Job prospects Financial Controller in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "financial controller" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 11, 2024.

Good

The employment outlook will be Good for financial managers (NOC 10010) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
Several positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Financial managers are employed in nearly all industries in the Northwest Territories.
Changes in technology, including the availability of online services, artificial intelligence, and the automation of back-office processes, may slow down job growth and change some job roles.

Here are some key facts about financial managers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Financial managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 66%
- Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 10%
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 23% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 77% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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