Canada, 30th March, 2011:
Canada’s information and technology sector is soon going to face severe shortage of workforce, findings of a latest study have warned.
The study undertaken by ICTC (Information and Communications Technology Council) titled Outlook for Human Resources in the ICT Labor Market, 2011-16, shows that Canadian firms are going to recruit around 106,000 new workers for the job positions of ICT between the years 2011 and 2016.
Its being estimated that Canada will be facing shortage of available workforce with requisite IT skills.
The report by the industry group based in Ottawa is the third report in the series of the analysis of the labor market in Canada.
The information technology and communications technology sector of Canada is going to reach its pre-recession employment levels and this is going to push Canadian companies to look for increased number of IT professionals possessing required IT skills along with a business degree.
Chief executive of the ICTC, Paul Swinwood, said that Canada is facing lack of supply of IT workforce.
The nation will be confronting some serious recruitment problems in the coming times due to extreme shortage of IT personnel with several years of work experience in the related field, the study cautions.
This is due to falling or almost constant rates of enrollment for computer engineering and software programs along with a declining rate of immigration of foreigners possessing requisite ICT skills and qualifications in the recent times while the demand for such workers is going up, the study maintains.
President of Microsoft Corp’s Canadian division, Eric Gales, said that the firm was knowing of the scarcity of available talent in the nation and has been working to increase its reach. The nation is going to struggle with the limited number of skilled IT people, he added.
Different set of IT skills will be in demand-
The jobs have undergone changes and so has the requirement for professionals with required IT skills, Mr. Swinwood added. Way back in the year 2001, there was a peak demand for ICT professionals having programming skills for writing software programs, he said.
However, as of now, the skills in demand will be different from the ones needed almost a decade ago, stated a global talent management leader, Evelyn Ledsham. Ledsham is working with Open Text Corp., a firm based in Ontario, Waterloo, which is the largest software firm of Canada.
Demand for IT personnel with flexibility to gain expertise in several domains—
Canada will favor those who are open to get expertise in digital media, e-finance, e-health etc, the study maintains
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Canada’s information and technology sector is soon going to face severe shortage of workforce, findings of a latest study have warned.
The study undertaken by ICTC (Information and Communications Technology Council) titled Outlook for Human Resources in the ICT Labor Market, 2011-16, shows that Canadian firms are going to recruit around 106,000 new workers for the job positions of ICT between the years 2011 and 2016.
Its being estimated that Canada will be facing shortage of available workforce with requisite IT skills.
The report by the industry group based in Ottawa is the third report in the series of the analysis of the labor market in Canada.
The information technology and communications technology sector of Canada is going to reach its pre-recession employment levels and this is going to push Canadian companies to look for increased number of IT professionals possessing required IT skills along with a business degree.
Chief executive of the ICTC, Paul Swinwood, said that Canada is facing lack of supply of IT workforce.
The nation will be confronting some serious recruitment problems in the coming times due to extreme shortage of IT personnel with several years of work experience in the related field, the study cautions.
This is due to falling or almost constant rates of enrollment for computer engineering and software programs along with a declining rate of immigration of foreigners possessing requisite ICT skills and qualifications in the recent times while the demand for such workers is going up, the study maintains.
President of Microsoft Corp’s Canadian division, Eric Gales, said that the firm was knowing of the scarcity of available talent in the nation and has been working to increase its reach. The nation is going to struggle with the limited number of skilled IT people, he added.
Different set of IT skills will be in demand-
The jobs have undergone changes and so has the requirement for professionals with required IT skills, Mr. Swinwood added. Way back in the year 2001, there was a peak demand for ICT professionals having programming skills for writing software programs, he said.
However, as of now, the skills in demand will be different from the ones needed almost a decade ago, stated a global talent management leader, Evelyn Ledsham. Ledsham is working with Open Text Corp., a firm based in Ontario, Waterloo, which is the largest software firm of Canada.
Demand for IT personnel with flexibility to gain expertise in several domains—
Canada will favor those who are open to get expertise in digital media, e-finance, e-health etc, the study maintains
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Little Ray of hope for the IT Professional
All the best to all for canada Immigration
CHEERS
SHERRY
