Canada Job Market

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

As The People Ticker is launching in Canada, it's the perfect time to take a closer look into what is going on in the Canadian job market. Technology jobs are on the rise with many opportunities in the field. This job availability may help slow the "Brain Drain" that has been much discussed in Canada in recent years. Many skilled workers have been leaving Canada to seek higher paying jobs in the US but more tech jobs can keep workers in the area.

So what are the other trends going on in Canada? Where is job market picking up and where is it slowing down? It looks like it's time for job seekers in Canada to head west. Statistics Canada has the following information about the current job trends in the Great White North:

"While employment was little changed in February 2007, a long term trend that continues to hold is robust employment growth in Canada's three westernmost provinces. Since February 2006, growth in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia has exceeded the national growth rate of 2.4%. This is in contrast to Central Canada where employment gains in both Quebec and Ontario have been more restrained with growth below the national average."

In fact, our research reflects that Calgary is one of the fastest-growing markets.