most Canadian Provinces pay competitive wages across the provinces and Territories. Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Alberta pays the highest wages for these jobs.

The average wages that are provided to an Admin or General Office Support across Canada was CAD 50,764.80 per annum.

The average wages per hour that Canadian provinces range between CAD 22.00 to CAD 32.72. The wages differ based on the requirement and provinces. The following table shows the provinces and the average wages that are paid per year.

Provinces/Areas	Average wages per annum
Canada	50,764.80
Alberta	55,680
British Columbia	50,764.80
Manitoba	46,905.60
New Brunswick	44,179.20
Newfoundland and Labrador	46,156.80
Northwest Territories	60,268.80
Nova Scotia	42,240
Nunavut	62,822.40
Ontario	49,228.80
Prince Edward Island	44,160
Quebec	52,204.80
Saskatchewan	48,729.60
Yukon Territory	56,640

Eligibility criteria for Admin or General Office Support

The eligibility criteria are always very simple and understandable to get a job as Admin or General Office support officer.
A secondary school certificate is needed.
A college diploma or a university degree in business or public administration is needed
Work experience in a clerical job as a senior or a position as an executive secretary which is related to office administration is generally needed.
A certification in Project management might also be required by some employers

Admin or General Office Support - Number of vacancies in Canada

Canada has around 2572 vacancies for Admin or General Office support officers across the provinces. The table below down gives detailed information on available jobs across each Province.

Province	Available jobs
Alberta	513
British Columbia	687
Canada	2572
Manitoba	86
New Brunswick	55
Newfoundland and Labrador	12
Nova Scotia	53
Nunavut	1
Ontario	700
Prince Edward Island	1
Québec	388
Saskatchewan	72
Yukon	2

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

Admin and General Office support jobs have different prospects based in the nature of work. Following is the list of titles that come under this occupation.

Access to information and privacy officer
Records analyst - access to information
University admissions officer
Administrative officer
Administrative services co-ordinator
Co-ordinator, office services
Forms management officer
Liaison officer
Office manager
Planning officer
Surplus assets officer
Office administrator

The Admin and General Office support related opportunities for the next three years in the provinces and territories are listed in the following table

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

How can an Admin or General Office Support migrate to Canada?

Admin or General Office is the most in-demand occupation in Canada. To get a job or migrate to Canada as an Admin or General Office Support, the candidates must apply through Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), TFWP (Temporary Foreign Worker Program), and IMP (International Mobility Program).

Following are the other routes in immigrating to Canada.

The individuals can also migrate to Canada through:

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How Y-Axis can helps an Admin or General Office Support to immigrate to Canada?

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