Job prospects Irrigation And Drainage Engineer in Canada
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "irrigation and drainage engineer" in Canada.

Job opportunities over the next 3 years

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Breakdown by province and territory

Explore future job prospects by province and territory.

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Location Job prospects
Newfoundland and Labrador Moderate
Prince Edward Island Moderate
Nova Scotia Good
New Brunswick Moderate
Quebec Very good
Ontario Good
Manitoba Moderate
Saskatchewan Good
Alberta Good
British Columbia Good
Yukon Territory Very good
Northwest Territories Moderate
Nunavut Moderate

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Take a closer look at the projected labour demand and supply for this occupation over the 2022-2031 period. For more information on future job trends, go to the Canadian Occupational Projections System.

Summary

SHORTAGE: This occupational group is expected to face labour shortage conditions over the period of 2022-2031 at the national level. The section below contains more detailed information regarding the outlook for this occupational group.

Employment in 2021

67,000

Median age of workers in 2021

41

Median retirement age in 2021

65.0

Detailed analysis

In order to determine the expected outlook of an occupation, the magnitude of the difference between the projected total numbers of new job seekers and job openings over the whole projection period (2022-2031) is analyzed in conjunction with an assessment of labour market conditions in recent years. The intention is to determine if recent labour market conditions (surplus, balance or shortage) are expected to persist or change over the period 2022-2031. For instance, if the analysis of key labour market indicators suggests that the number of job seekers was insufficient to fill the job openings (a shortage of workers) in an occupational group in recent years, the projections are used to assess if this situation will continue over the projection period or if the occupation will move towards balanced conditions.

The analysis of key labour market indicators such as job vacancies and employment growth as well as the unemployment rate suggests that the demand exceeded substantially the supply in this occupational group over the 2019-2021 period.

For Civil engineers, over the period 2022-2031, new job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 26,100 , while 32,300 new job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill them.

The labour shortage conditions seen in recent years is expected to persist into the 2022-2031 period. A more detailed analysis of the outlook of this occupation will be released in the coming weeks.

Source Canadian Occupational Projections System – ESDC

Labour Market Information Survey
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