You should know that more than 8 million immigrants live in Canada. 1/5th of the population! Sean Fraser has also mentioned that Canada is looking to bring over 400,000 immigrants per year for the next couple of years. In short, although the market for engineering is fierce, hard-working, determined engineers with a solid strategy should be able to thrive here.
Here's some more interesting data on the Immigration and Engineering world here in Canada from the Government website:
- Civil engineering graduates in Canada are highly sought after by employers. So much so that the salary for entry-level positions in civil engineering is one of the highest in the nation. Recent civil engineering graduates can make a salary in the 60,000 CAD range.
- 34% of people working in scientific research and development services across Canada are foreign-born.
- Nearly 500,000 immigrants working in Canada are trained in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
- Immigrants represent 24% of the national workforce but account for 39% of computer programmers, 41% of engineers and more than 50% of all chemists.
- International students represent 12% of students in the country’s post-secondary education system but account for 27% of all students enrolled in mathematics, computer and information sciences programs and 19% of all students in architecture, engineering and related programs.
Source:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/immigration-matters/growing-canada-future/science-technology.html
