Canadian Immigration Opportunities for IT Workers in 2014

Lot of Opportunities for IT Workers in Canada

                                                                                                     

 

                                                   

Canadian Immigration Opportunities for IT Workers in 2014

Canada’s Information Technology (IT) sector is currently growing. Faced with the need for more IT workers, the Canadian government has taken steps to attract leading IT companies and industry professionals from around the world. Currently, IT professionals in a wide range of fields may be eligible to immigrate to Canada, or to come to the country as temporary workers.     

Many leading figures in Canada’s IT sector have observed Canada’s growth and potential in this field. Karna Gupta, President and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) recently commented that, “It is clear that Canada is extremely well-positioned to be a world-leader in the digital economy.”

The IT Industry in Canada

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In a recent article by The Globe and Mail, it was reported that the Toronto-Waterloo corridor currently employs 280,000 workers. Silicon Valley, the corridor between San Jose and San Francisco famed for its booming IT community, currently employs 380,000 workers. As a result, Ontario was nicknamed the “Silicon Valley of the North.”

With such a large workforce, it is clear that Canada has already established itself as an information technology hub on an international scale. The move for international recognition has been supported by the Government of Canada. In 2013, the Federal Government of Canada reaffirmed a $50 million job creation investment, with millions invested in Canadian information technology companies. This move will help to create jobs, and secure Canada’s place as a leader in information technology.

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Need for Foreign Workers  

With a projected 106,000 unfilled positions in the next 4 years, the IT sector’s need for foreign workers is increasing rapidly.

Industry Canada recently conducted a study during which they interviewed representatives from Canadian IT companies. The results of the study revealed that every interviewed firm was actively hiring new employees. Of those interviewed, three quarters believed that there was a significant lack of local Canadian talent, and two thirds used foreign recruitment to hire new employees.

Permanent Residency

There is a range of programs available for IT professionals who wish to immigrate to Canada permanently. The FSW program alone includes 5 major IT fields. They are:

       information systems analysts and consultants;

       computer network technicians;

       database analysts and data administrators;

       software engineers and designers; and

       Computer programmers and interactive media developers.

Individuals with IT experience, but who possess a job title different from the five listed above, may still be eligible if they can demonstrate that they perform a substantial number of the job duties listed in the occupation’s description. Additionally, there are a number of IT-related fields on the list of eligible occupations.

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