Jobs in Canada for Unskilled Workers Jobs in Canada According to industry experts, Canada is experiencing a massive job shorta...
Jobs in Canada for Unskilled
Workers
Jobs in Canada
According to industry experts,
Canada is experiencing a massive job shortage across the country. While a lot
of these are skilled positions, there are significant vacancies in certain
unskilled fields, for example, there are 38, 000 openings in construction, 45,
900 jobs in hospitality and 50, 000 jobs in retail, which has urged the
government to advertise jobs in Canada for unskilled workers. The best part is
Canada’s excellent minimum wage with the average salary of an unskilled
worker exceeding $20, 000 per year.
With plans from the Canadian
government to introduce over a million immigrants into their workforce, these
positions are ideal for you to apply for because they aren’t being filled by
locals. As an unskilled/semi-skilled worker, one of the best options is to
apply for a stream under the Provincial Nominee Program because Express Entry
works with the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Trades Program and the
Canadian Experience Class which all require some form of qualification.
What is the Provincial Nominee Program?
Provincial Nominations are for
candidates who wish to live and work in a specific province of Canada. There are
specific streams which you can apply for (if you meet the criteria) underneath
each program that start the process towards being nominated by that province.
Once nominated, you are invited to apply for permanent residence.
Alternatively, you can apply for
a category that falls under the Express Entry system or simply access this pool
directly. If you apply through Express Entry first, you either need to submit
an Expression of Interest (EOI) to your chosen province or wait for them to
send you a Notification of Interest (NOI) depending on how that province works.
If you are successful in this, you are invited to create a separate application
for a nomination. Achieving the nomination adds 600 points to your profile in
the Express Entry pool which uses the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to
give you a score. For the programs listed here, however, there is no fast-track
system used.
Alberta
The province of Alberta currently
has around 33, 900 skilled and unskilled vacancies available across the
province. You can apply to be considered for permanent residence under this
Provincial Nominee stream if you already have a temporary work permit, you
completed high school and you have an offer from a Canadian employer under one
of the following occupations in these sectors:
Semi-skilled Occupations
Jobs in Canada |
Food
Processing
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Travel
and Accommodation
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Tour
and Recreational Guides & Casino Occupations
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Long-haul
Truck Drivers
|
Food
and Beverage Service
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Cleaners
|
Elemental
Services
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Process Control and Machine Operators
Industrial Butchers, Meat Cutters, Poultry
Preparers
Fish Plant Workers
Food Testers and Graders
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing
|
Hotel Front Desk Clerks
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Tour and Travel Guides
Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides
Casino Occupations
|
Long-haul truck driver
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Hostesses
Bartenders
Food and Beverage Servers
Food Counter Attendants
Kitchen Assistants
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Light Duty Cleaners
Specialized Cleaners
Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents
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Dry Cleaning and Laundry
Hotel Valet
Other
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British Columbia
British Columbia has an
overwhelming 60, 000 unfilled skilled and unskilled vacancies in the skilled
and unskilled sectors. To apply for permanent residence under the following
stream, applicants must have been employed full-time in one of these
occupations on a temporary work permit. Below are some of the jobs that are
most in need within the province.
Entry Level + Semi-skilled
Pilot Project
Food Processing
|
Travel and Accommodation
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Tour and Recreational Guides & Casino
Occupations
|
Long-haul Truck Drivers
|
Food and Beverage Service
|
Cleaners
|
Elemental Services
|
Process Control and Machine Operators
Industrial Butchers, Meat Cutters, Poultry
Preparers
Fish Plant Workers
Food Testers and Graders
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing
|
Hotel Front Desk Clerks
|
Tour and Travel Guides
Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guides
Casino
Occupations
|
Long-haul truck driver
|
Hostesses
Bartenders
Food and Beverage Servers
Food
Counter Attendants
Kitchen
Assistants
|
Light Duty Cleaners
Specialized Cleaners
Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents
|
Dry Cleaning and Laundry
Hotel Valet
Other
|
Saskatchewan
While Saskatchewan has only 8,
200 unfilled skilled and unskilled positions open, this province has more of a
focus on industries such as hospitality, food services and truck driving. The
following are streams specifically dedicated to applying for these positions
and offer specific jobs.
Hospitality Sector Project
You will need to have a high
school education, be working in Saskatchewan for at least six months on a
temporary work permit and be proficient in English. The following positions are
on the list of occupation vacancies that need to be filled:
- Food/Beverage Server
- Food Counter Attendant/Kitchen Helper
- Housekeeping/Cleaning Staff
Long-haul Truck Driver Project
Start working in Canada as a
truck driver on a temporary work permit. You need to have a Class 1A driver’s
license, have an offer of full-time employment from an approved trucking firm
and have been working in Saskatchewan for six months. Another perk of this
program is the wages for long-haul truck drivers, which can be as much as $70,
000 per year.
Yukon
Yukon is thought to have the
highest job vacancy in Canada with a rate of 5,1%. They have a serious deficit
of unskilled workers in particular because the province is known for its
tourism appeal more than the corporate industry. The program below invites
candidates to apply for several streams in these sectors.
Critical Impact Worker Program
To qualify under this stream, you
need to have a full-time position on a temporary work permit in any of the
fields that don’t require intensive skills training or further studies. This
could be in hospitality, construction, industrial work or other such sectors.
More importantly, you will need to be proficient in English or French as a lot
of these roles involve interaction with customers and clients.
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