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The highest rate of expansion
demand is expected to be in
occupations that require a university
degree or postgraduate diploma
(annual average rate of 1.6%),
spurred by the continued shift to
a knowledge-based economy and
by increased public spending in the
health care sector. Overall, highskilled
occupations will account for
about 70% of all new jobs created
over this period, compared to 60%
over the last ten years.
Given these projections of future
job openings and new job seekers,
as well as the assessment of current
workforce market situations,
numerous occupations are expected
to continue to face imbalances
between demand and supply over
the medium term.
Most of the management
occupations currently facing
pressures are expected to continue
to do so over the next 10 years, as
the projected number of new job
openings is expected to be greater
than the projected number of new
job seekers. The growing need to
replace retiring workers will open
up positions in many occupations,
including legislators and senior
management, human resources
managers, as well as supervisors
in trades, facility operation, oil
and gas drilling and service, and
processing. Shortage pressures are
also expected to emerge in two
other managerial occupations:
managers in health, education,
social and community services, and
managers in public administration.
Increased health care needs
resulting from the aging of the
population will result in demand
outpacing supply for several health
care occupations. Occupations
such as physicians, optometrists,
health diagnosing and treating
professionals, head nurses and
supervisors, nurse aides and
orderlies are expected to continue
to face shortage pressures over
the next decade. At the same time,
other occupations in the health
field — therapy and assessment
professionals and medical
radiation technologists — are likely
to continue to display signs of
pressure even though projections
point to a relative balance between
new job openings and new job
seekers. This result stems from the
fact that future supply would have
to outpace future demand in order
to alleviate the current pressures.
Shortage pressures among human
resources and business service
professionals are expected to
remain as employers continue to
place greater emphasis on recruiting
and retaining quality employees to
handle the increasingly complex
jobs of our economy.
Pressures are also expected to
persist over the next decade among
oil and gas well drillers, servicers,
testers and related workers as a
result of an increase in demand
associated with large capital
spending projects, such as the
tar sands development projects
in Alberta. Finally, strength in
non-residential construction and
in renovation will benefit civil
engineers and residential home
builders and renovators.
However, some occupations
currently facing shortage pressures
should move in the coming years
towards a better balance between
workforce demand and supply.
These include occupations in
the residential construction and
real estate sectors, as a result
of an anticipated slowdown in
residential investment after the
recent boom. Pressures among
university professors are also
expected to lessen, as more people
complete their doctoral studies,
though some shortage may subsist
in specific disciplines. The same can
be said for geologists, geochemists
and geophysicists, mainly thanks to
the high number of people enrolled
in fields of study related to physical
science. Computer and software
engineers should also have enough
workforce supply to satisfy the
demand for workforce. All the
occupations currently in excess
supply are expected to remain in
this situation over the next 10 years.
These occupations are mainly in
low-skilled categories.
In summary, the following two
graphs indicate to you which broad
categories of occupation will see
the highest growth and which 20
more specific occupations will
have the highest growth rates in
Canada. This will help you choose
the education you wish to pursue.
Obituary
Mohtarram Tahir Bukhari Sahib, a
pioneer of Canada Jamā`at passed
away on September 5, 2010 in
Maple, Ontario at the age of 81
years. Inna lillahī wa inna illaihi
rajioon. Late Bukhari sahib first
came to Canada in 1952, arriving
in Toronto Canada. He became the
first Amīr Jamā`at of Canada in
1967. He was a long time volunteer
at the Ahmadiyya Mission House
in Toronto, Canada and served
the Jamā`at in various capacities.
He was hospitalized for two and
half months prior to his death.
He leaves behind his wife, Mrs.
Yasmin Bukhari sahiba and their
son, Shehzad Bukhari Sahib. May
Allah elevate Bukhari sahib’s
status in heaven and gave solace
to his family and friends. Āmīn.
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