Canada\u2019s job vacancies rose in September despite workers landing 85,000 more jobs, creating even more opportunities for foreign nationals eyeing Canada as a destination for economic immigration.<\/p>\n
In its Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours, and Job Vacancies, September 2022<\/i> report, Statistics Canada reported the number of employees getting paid by their employers rose by half a percentage point.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn September, payroll employment increased by 61,400, up 0.4 per cent, in the services-producing sector, accounting for 72 per cent of the overall monthly increase,\u201d noted the statistical and demographic services agency.<\/p>\n
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Canada Conducts First Express Entry Draw Since NOC 2021 Implemented<\/a> \u201cOverall, nine of the 15 sectors in the services-producing sector recorded gains, led by healthcare and social assistance, up by 20,700 jobs or 0.9 per cent, followed by accommodation and food services, up 8,400 jobs or 0.7 per cent and retail trade, up by 8,200 jobs or 0.4 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n Restaurants, hotels and motels are on a hiring spree in Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPayroll employment in the accommodation and food services sector increased by 8,400, up 0.7 per cent, in September,\u201d notes Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cThis brought the total gains since February 2022, following the initial wave of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, to 173,100, a gain of 15.6 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s still plenty of room for job growth in that sector with many employers desperately searching for staff. That may be why the number of jobs in the accommodation and food sector is still 4.5 per cent below its pre-pandemic level.<\/p>\n \u201cIn September, nationally, two-thirds of the industries within the accommodation and food services sector recorded monthly payroll employment growth, led by full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places, up 5,100 jobs or 0.5 per cent, recreational vehicle parks and recreational camps, up by 1,900 jobs or 10.8 per cent, and traveller accommodation, up by 1,600 jobs or one per cent,\u201d noted Statistics Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Management jobs, though, fell by half a percentage point.\u00a0 <\/span>That sector was the only one to record a drop in paid employment in the service sector.<\/p>\n The growth in workers who had paid jobs was biggest in Quebec in September, with an increase of 39,000 workers in the francophone province. Ontario saw another 15,300 workers get paying jobs, British Columbia added 10,500, and Alberta 10,400.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Newfoundland and Labrador were the only provinces to see a drop in paid employment in September, typically a seasonal peak for paid work.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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