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Posted on January 24 2023

Job trends of Secondary School Teacher in Canada, 2023-24

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By  Editor
Updated March 07 2024

Why work in Canada as a Secondary School Teacher?

  • 1M+ jobs are available in Canada
  • 25-49 age group professional teachers have high demand in Canada
  • 5% of employment rate is expected to grow by 2031
  • 5 provinces pay the highest wages for Secondary School Teachers
  • 4 ways to immigrate to Canada without LMIA
  • 11 pathways are available for Secondary school teacher’s immigration
  • Earn up to 106,425.60 CAD per annum

 

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 a 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.

 

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 currently has more than 1M job vacancies across most of the sectors of the country. Employment is been rising in various industries like Manufacturing, Construction & Accommodation and Food Services and etc.

The unemployment rate in Canadian provinces is listed in the following table:

 

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 businesses in Canada have been tackling the shortages of skilled workforce. The Canadian employers planned to welcome foreign immigrants to fill the vacant jobs for a few months.

 The overall unemployment rate in Canada has increased to 5.2% and the job vacancy rate is increased to 5.7%. The provinces have been increasing the immigration allocations to fill the vacant jobs with highly qualified skilled professionals.

Most of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario have added new jobs to the existing workforce market. There have been observed employment trends in Canadian provinces like Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island.

Foreign immigrants can try to apply for these jobs using many immigration pathways which lead to Canadian permanent residence.

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Secondary School Teacher, NOC Code (TEER code)

Secondary school teachers make ready & teach academic, technical, specialized, or vocational subjects for public & private secondary schools. The Secondary school teachers worked also as heads of departments in the unit group.

 

Roles and responsibilities of Secondary School Teacher

  • Make the subject material ready for presentation to the students based on their approved curriculum.
  • Plan the lectures, audio-visual presentations, discussions, shop, field studies, and laboratory-based on the systematic plan to teach students.
  • Allot and make corrections for homework.
  • Compose, administer and do the corrections for tests.
  • Assess the progress, make a note of the needs of individual students & always have a discussion with parents & school officials.
  • Make different remedial programs for the students who require extra help.
  • Engage in education conferences, staff meetings, and workshops for teacher training.
  • Will be able to teach and assess the students via online courses or distance.
  • Guide the students on course selection, vocational and personal matters related.
  • Manage and administer student teachers.

 

The table below displays the NOC/TEER code of Secondary School Teachers:

NOC/TEER codes

Occupations
41220

Secondary school teachers

 

Prevailing wages of Secondary School Teacher in Canada

Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Alberta, and Yukon provinces pay high wages for Secondary School Teachers.

Secondary School Teacher gets on an average per hour is CAD 43.96. The hourly pay varies depending on the need of the province/territory workforce market. The following table displays the average wages per annum against each province/ Territory.

 

Province/Territory

Average wages per annum in CAD
Canada

84,403.20

Alberta

87,686.4

British Columbia

78,470.4
Manitoba

81,235.2

New Brunswick

66,009.6
Newfoundland and Labrador

84,921.6

Northwest Territories

96,249.6
Nova Scotia

79,392

Nunavut

1,06,425.6
Ontario

91,660.8

Prince Edward Island

73,843.2
Quebec

77,299.2

Saskatchewan

83,078.4

Yukon Territory

91,449.6

 

Eligibility criteria for Secondary School Teacher

The eligibility criteria change a little based on the role assigned to the Secondary School Teacher.

  • The academic subject teachers would need a bachelor’s degree in education which is usually anticipated by a Graduate degree in the Arts or Sciences.
  • Vocational subject teachers or technical subject teachers would require a bachelor’s degree in education which is usually preceded by experience in the subject or specialized training in the subject.
  • The teachers who belong to different trades in Quebec will require a certificate of apprenticeship training program & industry or trade certification.
  • The departmental heads usually need a few years of teaching experience in the concerned subject.
  • Additional training is required to be the specialized trainer in special education or French or English as a second language.
  • A teaching experience certificate authorized by the province is needed.
  • Integral membership from a teacher’s federation or association of a province/Territory.

 

Professional certification and licensing

The individuals must possess the certification from a regulatory authority before beginning the work. The table below shows the occupation for each province and the certification.

Location

Job title Regulation Regulatory body
Alberta Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Alberta Education,Teaching Excellence and Certification

Manitoba

School Clinician

Regulated Professional Certification and Student Records Unit, Government of Manitoba
Special Education Coordinator Regulated

Professional Certification and Student Records Unit, Government of Manitoba

 

Regulated

Éducation Manitoba, Gouvernement du Manitoba (available in French only)
  Regulated

Éducation Manitoba, Gouvernement du Manitoba (available in French only)

Vocational Industrial Education Teacher

Regulated

Professional Certification and Student Records Unit, Government of Manitoba

New Brunswick

Secondary School Teacher Regulated Office of Teacher Certification, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Newfoundland and Labrador Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Registrar, Teacher Certification, Department of Education

Northwest Territories

Secondary School Teacher Regulated Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Registrar, Teacher Certification, Education and Early Childhood Development

Ontario

Secondary School Teacher Regulated Ontario College of Teachers
Prince Edward Island Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Office of the Registrar, Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture, Government of Prince Edward Island

Québec

Secondary School Teacher Regulated Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
Saskatchewan Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board

204-3775 Pasqua Street

Yukon

Secondary School Teacher Regulated

Teacher Certification, Department of Education E-5 P.O. Box 2703 1000 Lewes Boulebard Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Y1A 2C6

 

Secondary School Teacher – Number of vacancies in Canada

The jobs Secondary Schools teacher occupation is 162 across the territories and provinces. The table below displays the number of available jobs for each territory & province.

Location

Available jobs

Alberta

32
British Columbia

10

Canada

162
Manitoba

2

New Brunswick

3
Nunavut

1

Ontario

42
Québec

61

Saskatchewan

10

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

 

Secondary school teacher has different prospects based on the work category. Following are the titles that are considered under this occupation.

  • English as a second language (ESL) high school teacher
  • English teacher – secondary school
  • French as a second language teacher – secondary school
  • Adult education teacher – secondary school
  • Biology teacher – secondary school
  • Commerce teacher – secondary school
  • History teacher – secondary school
  • Librarian-teacher – high school
  • Remedial teacher – secondary school
  • Secondary school department head
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Special education teacher – secondary school
  • Supply high school teacher
  • Trades instructor – secondary school
  • Vocational teacher – secondary school

 

The opportunities for Secondary school teacher occupation for next 3 years across the provinces & territories as listed below:

Location

Job prospects

Alberta

Moderate
British Columbia

Moderate

Manitoba

Good

New Brunswick

Good

Newfoundland and Labrador

Moderate
Northwest Territories

Very good

Nova Scotia

Moderate
Nunavut

Good

Ontario

Good
Prince Edward Island

Moderate

Quebec

Good
Saskatchewan

Moderate

Yukon Territory

Very good

 

How can a Secondary School Teacher to Canada?

Secondary School Teacher 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 Secondary School Teacher, 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.

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How Y-Axis can helps a Secondary School Teacher to immigrate to Canada?

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