Job trends of Automotive Engineer in Canada, 2023-24

Why work in Canada as an Automotive Engineer?

• Around a 4.9% annual job growth rate is observed in the automotive industry.
• 5 provinces pay high wages to automotive engineers
• Earn up to CAD 80,640 average annual wages in Canada
• 4 provinces have high requirements for automotive engineers
• Immigrate through 8 pathways as an automotive engineer

About Canada

Canada is considered among the top 25 places in the world to plan retirement. It is because of its progressive immigration pathways which lead foreign immigrants choose maple leaf country as a retirement destination.

 

Canada has been relaxing many immigration pathways to welcome most of the newcomers to the country to bounce back in terms of the economy. The unemployment rate in Canada dropped to 5.01% in the month of November. Hence it has severe shortages of skilled workforce in most sectors.

 

In order to fill the shortages Canada chose immigration as its choice and has increased the allocations for each province and still continuing the same. Canada has launched many TR to PR pathways for foreign immigrants’ permanent selection.

 

Canada has the plan to invite 471,000 by the end of 2022 and has set the immigration levels to plan for 2023-2025. The following table displays the Immigration plans for the next 3 years. The country plans to welcome 1.5 million newcomers by 2025.

 

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

 

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Job trends in Canada, 2023

Most Canadian businesses have difficulties in finding employees for the empty jobs as there are no Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents remaining to do these jobs. More than 40% of Canadian businesses are facing a shortage of skilled people. Hence, there is a huge requirement for foreign immigrants for employment.

 

Unemployment is maximized and has reached its highest 5.7% as of September 2022. Canada is unable to find Canadian PRs or Canadian citizens to fill the unoccupied jobs. Hence the country is in search of immigrants to do these jobs.

 

Canada is one of the top 15th countries in the Automobile industry and it is been growing by 4.9% every year. Windsor, Ontario is one of the major contributors to the automotive industry.

 

Most Canadian provinces have reported an increase in job vacancies from July 2022. The table below shows the increased job vacancies in the Canadian provinces.

 

Canadian Province	Increase in percentage of job vacancies
Ontario	6.6
Nova Scotia	6
British Columbia	5.6
Manitoba	5.2
Alberta	4.4
Quebec	2.4

 

Automotive Engineers, NOC Code (TEER code)

Automotive engineering is a part of Mechanical engineering. Like Mechanical engineers, automotive engineers also need to perform research, design, also develop machinery and systems for air conditioning & ventilating, heating, power generation, processing & manufacturing, and transportation.

 

Automotive engineers also need to execute duties like installation, operation, evaluation, and maintenance of some of the mechanical systems. These engineers are usually employed by most consulting firms, and also by power-generating utilities which are comprised of industries like processing, manufacturing, and transportation. Also, they can be self-employed.

 

The NOC code, 2016 for the automotive engineer occupation is 2132, which is similar to Mechanical engineering. The updated new version of NOC code, and its TEER code is listed as follows.

 

Name of the occupation	NOC 2021 code	TEER Code
Automotive engineers	21301	21399

 

Roles and responsibilities for automotive engineers

• Manage research into the component and systems, design, feasibility, operation & performance of mechanisms.
• Plan & conduct projects, cost estimates, prepare material, estimation of timings, reports, and design specifications for the systems and machinery.
• Design components, equipment, fixtures, machines, power plant, and tools.
• Inspect or analyze the dynamics, structures, and vibration of the mechanical systems.
• Oversee and inspect the installations, modifications, and commissions of mechanical systems in the industrial facilities or at the construction sites.
• Develop and expand maintenance standards, schedules & programs and also provide advice to the crews related to industrial maintenance.
• Investigate and check mechanical failures or unanticipated maintenance problems.
• Compose contract documents, and evaluate the tenders for industrial maintenance or construction.
• Supervise the work of technologists, technicians, and other engineers. And also review & approve the designs made, calculation, and estimation of costs.

Prevailing wages of Automotive Engineers in Canada

Canada is one of the top 15th countries in automotive production. Ontario is also called as ‘Automotive capital of Canada’. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia – 5 provinces pay the most of average wages per annum for automotive engineers.

 

The average wage per hour is CAD 28.37 and $62.50 CAD in Canada. These wages differ between each province and territory.

 

The table mentioned below provides on average wages per annum for each province and territory:

 

Province / Area	Average Wages per annum
Canada	80,640
Alberta	93,542.4
British Columbia	72,000
Manitoba	74,457.6
New Brunswick	76,800
Nova Scotia	76,800
Ontario	80,313.6
Quebec	74,476.8
Saskatchewan	82,713.6

 

Eligibility criteria for Automotive Engineers

• Graduation in Mechanical engineering or any related engineering discipline is needed.
• A master's or Doctorate in a related engineering discipline might be needed.
• A license from a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is needed to get approval for engineering drawings & reports and to practice as P.Eng (Professional Engineer).
• Engineers are considered eligible for registration after graduation from an accredited educational program. And after 3-4 years of supervised and administered work experience in engineering after passing a professional practice test.

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

 

Automotive Engineers - Number of vacancies in Canada

Currently, 244 job vacancies for automotive engineers across the provinces and territories of Canada. List of the number of available jobs for each province is listed below:

 

Location	Available jobs
Alberta	24
British Columbia	33
Canada	244
Manitoba	3
New Brunswick	3
Newfoundland and Labrador	3
Nova Scotia	1
Ontario	79
Québec	80
Saskatchewan	11

 

*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on December 23, 2022

 

Automotive engineers have different prospects based on their work. List of titles that come under this occupation is shown below:

• Acoustics engineer
• Automotive engineer
• Design engineer - mechanical
• Energy conservation engineer
• Mechanical engineer
• Nuclear engineer
• Engineer, power generation
• Fluid mechanics engineer
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) engineer
• Mechanical maintenance engineer
• Refrigeration engineer
• Tool engineer
• Thermal design engineer
• Robotics engineer
• Piping engineer

The opportunities of automotive engineers for the next 3 years in the province and the territories are listed in the following table.

Location	Job prospects
Alberta	Good
British Columbia	Fair
Manitoba	Good
New Brunswick	Fair
Newfoundland and Labrador	Fair
Nova Scotia	Fair
Ontario	Fair
Prince Edward Island	Good
Quebec	Good
Saskatchewan	Good

 

How can an Automotive Engineers migrate to Canada?

Automotive engineers jobs one of the highest in-demand occupations across provinces and territories in Canada. To search for a job, or directly migrate to Canada as an automotive engineer, individuals need to either apply through TFWP (Temporary Foreign Worker Program), IMP (International Mobility Program), and Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)

 

Following are the other pathways in immigrating to Canada:

• Express Entry
• Alberta PNP
• British Columbia PNP
• Manitoba PNP
• New Brunswick PNP
• Newfoundland and Labrador PNP
• Nova Scotia PNP
• Ontario PNP
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan PNP

 

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