Canada is a developed nation, but it is not immune to labor market problems that arise because of increasing population and growing number of old age citizens who are leaving the job market for their retirements. This gap creates a high demand for Skilled Tradespersons across Canada. The most recent projections by Canadian labor market experts estimate about 700,000 skilled trades workers to retire between 2019 and 2028, creating an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more.

You can read government of Canada’s report about these shortages.

This issue is also escalated by the fact that not a lot of young Canadian children opt for careers in trades. The only solution for Canada is to bring tradesmen from other parts of the world and help them settle in Canadian workforce. The Canadian provincial trade authorities already have processes in place to assess the eligibility of foreign trained tradespersons and give them licenses to practice the trades in Canada according to Canadian rules and regulations.

Our team has helped multiple such foreign trained tradesmen to get their Canadian licenses, employment, and Canadian immigration status.

Here is a list of all occupations eligible under the skilled trades program.