The lodging and food services industry in Canada had the greatest percentage of employers seeking workers in May, while the health sector had the biggest number of vacant positions, owing to enhanced public health measures.
In May, companies in Canada were actively recruiting for a total of 671,100 vacancies. The health industry has the most job vacancies in Canada for the sixth consecutive month. At that time, there were around 107,300 job openings in the health-care industry, accounting for roughly a sixth of all employment openings. Accommodation and food services had the second-highest number of job opportunities, with 78,000, followed by retail trade, with 73,800.
The expected number of open positions is the number of openings. The vacancy rate, which refers to the number of empty positions as a percentage of all positions, is a minor difference. According to Statistics Canada’s payroll, employment, and job openings report, Quebec had the highest job vacancy rate of all provinces in May, at 5.1 percent. B.C. was close following at 5%, while New Brunswick was next with 4.9 percent. At 2.8 percent, Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest employment vacancy rate.
The vacancy rate in the lodging and food services industry was 7.8%. This high percentage might be due to seasonal hiring and recruitment difficulties. While eateries were shuttered and employees were compelled to seek social help, recruiters said it was tough to rehire their personnel. People are re-evaluating their professions and lives, according to the CBC, and are worried about their health during the epidemic. Vacancy rates have also been influenced by a shortage of overseas students, who are frequently employed in this field.
In June, the restrictions were eased. According to the Labor Force Survey, employment in lodging and food services increased by over 12% from May to June. The term “employment” refers to the number of individuals employed. Currently, there are no job vacancy rates for June.
Immigrants were required to help alleviate the growing labor shortages.
According to a recent RBC research, as the number of retirees and job quitters rises, Canada will need to rely increasingly more on immigration. Economist Andrew Agopsowicz believes that the number of individuals retiring and abandoning their employment owing to discontent decreased considerably throughout the epidemic. The number of job quitters is reverting to pre-pandemic levels now that the economy is beginning to recover.
Despite setting new immigration records, Canada has been accepting newcomers at a slower pace in the first few months of this year. However, in June, around 35,000 new permanent residents were welcomed into Canada. While data for July have yet to be announced, the opening of the Canadian border to authorized permanent residents may help boost these numbers. Although the federal government’s immigration goal for this year is 401,000, they will need to accept approximately 43,000 new immigrants every month starting in July to meet it.
