Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades (NOC 7301)

If you are interested in working as a Contractor or Supervisor in the Mechanic Trades in Canada, you will be pleased to know that the job outlook for your occupation in Canada is extremely positive.

You can use this overview of the Canadian employment prospects in your field to start planning your immigration and settlement in Canada.

Why your employment prospects in Canada are excellent:

• This group includes heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, millwrighting and elevator installation trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses.
• New technologies have made equipment extremely energy efficient and the renovation and construction of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings increasingly incorporate sophisticated, computerized climate control systems, such that people in this trade must continually update their skills and knowledge in the repair and maintenance of these and related electronic systems.
• This group also includes supervisors who supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers classified in groups within the following areas: Machinery and Transportation Equipment Mechanics (Except Motor Vehicle), Automotive Service Technicians and Other Mechanics.

Some areas of Canada where your occupation is in demand:

While there is a shortage across Canada of Contractors and Supervisors in the Mechanic Trades, the following cities and provinces listed below have a particularly high demand for this occupation.

British Columbia:

• The number of projected new jobs between 2010 and 2015 is 230 and new job creation due retirement is estimated at 1,320.

Vancouver Island and Victoria, British Columbia:

• Employment prospects are especially good for supervisors of automotive service technicians, truck mechanics and mechanical repairers.
• Advances in new technology have created more complex vehicles which require the use of electronic equipment to perform troubleshooting and test functions. Better prospects exist for those trained in electronic fuel injection engines, on-board computers and electronic systems.

Saskatchewan:

• Employment prospects for this occupation are good.
• Contractors and supervisors in Regina and Saskatoon tend to earn more than their counterparts elsewhere in the province.
• Employment is distributed evenly throughout Saskatchewan; 52% of all trade contractors and supervisors and related workers in the province worked in Regina or Saskatoon in 2006.

Manitoba:

• Employment prospects for this occupational group in the 2010 - 2014 period are expected to be good.
• Major construction projects and investment in water waste management facilities across the Province should a positive impact on employment. The growth of the power industry will also generate work this occupational group.
• Private and public investment including infrastructure funding, low interest rates and renovation tax incentives are factors behind the positive outlook for commercial and residential construction and renovation in Manitoba.
• The demand for refrigeration and air conditioning is expected to increasing.

Ontario:

• Employment prospects for this occupational group over the next 5 years are expected to be good.
• As the population expands and the supply of buildings grows, the demand will increase for new, more efficient air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• In a recent survey conducted by Ipsos Reid of over 1000 non-residential contractors, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics were reported in short supply across the province.
• Recent federal tax incentives for residential renovations will continue to generate jobs for refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics and contractors.

Northwestern Ontario:

• Prospects are especially good for supervisors of automotive service technicians, truck mechanics and mechanical repairers in this local area.

Nova Scotia:

Halifax and Surrounding Areas, Nova Scotia

• Employment prospects are good in this local area.
• Employers and associations have expressed difficulty in finding enough skilled mechanics and there appears to be a high number of advertised vacancies.

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

• Employment prospects are good in this local area.
• Strong demand exists for qualified heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
• Air quality standards in offices and public buildings will continue to create demand.

Duties for Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades

This group includes heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, millwrighting and elevator installation trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses. They are employed in a wide range of establishments.

Description of Main Duties:

• Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who repair and maintain aircraft, railway locomotives and cars, industrial machinery and equipment, construction and other heavy equipment, textile equipment, printing machines, heating equipment and furnaces, transformers and other electrical equipment, motor vehicles, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, electric appliances and other equipment, such as motorcycles, outboard motors and snowmobiles
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
• Train or arrange for training of workers
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
• Ensure that standards for safe working conditions are observed
• Prepare production and other reports
• May manage the operations of own company
• May also supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.

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