{"id":7365,"date":"2020-07-16T11:21:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/?p=7365"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T02:59:59","slug":"which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Provinces In Canada Have The Most Job Opportunities In 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most important information job seekers can use to gauge job market demand and identify the best job opportunities in Canada are:<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-6a0b2c4b6c04c\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a0b2c4b6c04c\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/#Looking_for_Job_Opportunities_in_Canada\" title=\"Looking for Job Opportunities in Canada?\">Looking for Job Opportunities in Canada?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/#Understanding_Mid-_Post-COVID-19_Job_Market_Demand\" title=\"Understanding Mid- &amp; Post-COVID-19 Job Market Demand\">Understanding Mid- &amp; Post-COVID-19 Job Market Demand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/#Job_Opportunities_In_Canada_Are_Varied_Though_One_Province_Stands_Out\" title=\"Job Opportunities In Canada Are Varied, Though One Province Stands Out\">Job Opportunities In Canada Are Varied, Though One Province Stands Out<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/#The_Role_Of_Remote_Jobs_In_Canadian_Provincial_Job_Opportunities\" title=\"The Role Of Remote Jobs In Canadian Provincial Job Opportunities\">The Role Of Remote Jobs In Canadian Provincial Job Opportunities<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/which-provinces-in-canada-have-the-most-job-opportunities-in-2020\/#About_the_Author\" title=\"About the Author\">About the Author<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The current and trending unemployment rate in the provincial job market;<\/li>\n<li>The projected employer outlook in the provincial job market;<\/li>\n<li>The current and trending job vacancy rate in the provincial job market; and<\/li>\n<li>Reported trends in industry- and job-specific hiring intent and salary offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taken together, these conditions can show that job market demand is high or low, that competition within a job market is high or low, and\/or that the number of job opportunities in a region is increasing, stagnant, or decreasing [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allegisgroup.com\/en\/insights\/blog\/2018\/september\/low-unemployment-high-vacancy-rates-present-challenges\">1<\/a>].<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Looking_for_Job_Opportunities_in_Canada\"><\/span>Looking for Job Opportunities in Canada?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>In Canada and elsewhere, the job market context that yields the most job opportunities includes a combination of low (and decreasing) unemployment rates, positive employer outlook, high (and increasing) job vacancy rates, and rising salaries. In this kind of \u201cjob seekers\u2019 market,\u201d applicants have the greatest chance of job search success. Early projections for the 2020 job market in Canada largely fit this mold.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_Mid-_Post-COVID-19_Job_Market_Demand\"><\/span>Understanding Mid- &amp; Post-COVID-19 Job Market Demand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Current job market conditions are not as projected.<\/p>\n<p>The social and political responses to the novel coronavirus pandemic \u2014 including changes in consumer behavior as well as new and changing industry regulations \u2014 have created highly variable job market conditions across the different Canadian provinces. Moreover, though the current job market context in some provinces appears to signal a trajectory toward a return to pre-COVID-19 job seekers\u2019 market conditions, job market analysts are predicting mixed prospects for job opportunities in Canada through Q3 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Potential job seekers in Canada should be aware, then, that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employer outlooks (indicative of hiring intent) are negative in all regions;<\/li>\n<li>Employers in Atlantic Canada report the smallest degree hiring disruption due to the pandemic and report the greatest intent to return to pre-COVID-19 hiring rates;<\/li>\n<li>Nation-wide job prospects are strongest in the Manufacturing Non-Durables sector and the Services sector, while Construction sector job opportunities in Canada are the most significantly diminished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Job_Opportunities_In_Canada_Are_Varied_Though_One_Province_Stands_Out\"><\/span>Job Opportunities In Canada Are Varied, Though One Province Stands Out<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>At the time of this writing, the most promising job opportunities in Canada are in Quebec. This is because most of the job market demand indicators are favorable:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quebec recorded the largest gain in employment in Canada in 2020 (from April-May).<\/li>\n<li>The increase in provincial employment represents the recovery of approximately 30% of job losses incurred due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment in Quebec is decreasing \u2014 while it continues to rise in seven of the ten Canadian provinces.<\/li>\n<li>Quebec leads the provinces reporting decreased unemployment rates, with a 3.3% decrease in unemployment in May (compared to 0.2% and 0.4% decreases in Manitoba and New Brunswick, respectively) .<\/li>\n<li>Quebec has the largest job vacancy rate in the provincial job market in Canada.<\/li>\n<li>Salaries in Quebec are generally rising, as the province honored its previously-planned minimum-wage increase on May 1, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on these job market conditions, many job seekers in Quebec will likely benefit from fairly high demand for new hires with moderate levels of competition. Though not ideal, the job market outlook in the province is largely positive (except, especially, for Construction sector jobs).<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Role_Of_Remote_Jobs_In_Canadian_Provincial_Job_Opportunities\"><\/span>The Role Of Remote Jobs In Canadian Provincial Job Opportunities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Before the novel coronavirus outbreak began, job market experts pointed to the increased availability of remote work opportunities as a new driving force for job opportunities in Canada. Despite the uncertainty and variability caused by the pandemic, this observation \u2014 and the associated predictions for increased job opportunities in tech, telehealth, e-learning, and other online-mediated service jobs \u2014 has remained accurate.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, job seekers looking for the best job opportunities in Canada in 2020 should broaden their job search parameters to include remote work positions; in remote-first workplaces, especially, hiring trends have continued largely undiminished and employers prioritize talent over provincial address.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/bcjobs-ca-research-top-job-trends-2020\/\">BCJobs.ca Research: Top Job Trends 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/jobs-in-marketing-that-are-high-in-demand\/\">Jobs in Marketing That Are High in Demand<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Author\"><\/span><strong><em>About the Author<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Simon Chou<\/strong>\u00a0is the Vice President of Operations and Growth at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/\">BCjobs.ca<\/a>. Over the course of his career, he carved a niche in brand development, marketing strategy, and online presence for startups. Prior to joining BCJobs.ca, Simon was an advisor for several global blockchain projects including Litecoin, NEM, and Ripple. In the past, he also worked with Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare space through\u00a0SM Digital\u2014a global marketing agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important information job seekers can use to gauge job market demand and identify the best job opportunities in Canada are: The current and trending unemployment rate in the provincial job market; The projected employer outlook in the provincial job market; The current and trending job vacancy rate in the provincial job market; and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":7383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[469,471,468,470,466,323,315,317],"class_list":["post-7365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bc-jobs-updates","tag-canada-job-market","tag-canada-job-market-update","tag-canadian-job-market","tag-find-a-job-in-canada","tag-find-a-job-in-vancouver","tag-jobs-in-bc","tag-jobs-in-canada","tag-jobs-in-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7365"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8046,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7365\/revisions\/8046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}