Post-secondary training simplifies finding jobs for new immigrants in Canada

At the present time, Canada is facing a shortage of skilled labor. While this has rendered effects overgrowth of business, it opens up some opportunities for jobs for new immigrants in Canada as well.

Over half of small and medium enterprises in Canada have expressed that labor shortage will result in them having to restrict business investment. A prominent trend in the Canadian job market since long has been that education alone has been used as a measure of skill by companies. The scenario nowadays shows noteworthy signs of change.

A number of Canadian employers no longer see skills and education in the same light. In the same way, the differences that exist between labor shortage and skilled labor shortage have come to the fore as well. Labor shortage essentially implies that in order to be eligible for a job, potential employees must be certified. 

On the contrary, skill shortage may be expressed as a situation wherein an enterprise does come across a number of applicants for a job vacancy. But they then come to realize that the applicants are not possessed with the appropriate, sufficient or the required skillsets for the job.

Over 40% of Canadian employers face difficulties in filling up the job openings. As per the findings of a recent survey, while most of the in-demand jobs in Canada do not require a college degree, post-secondary training is still a must. 

Across the decade gone by, the job positions most difficult to fill up in Canada have been those of electricians, welders, engineers, technicians, sales representatives, drivers, barbers, and mechanics.

The Canadian government extends its efforts towards training foreign workers who are facing difficulties in finding employment. As the focus shifts towards describing the jobs, job seekers would be empowered with the tools and information which simplifies the process of fitting into the specified role.