We recently heard of Canada’s big and better immigration plans for 2018. From a strong desire to allow a million newcomers by 2020 to a promise of huge funding in immigration, Canada elaborated on its exciting initiatives. It also did tell about the growing opportunities it has in store for various professions. But, with so many professions from various nations in the rate race of Canada immigration, don’t you think there has to be a profession which has “the best chance” for Canada? A particular sector to whom immigration can be easy as abc!  Certainly there is. It’s the IT Profession.

Canada is home to a vibrant and diverse Tech sector that is a major driver of innovation and economic growth. It is often a nation ranked in top numbers of countries with best IT sector and technical scope. Unfortunately, with all good tech scope and ever-green job market, the nation falls behind in justifying the vacancies with right IT skills. “New applications are creating jobs that were unimaginable just years ago. Ten years ago, there were no smartphone app developers, or cloud computing engineers or social media managers” said the Governor of Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz in a speech at the Queen University in Kingston-Ontario. “Immigrants have a key role to play in helping grow the Canadian economy and off-setting the country’s growing shortage of skilled labour”, he added, signifying the crucial role of immigration today in bringing right talent to the desks of Canadian tech companies.

Stumbling blocks of Canada become stepping stones to ITians worldwide

Retiring staff: One of the biggest hurdles of Canada’s IT sector is a soon-to-retire staff. Of the total employees in Canada, nearly 5,000,000 Canadians will soon retire. A large proportion of this number represents the IT sector.  To cope up with the skills this huge retirement with lead to, Canada needs to be prepared with right tech skills.

Unprepared youth: The younger generation of Canada is unprepared for the information & technology stream. While the government has introduced several programs and courses to improve IT skills within the country, the success seems a long journey. To fill the existing skills gap, Canada needs more newcomers (from outer nations) through immigration.

Low Birth rate: The birth rate of Canada is decreasing by time. To bring stability in population as well the economy, the country is inviting not just individual professionals but their families too. This will increase generations in the nation and bring in a stable workforce with each generation.

LMIA restrictions: With so many benefits and the ease of long term stay associated with PR visas, work permits have now become old-fashioned. The restrictions and constraints of LMIA are an equal reason why IT candidates are being called to Canada through immigration rather than work permits.  As job offer or LMIA is not mandatory in the processing of PR visas, these visas have gained higher value than any other migration options in Canada today.

Growing numbers in Canadian IT hub come as good news to Tech professionals

Biggest sector: The Information Technology sector of Canada is by far the biggest sector, employing nearly 900,000 professionals annually, for all its domains. The country in the recent years invested over $9.1 billion on innovation and technological growth. Having grown faster than any other sector on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) since 2013, the Tech sector of Canada is now valued at a $250 billion.

Increasing firms: Since many tech companies in Canada are relatively new startups, there is potential for significant revenue growth within Canada’s tech industry. On a rough estimate, there are nearly 71,000 firms in Canada solely in its Tech sector. This accounts to nearly 6.1% of all Canadian businesses.

Employment prospects: Of the total employment in Canada, 5.6% comes from its Tech sector. While there are over 488,000 professionals already employed in IT jobs,  majorly in fields of project management, software development, data analysis,  information security, etc. the shortage is still huge. By 2020, a vacancy of over 216,000 tech professionals is to be filled in all its domains.  This means that till 2020, Tech professionals will remain a guaranteed favorite of Canada immigration.

Average income: Immigrants in the Tech sector earn more than any of the professionals that work in Canada. Tech professionals earn a salary as high as $66950 on an average, whereas the national average of other sectors is approximately $48,000.

Looking through this lens, Canada’s tech sector is much bigger than our current definitions are able to capture.

From Indian to Canada ITian-in 6 to 12 months

While IT is a favorite profession of Canada, India is  marked as a favorite nation. In 2016 and again in 2017, the highest numbers of Canada PR visas were issued to Indian nationals. Canada believes that India has talent and skills that rightly justify the requirements of Canada’s economy. Among the many-many initiatives taken by the Canadian government to invite a large number of Indians and professionals from worldwide in the least span of time, a reducing CRS, tech specific provincial nominations and Global Skills Strategy are prominent ones.

If you are an IT professional and Canada fascinates you, then get ready to go! Your demand in Canada is high and, your success is sure.  Consult our expert and get details on how you can hit your chance in Canada’s IT sector through immigration.

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