Career Opportunities after Education in Canada

Started by Kalyan, Jul 29, 2008, 11:54 AM

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Career Opportunities after Education in Canada

Canada is a beautiful country rich in cultural and geographical diversity. It boasts of a strong economy and is considered as one of the leading industrial powers in the world. This bilingual country has one of the best standards of living in the world. It is known for adopting a particularly welcoming attitude to non-nationals. All the aforementioned details imply that an individual can make for himself a great career in Canada.

Career Opportunities in Canada

The major economic and industrial sectors strengthening the Canadian economy are construction, energy, health, travel and tourism, transport and logistics, marketing, media, manufacturing, services etc. Canada's economic strength is concentrated in its 4 cities: Calgary, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto. The flourishing manufacturing industries and agro-food industries in Montreal, Canada are one of the key employment providers in this country.

British Columbia, one of the largest metropolitan cities in Canada offers extensive farming jobs. Canadian cities like Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have a huge concentration of IT companies and offer several IT jobs every year. The hefty pay packages offered in Canadian companies are an additional incentive for an individual who plans to make a career in Canada.

The average weekly wage offered in all industries in Canada is around 800$. Those providing scientific, professional and technical services enjoy a weekly pay of about $1000. Those working in institutions providing educational and allied services are paid around $850 per week. Those working in public administration services enjoy a weekly pay of around $1000.

Good English language skills are essential for an individual to work in Canada. Those proficient in both English and French stand greater chances of working in Canada as most Canadian companies need recruits adept in both English and French.

   
An individual can find jobs in Canada either by studying in Canada or by immigrating to this country. This country welcomes around 1, 30,000 international students every year. The skill-oriented undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Canada aim to mould students into experts of their chosen profession. Full-time registered international students who are in a good academic standing are permitted to work on-campus without a work permit. International students having a Canadian graduation are allowed a one-time opportunity to hold a full-time job for a period of a year in Canada.

Canada Work Visa


An Indian citizen can apply for the Canadian Skilled Worker immigration. This immigration program will allot him points for his education, English and French ability, work experience, age, arranged employment and adaptability. There are special visa categories for businesspersons and IT professionals. With around 236,000 permanent residents each year, the Canadian immigration laws help skilled individuals from the world over avail Canadian immigration.

The numerous bright career avenues and flexible immigration laws in Canada help many aspirants from India and other places in the world to make a bright career in Canada