Posted on January 24 2023
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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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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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)
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