Which majors to study in Canada for the best opportunities of employment and immigration?

Studying abroad is a dream of many young people around the world, including Vietnam. Canada is one of the countries that have the largest number of top-tiers institutions with the best training quality. 

To achieve your educational goals and make the most of your ability to immigrate to the maple country, in the first place, it is important to understand Canada’s labour market and which major should be chosen for the highest chance of settlement. 

Based on the economic, social and political situations, this article is going to provide you with the most comprehensive view of the industries facing labour shortage in Canada these days.

Canada’s top fields hungry for skilled labour

1. Economy & Finance

Canada is an industrial and high-tech country in the top 10 of the world’s largest economies and also one of the richest countries globally. 

This is why this maple country is providing a promising labour market for students of Economics & Finance. They have the opportunities to learn, work in leading economic groups and assess various sources of financial data that are updated continuously.

In the Economics & Finance field, we can list some specific jobs in high demand, such as investment management, insurance, banking, credit, business administration, general accounting, etc.

2. Hotel & Tourism management

Canada is the world’s second-largest nation consisting of 10 provinces and 3 federal territories with citizens originating from all over the world, which makes Canada become a multicultural country. 

This is the country with romantic landscapes, beautiful spots, friendly local people and is attracting a large number of visitors every year. Until 2030, the industry’s demand for human resources will exceed supply by more than 220,000 people (estimated by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada).

Therefore, the Hotel & Tourism management has become one of Canada’s hot industries, students upon graduation will gain advantages for their career development and immigration opportunities. 

3. Engineering & Technology

Engineering & Technology is always on top of priority in the process of economic development of any country. Canada has the most advanced and diverse training programs in the world.

Engineering credentials earned from Canadian universities are highly appreciated in the global recruitment market. In other words, graduates in Canada often get more appreciation in the recruitment process from employers over those who graduated from other countries. As a result, they have higher chances of settling in Canada. 

Those with better potential to get jobs related to engineering & technology in Canada include systems engineers, electronics engineers, and electrical engineers, etc.

 4. Health Care industry

In Canada, the aging population is becoming a serious problem for the whole society, which results in the heavy burden on health care services and the high demand for good health care workers. That is why students graduating from health and medical courses are getting more chances for employment and immigration.

Some areas of occupation are in great demand for human resources in Canada include: nursing, pharmacy, biology, biomedical technology, specialist, etc.

5. Information technology

Canada is considered a country with the enormous potential to develop computer science and information technology. This industry attracts not only a great number of people who are passionate about information technology and computer algorithms but also domestic and foreign investors.

Canada is also home to the headquarters and central branches of many world-famous technology firms such as Amazon, Google or Apple, which has brought numerous career opportunities to IT graduates.

Some in-demand job positions in Canada include: data analyst, network security engineer, web designer, software engineer, etc.

6. Communication

Canada is known as the country of high living standards that requires a high level of understanding customer behavior and consumer tastes in doing business. Therefore, there is an increasing demand for experienced experts who are capable of capturing and operating this potential market.

Moreover, with such powerful development of media today, it is necessary to have talented and creative people to make the most of these valuable sources.

We can list some fields in high demand in Canada today, such as advertising, marketing, graphic design or journalism.

Each course has its own requirements, so it is important for the learners to understand the course‘s features to see whether it is right for you.

Which majors should be studied in some provinces of Canada

Are you interested in studying at a particular province of Canada? In that case, do not forget to learn about the geographical location and the training strength of each province to be able to make the best choice of the major and course.

Alberta

This is a province located in western Canada. It is known as a crude oil field with the Athabasca oil sands in the north with estimated oil reserves of 254 km³. In Alberta, they have been researching and developing extraction technologies to reduce the cost of producing oil from oil sands. Therefore, this place always attracts the investment from businesses in the energy sector.

If you want to spend your life with Oil & Gas, Engineering or Geology occupations, Alberta, which is Canada’s energy hub, will be the ideal destination for you.

Manitoba

Geographically, Manitoba’s northeast is Hudson Bay and it is also the only province with a saltwater coast and Churchill ports – the only deep-water port in the Arctic of Canada that makes Manitoba become the Mid-Continental Trade Corridor.

Furthermore, a variety of natural resources has made the Mineral Processing industry be considered as an essential sector in Manitoba.

Choosing Mantoba’s programs related to transport and logistics or fields related to mining and oil will definitely bring a lot of interesting experiences to international students.

Saskatchewan

Fertile soils that are conducive to intensive farming has made Agriculture the key economic sector of Saskatchewan. This province is known as Canada’s breadbasket. 

Choosing Saskatchewan will give you many opportunities to develop your agricultural career and a safe and healthy living environment.

Ontario 

Known as the most vibrant and active province of Canada. Ontario is a major economic center of the world and financial capital of the maple country. There are leading service companies such as Citco, CIBC, IFDS, RBC Investor Services, attracting more than 245,000 employees working in this field.

Ontario offers an advanced educational environment that is the gathering point of many well-known universities providing exceptional quality learning opportunities for those whose goal is working in the economy and finance sector.

Quebec

Quebec is likened to “Europe of North America” with a couple of strongly developing industries such as Information Technology, Multimedia, and Telecommunication. The education system here is appreciated by many famous schools with affordable costs in comparison with other educational institutions in Canada.

If you have interest in the technology field, Quebec can be an ideal place to come.

Every year, Canada attracts a huge number of international students of many different majors, opening up opportunities to study and settle after graduation. It is hoped that after reading this article, each of you can find out the answer for the question: “What and where to study in Canada?”. Please contact VIVAS – EDUCATION & IMMIGRATION for more details and consultancy.