{"id":124487,"date":"2023-08-02T13:18:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/how-to-immigrate-to-canada-as-a-cybersecurity-specialist\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T11:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:40:50","slug":"how-to-immigrate-to-canada-as-a-cybersecurity-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/how-to-immigrate-to-canada-as-a-cybersecurity-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Immigrate To Canada As A Cybersecurity Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with a massive surge in the number of people qualified as cybersecurity specialists in the last few years, Canadian companies are still struggling to fill these Canada jobs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They need even more foreign nationals with the right qualifications to take jobs that are going begging for a lack of candidates.<\/p>\n

An Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) report reveals about one in six jobs for cybersecurity specialists goes unfilled in Canada due to an estimated shortfall of 25,000 of these workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the current correction in the tech labour market, many job vacancies in key digital occupations remain unfilled,\u201d notes the ICTC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, the medium to long-term demand for digitally skilled talent is strong, forecasted to require an additional 250,000 key positions in the digital economy by 2025, for an overall labour market of around 2.26 million workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Job Bank, the federal job-hunting and career-planning website, is forecasting the job prospects for cybersecurity specialists will be either \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cvery good\u201d, its highest rating, across the country over the next three years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announcing earlier this year that Canada\u2019s Express Entry<\/a> system will begin targeting 82 jobs in healthcare, technology, trades, transport and agriculture this summer \u2013 including cybersecurity specialists \u2013 foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada are now looking at a new opportunity to get their permanent residence<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

The flagship Express Entry selection system has previously only conducted draws based on immigration programs, not by targeting specific occupations.<\/p>\n

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Candidates will need at least six months of continuous work experience in Canada or abroad within the past three years in one of these occupations to be eligible, experience that can have been gained while working in Canada as temporary foreign workers with a work permits<\/a> or as an international student with a student visa<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The opportunities are there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There were already 263 job listings for cybersecurity specialists, categorized under the\u00a0National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021<\/a>\u00a0system with the code 21220, posted on the Indeed.ca job-hunting website in July, some of them from employers hoping to hire more than one employee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec Need The Most Cybersecurity Specialists<\/b><\/p>\n

Most of the jobs for cybersecurity specialists listed in July on Indeed were in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.<\/p>\n

In Canada, the median hourly wage for cybersecurity specialists is $42.16 but that varies from a low of $25 right up to $61.54, reveals Job Bank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Based on a standard, 37.5-hour work week, that means cybersecurity specialists could expect to earn a top median annual income of $120,003.<\/p>\n

Under the changes announced at the end of May, the Express Entry streams, including the Federal Skilled Worker<\/a> (FSW) program, Federal Skilled Trades<\/a> (FST) program and Canadian Experience Class<\/a> (CEC), as well as parts of the Provincial Nominee Programs<\/a> (PNP) will now be more responsive to labour market needs.<\/p>\n

Immigration Minister Opened Up 82 Occupations To Targeted Express Entry Draws<\/h3>\n

\u201cEverywhere I go, I\u2019ve heard loud and clear from employers across the country who are experiencing chronic labour shortages,\u201d said former Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese changes to the Express Entry system will ensure that they have the skilled workers they need to grow and succeed. We can also grow our economy and help businesses with labour shortages while also increasing the number of French-proficient candidates to help ensure the vitality of French-speaking communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada first signalled its intention to start occupation-specific draws through Express Entry in June last year, when changes were made to the Immigration, Refugee and Protection Act<\/i> to allow invitations based on occupations and other attributes, such as language ability.<\/p>\n

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