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

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.

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

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