Posted on December 12 2022

Job trends of Sales Supervisor in Canada, 2023-24

By
Anshul Singhal
, Editor

Updated February 24 2024

Why work in Canada as a Sales Supervisor?

Canada has more than 1.5 million job vacancies
Earn up to CAD 36,960 as average wages for a Sales Supervisor in Canada
British Columbia provides the highest salary of CAD 40,320 as a Sales Supervisor
Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec have the highest number of openings
14 different Pathways are available for Sales Supervisor immigration to Canada

About Canada

Canada due to severe workforce shortages has been updating its Immigration targets every year. According to Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the country was supposed to welcome 432,000 PRs for 2022.

With the current trend of immigration, Canada has already crossed its immigration targets for the current year. The immigration targets have been rising year over year, as it has no Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents left to do the unoccupied jobs.

Canada released its new immigration targets for 2023-2025 on November 1, 2022, and has raised its immigration targets for the next three years by targeting more than 1.5 Million immigrants.

The table below shows the Immigration Levels plan for 2023-2025 based on the economic, family, and other classes or pathways. The immigration targets for Express Entry, PNP, and PGP have been raised for the next three years.

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	2,66,210	2,81,135	3,01,250
Family	1,06,500	114000	1,18,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	4,65,000	4,85,000	5,00,000

Great News! Canadian citizenship to 300,000 people in FY 2022-23

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

Job trends in Canada, 2023

Based on a Canadian survey, 80% of Canadian employers search for immigrants to fill the empty jobs which have been lying vacant for more than 5 months.

Approximately 40% of Canadian businesses are facing workforce shortages. There are no Canadians or Canada PRs left to take up the jobs as 18.5% of Canadians are aged 65 or above. This gives a huge scope of employment for immigrants.

Most Canadian employers show interest to recruit immigrants in the first place to avoid losses from delayed and canceled projects.

89% of Canadian employers are satisfied with the strong knowledge of the new hires and 70% of employers opinions that the new hires are strong human skills.

The table mentioned below displays the increased job vacancies respective to the provinces in percentage

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

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

Sales Supervisor, NOC Code (TEER code)

Sales Supervisors are also called Retail Sales Supervisors, whose role is to supervise & coordinate the worker's activities with the following unit groups:

Retail salespersons (64100)
Cashiers (65100)
Store shelf stockers (65102)
Clerks and order fillers (65102)
Other sales-related occupations (65109)

The Sales Supervisors are usually employed by other retail businesses, stores, and wholesale businesses which on a retail basis to the public, businesses that are involved in door-to-door telemarketing and soliciting and rental services.

The NOC 2016 code for Sales Supervisors is 6211. As Canada updated its NOC codes recently and released NOC 2021 codes for each occupation along with the TEER code. The NOC 2021 code 62010.

Roles and responsibilities of Sales Supervisor

Supervise & coordinate with the work of Cashiers and sales staff.
Assign the duties to sales workers and make work schedules.
Authorize and approve payments & supervise the merchandise return.
Resolve the issues that occur, which include complaints, customer-related requests & shortages in supply.
Make a note and maintain inventory & order merchandise when needed
Prepare merchandising reports, sales volume reports, and personal matters-related reports.
Recruit and provide training or else arrange classes for sales staff and check & monitor and provide performance report.
Make sure the standards of visualization and image of the store are intact. Especially the signage, displays, and cleanliness
Perform similarly the assigned duties as workers get supervised.
Might have to perform managerial duties and key holdings when required like opening the store and closing it, supervising escalated complaints, signing for deliveries, and developing and implementing necessary marketing strategies.

Prevailing wages of Sales Supervisor in Canada

Sales Supervisor is one of the top in-demand jobs in Canada. British Columbia and Alberta pay the highest wages for the Sales Supervisor occupation.

The average wage that is paid per hour for the Sales Supervisor is CAD 16.25 to CAD 21 in Canada. These wages differ based on the requirement in each province and territory and the experience of the candidate.

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

Community / Area	Averages wages per annum in CAD
Canada	36,960
Alberta	40,012.80
British Columbia	40,320
Manitoba	36,480
New Brunswick	33,600
Newfoundland and Labrador	32,640
Nova Scotia	31,200
Ontario	38,112
Prince Edward Island	30,720
Quebec	34,560
Saskatchewan	37,977.60

Eligibility criteria for Sales Supervisor

To be eligible for the Sales Supervisor job, the candidate must have the –

Must have a secondary school certificate course, which is a usual requirement.
Former retail sales-related experience as a retail salesperson or clerk for sales, telemarketer, rental agent, cashier, and a door-to-door salesperson is also required.

Location	Job title	Regulation	Regulatory body
Québec	Supervisor (retail)	Regulated	Emploi Québec

Sales Supervisor - Number of vacancies in Canada

Currently, there are 2603 job vacancies for Sales Supervisors across the provinces and territories of Canada. The list of available jobs for each province is listed below:

Location	Available jobs
Alberta	978
British Columbia	480
Canada	2603
Manitoba	90
New Brunswick	25
Newfoundland and Labrador	11
Northwest Territories	3
Nova Scotia	49
Nunavut	2
Ontario	538
Prince Edward Island	3
Québec	343
Saskatchewan	72
Yukon	7

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

Sales Supervisor jobs have different prospects based on their work. List of titles that come under this occupation are shown below:

Retail sales route supervisor
Department store supervisor
Liquor store supervisor
Produce department supervisor
Telemarketing supervisor
Route supervisor, retail sales
Head cashier
Rental service supervisor

The Sales supervisor opportunities that are available for the next 3 years in the province and the territories are listed in the following table.

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

How can a Sales Supervisor migrate to Canada?

Sales Supervisor jobs are one of the in-demand occupations across provinces and territories in Canada. To search for a job in Canada, or directly migrate to Canada as a Sales Supervisor, the 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:

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