Rapid growing of workers and skilled workers in agriculture and agri-food in Canada is an alarming sign to select more foreigners through immigration programs in this field of expertise to work in this industry.
At the end of 2022, the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting category had a job vacancy rate of 10,535 or 3.9%%.
The job vacancies per province were:
- Ontario: 3,070
- Quebec: 1,950
- British Columbia: 2,475
- Alberta: 940
- Saskatchewan: 540
- Manitoba: 550
- New Brunswick: 720
- Nova Scotia: 425
- PEI: 130
It is estimated that in 2023 the Ontario, B.C. and Quebec would double their number of labor shortage in this industry.
There are 3 main high demand occupations in the agriculture and agri-food industry. These include:
- Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
- Agriculture service contractors and farm supervisors
- Butchers – retail and wholesale
Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked using a points-based system called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). This system ranks candidates based on age, education, language skills, work experience and more.
A candidates CRS score will still be very central for category-based draws. IRCC will send invitations to apply (ITA) candidates with top ranking scores and who are also eligible for the category-based draw.
