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IT Workforce in Canada
OverviewThis page has been created to give an overview of the information technology workforce in Canada. A statistical analysis will be used to show literacy rates, college graduates and IT professionals. Further, it will be useful to gain an understanding of how many IT professionals exist per 1000 inhabitants and the demand for knowledgeable professionals. General Population & Labor Statistics Population Growth Rate: Literacy Labor Force: Unemployment Rate: ICT Workforce Total employment in the ICT sector was approximated at 597,000 in 2001, an increase of 2.1% or 12,300 new jobs from the previous year. This growth was two times faster than the 1.1% growth observed at the national level. Employment in the ICT manufacturing industries went down by 13.3% to 105,600 workers in 2001, while the number of employees in the ICT wholesaling industries remained stable at around 78,000. Employment in the ICT services industries reached 413,000 in 2001, up 7.4% from 2000 and representing 70% of total ICT sector employment. In 2001, the largest increase in ICT employment was in the software and computer services industries, with more than 25,000 new jobs, an increase of 9.9% from the previous year. Employment in these industries was estimated at 280,000, including 69,000 self-employed. Over the 1995-2001 period, employment in the ICT sector grew at a CAGR2 of 6.6% compared to 2.0% in the Canadian economy. As a result of this higher growth, ICT employment went from 3.0% to 4.0% of Canada's total employment during this period.
1 Including self-employed. Due to methodological changes in Software and Computer Services in 1997, data are not strictly comparable to data for previous years. Starting in 1997, data are the aggregation of NAICS 51121, 514191, 51421 and 54151
IT Skilled Labor Shortage A new study by ITAC forecasts that there will be a demand for skilled IT workers as the economy improves. This is a concern for Canada because it is predicted that 38,000 IT jobs will be added in 2002, potentially creating a gap of about 9,900 unfilled position. What is even more alarming, these statistics are for the province of Ontario only and does not take into consideration the other provinces and territories. Skills in Demand Top 5 Skills in Demand by IT Industry in 2002 SQL Server IT Jobs with the Greatest Employment Shortages Overall in 2002 IT Project Management [Source: ITAC] Education and Labor Supply Twenty-two per cent of adult Canadians have serious problems dealing with any printed materials. An additional 24 percent of Canadians can only deal with simple reading tasks and 42percent of native Canadians do not graduate from high school. Western Canada and Ontario generally have higher literacy skills than Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Full-time and Part-time Enrollment for Both Sexes
Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment by Province & Territory
Curriculum Enrollment by Province & Territory
Canadian Universities & Colleges Acadia University Bishop's University The University of Calgary Dalhousie University University College of the Fraser Valley University of Guelph École des Hautes Études Commerciales Huron College King's College Lakehead University The University of Manitoba University of New Brunswick Okanagan University College École Polytechnique de Montréal Université du Québec Redeemer College Université Sainte-Anne University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo
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