[Canada] Economic resurgence as job vacancies hit 800k

Now is one the best times for temporary foreign workers to immigrate to Canada as job vacancies in restaurants, bars and the entertainment and recreation industries surge in the wake of the country’s economic recovery, Canada Immigration News reports.

In late August a release from Statistics Canada said, “Canadian employers were actively recruiting for an estimated 815,800 positions in June 2021, as public health measures related to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly eased. 

“The job vacancy rate, which measures vacant positions as a proportion of all positions (vacant and occupied), reached five per cent in June. This was the highest job vacancy rate since monthly job vacancy estimates became available in October 2020.”

Based solely on the number of jobs available, the single greatest need for workers in Canada in June was in the food services industry. Roles became available in restaurants, catering companies, food preparation, and pubs.

Statistics Canada said, “The number of job vacancies in accommodation and food services, at 129,100, surpassed that in health care and social assistance, 109,300, which had previously led all sectors since November 2020. Retail trade at 94,300, had the third-highest number of job vacancies.”

Restaurants in Canada are desperately in need of servers as they try to rebuild their employee numbers following lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 public health restrictions.

“It’s unprecedented times out there,” Luc Erjavec - Restaurants Canada’s vice president for Atlantic Canada - reportedly told The Telegram. “I’ve heard of restaurants changing their hours, closing earlier … The staff they have is burning out.”

For these entrepreneurs, it is not simply a matter of calling back former employees, many have already moved on.

“They have left the industry and gone into other industries that were just booming during the pandemic,” Mr Erjavec said.

A similar thing has happened in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector, in June its job vacancy rate was 8.3 per cent.

Construction companies are also hiring, the sector has a job vacancy rate of 6.1 per cent but the shortage of skilled workers predates the pandemic. Good tradespeople remain in high demand.

The need for extra cleaning and the safe disposal of materials during the pandemic has led to the waste management and remediation services sector having a hard time meeting demand for workers, it had a job vacancy rate of 6.5 per cent in June.

In Canada, the entire service sector is crying out for workers. In its report entitled Payroll Employment, Earnings And Hours, And Job Vacancies, June 2021, Statistics Canada noted on Aug. 26 that the “other services” category showed a job vacancy rate of 6.1 per cent during that month.

Among the provinces, the highest numbers of jobs going begging for candidates in June were in British Columbia and Quebec. The provinces with the lowest job vacancy rates that month were Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

Source: Canada Immigration News

Now is one the best times for temporary foreign workers to immigrate to Canada as job vacancies in restaurants, bars and the entertainment and recreation industries surge in the wake of the country’s economic recovery, Canada Immigration News reports.

In late August a release from Statistics Canada said, “Canadian employers were actively recruiting for an estimated 815,800 positions in June 2021, as public health measures related to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly eased. 

“The job vacancy rate, which measures vacant positions as a proportion of all positions (vacant and occupied), reached five per cent in June. This was the highest job vacancy rate since monthly job vacancy estimates became available in October 2020.”

Based solely on the number of jobs available, the single greatest need for workers in Canada in June was in the food services industry. Roles became available in restaurants, catering companies, food preparation, and pubs.

Statistics Canada said, “The number of job vacancies in accommodation and food services, at 129,100, surpassed that in health care and social assistance, 109,300, which had previously led all sectors since November 2020. Retail trade at 94,300, had the third-highest number of job vacancies.”

Restaurants in Canada are desperately in need of servers as they try to rebuild their employee numbers following lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 public health restrictions.

“It’s unprecedented times out there,” Luc Erjavec - Restaurants Canada’s vice president for Atlantic Canada - reportedly told The Telegram. “I’ve heard of restaurants changing their hours, closing earlier … The staff they have is burning out.”

For these entrepreneurs, it is not simply a matter of calling back former employees, many have already moved on.

“They have left the industry and gone into other industries that were just booming during the pandemic,” Mr Erjavec said.

A similar thing has happened in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector, in June its job vacancy rate was 8.3 per cent.

Construction companies are also hiring, the sector has a job vacancy rate of 6.1 per cent but the shortage of skilled workers predates the pandemic. Good tradespeople remain in high demand.

The need for extra cleaning and the safe disposal of materials during the pandemic has led to the waste management and remediation services sector having a hard time meeting demand for workers, it had a job vacancy rate of 6.5 per cent in June.

In Canada, the entire service sector is crying out for workers. In its report entitled Payroll Employment, Earnings And Hours, And Job Vacancies, June 2021, Statistics Canada noted on Aug. 26 that the “other services” category showed a job vacancy rate of 6.1 per cent during that month.

Among the provinces, the highest numbers of jobs going begging for candidates in June were in British Columbia and Quebec. The provinces with the lowest job vacancy rates that month were Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

Source: Canada Immigration News