Job trends of Computer Engineer in Canada, 2023-24

Why work in Canada as a Computer Engineer?

• 1M+ jobs are available in Canada
• 5% of job growth rate is expected for Computer Engineers
• 4 ways to immigrate to Canada without LMIA
• Earn up to CAD 101,414.40
• 5 provinces of Canada pay the highest wages even for the Entry-level employees
• 9 pathways are available for the immigration of Computer Engineers

About Canada

Canada is regarded as one of the top 25 countries in the world to plan for retirement due to its modern and reformed immigration programs. Due to its natural resources and high job opportunities, Canada is considered a destination for retirement for most foreign immigrants.

 

The country has eased most of the immigration pathways to invite newcomers to Canada to handle the acute shortages in various sectors of the Canadian workforce market and boost its economy.

 

Due to the non-availability of Canadian citizens who are qualified and young Canadians, the country has been recruiting foreign immigrants. Yet the unemployment rate in Canada has been dropping continuously, and it was 5.01% in November.

 

Canada has been increasing the allocations for some of the provinces with more than a hundred economic immigration pathways for foreign immigrants. To invite most foreigners to the country, it has planned immigration levels for 2023-2025. The table below shows the immigration plans for the next three years.

 

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

Canada is facing acute skills shortages in various sectors of the country. Currently, the government has 1M+ job vacancies in the sectors like Construction, Accommodation & Food Services, Manufacturing, etc. The following table below shows the unemployment rate across Canadian provinces:

 

Canadian province	Unemployment rate
Quebec	3.8
Prince Edward Island	6.8
Newfoundland and Labrador	10.7
Manitoba	4.4
Alberta	5.8
British Columbia	1
Ontario	5.5

 

40% of Canadian businesses need a skilled workforce. Due to this, Canadian employers have preferred to hire skilled foreign immigrants to fill empty jobs for many months.

 

The job vacancy rate of total Canada has been maximized to 5.7%; hence, most provinces have maximized their immigration allocations to fill in the vacant jobs with skilled professionals.

 

 The following table shows the approximate number of vacant job vacancies in the provinces.

 

Province name	Number of Job vacancies
British Columbia	155,400
Ontario	364,000
Quebec	232,400
Alberta	103,380
Manitoba	32,400
Saskatchewan	24,300
Nova Scotia	22,960
New Brunswick	16,430
Newfoundland and Labrador	8,185
Prince Edward Island	4,090
Northwest Territories	1,820
Yukon	1,720
Nunavut	405

 

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Computer Engineer, NOC Code (TEER code)

The roles of Computer engineers (except software engineers & designers) are to perform the research, plan, develop, design, modify, evaluate & consolidate the hardware & related equipment of computer & telecommunications, Information & communication system networks which includes mainframe system networks of local & wide areas, fiber-optics, wireless communication, Internet and intranets, and other data communications systems.

 

Manufacturers of Computer & telecommunication hardware will employ computer engineers, government organizations, engineering firms of manufacturing & telecommunications, employed by IT (Information Technology) consulting firms, IT units, and Educational & research institutions, also by most of the private & public sectors.

 

Roles and responsibilities of Computer Engineers

Computer engineer jobs differ based on the roles they are assigned. One is Computer and telecommunications hardware engineers and Network system and data communication engineers.

 

Responsibilities of Computer and telecommunications hardware engineers

• Understand and analyze the user's requirements and develop the required system architecture & specifications.
• Have to perform the research, design, develop & integrate the hardware of computers and telecommunications like integrated circuit boards, microprocessors, and semiconductor lasers.
• Develop and supervise the simulations of verified design and prototype of bench tests of components.
• Supervise, inspect & dispense the design support during the manufacturing, installation & implementation of hardware of Computers & telecommunications.
• Start & maintain good relationships with clients & suppliers.
• Might need to lead & coordinate with the teams of engineers, drafters, technicians, and technologists in the design & development of hardware of Computer and telecommunications.

Responsibilities of Network system and data communication engineers

• Explore, design & develop information and architecture of communication system network.
• Analyze, asses & integrate network systems & data communication software & hardware.
• Evaluate, document & optimize the capacity and the performance of information & communication system networks.
• Might have to lead & coordinate with teams of design professionals who are involved in the development & integration of information & communication-related system architecture, software, and hardware.

NOC/TEER code	Occupation Title
NOC 21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)

Prevailing wages of Computer Engineer in Canada

Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia provinces pay high wages for Computer Engineers. On average, a Computer Engineer earns around CAD 46.43 per hour. The pay per hour differs depending on the requirement of the province or the territory.

 

Province/Territory	Wages per annum in CAD
Canada	89,145.6
Alberta	82,560
British Columbia	80,640
Manitoba	86,227.2
New Brunswick	67,200
Newfoundland and Labrador	67,200
Nova Scotia	66,432
Ontario	78,470.4
Quebec	101,414.4

Eligibility criteria for Computer Engineer

Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) will have the following eligibility criteria; sometimes, the role changes based on assigned work.

• A Computer engineer, an individual is required to submit a bachelor's degree in Computer engineering, electrical or electronics, engineering in Physics, or computer science.
• A master's degree or a doctoral degree in any engineering-related discipline might be required.
• A provincial or a territorial association license if professional engineers are required to sanction the engineering drawings and the reports to practice as a P.Eng (Professional Engineer).
• Engineer Graduate courses from any authorized education program for 3-4 years are eligible for registration. 3-4 years of administered work experience in engineering & certificate of a professional practice examination.

Professional certification and licensing

The computer Engineers might have to get a certification from the following list of regulatory authorities before beginning work. The following are the computer engineer occupation certifications with respect to province or territory.

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

 

Computer Engineer - Number of vacancies in Canada

Computer Engineer occupation has a total of 42 job vacancies as of now across the provinces and Territories of Canada. The number might increase as the country is short of skills. The table below displays the number of openings for each province.

Location	Available jobs
Alberta	4
British Columbia	4
Canada	41
New Brunswick	1
Ontario	12
Québec	19
Saskatchewan	1

 

*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on December 26, 2022.

 

Computer Engineer has different prospects based on its category of work. Following are the titles that are considered under this occupation.

• Computer hardware engineer
• Fibre-optic network designer
• Hardware circuit board designer
• Hardware development engineer
• Hardware technical architect
• Network infrastructure engineer
• Network support engineer
• Network test engineer
• Systems designer - hardware
• Telecommunications hardware engineer
• Wireless communications network engineer

The opportunities for Computer Engineer occupation for next 3 years across the provinces & territories as listed below:

Location	Job prospects
Alberta	Good
British Columbia	Moderate
Manitoba	Good
New Brunswick	Very good
Newfoundland and Labrador	Very good
Nova Scotia	Good
Ontario	Good
Quebec	Very good

 

How can a Computer Engineer come to Canada?

Computer Engineer occupation has huge demand in Canadian provinces and territories. To search for a job; or directly migrate to Canada and then look for a job as a Computer Engineer, the individuals can apply through either TFWP (Temporary Foreign Worker Program) or IMP (International Mobility Program).

 

The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is the most common economic pathway among immigrants.

 

Following are the other routes in immigrating to Canada.

• Express Entry
• Alberta PNP
• British Columbia PNP
• New Brunswick PNP
• Ontario PNP
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan PNP

 

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