By Abby Lombardi on
October 5, 2011 in Engineering
Similar to demand in the US, the volume of job ads for Engineers in Canada has seen increases this year. Over the past 90 days, Recruiters placed more than 18,000 new job ads online at an 11% year-over-year increase. The majority of the ads were placed by employers (73%), while staffing firms represented about 27% of online ads.
Most job ads were for openings located in Central and Western Canada, representing more than 17,000 of the ads placed for Engineers. Despite the region with the most job ads, Central Canada saw a decline in hiring demand over the past 90 days versus the same time period last year. Western Canada, however, saw a 29% year-over-year increase in the volume of job ads.
The 15 most commonly advertised Engineering job titles in Canada are below.
Mechanical Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Project Engineer
Power Engineer
Estimator
Construction Estimator
Civil Engineer
Mecanicien Industriel (Industrial Mechanic)
Structural Engineer
Electromecanicien
Process Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Mechanical Design Engineer
Industrial Mechanic Millwright
Electronics Technician
Over the past 90 days, the employers that have advertised the most job openings for Engineers in Canada are SNC-Lavalin, Stantec Consulting, AMEC Americas, Suncor Energy, Bombardier, Worley Parsons Canada, Nexen and Dillon Consulting.
Retiring workforce and declining immigration creating gaps in engineering sector
An aging and retiring workforce, coupled with declining immigration rates, has increased the demand for engineers as the economy picks up speed. There appears to be a gap in several areas, led by civil engineers, according Daniel Young, acting CEO for the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, a member- service organization representing almost 10,000 members.
“As we come out of the recession, there is a tremendous need for engineers, particularly in the manufacturing sector,” said Young, adding that as industry gears up, there are not enough engineers to fill the demand.
He pointed out that civil engineers are in huge demand because of the large number of retirements, a slowdown in immigration, infrastructure initiatives, and the fact that the universities have not graduated enough of them. As a 40-year veteran of civil engineering, Young said it is the most diversified of all the disciplines, which may be another reason for the demand compared to other engineering services.
Sources:
http://www.republicofmining.com/2011/04/03/engineering-shortage-after-recession-by-adelle-larmour/http://www.wantedanalytics.com/insight/2011/10/05/engineering-jobs-in-canada-see-11-increase-in-demand/
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