It’s the Olympic time for mining career opportunities in Canada

It’s the Olympics time is in Canada, and its mining sectors are also undergoing boosts from recoveries in global economies. In our recent survey with more than 200 Canadian mining companies; we have found a vast majority is now considering expanding their employment force again. 

The best way to find out what job opportunities are available is actually looking at Canadian Immigration website, where you will find a list of industry professionals they are seeking (National Occupation Classification - NOC); there, you will find a large number of “skills” under their Skilled Worker program are related to mining opportunities. 

For instance, geologists, geochemical engineers and underground electricians; also engineers relating to oil & gas sectors are always in demand. If you have a skill in those fields; then you are certainly making a right choice in the field you have chosen. 

The Canadian mining industry is a very large industry; and across all disciplines; therefore; you can also apply for positions for non-technical related positions such as financial managers, investor relations or offering your skills in managing public listed companies as there are over 1,200 listed mining companies based in Canada.

Another possibility is considering the mining engineering firms based in Canada; these are specialist companies in drilling, analysis, mining equipment even mining software & technical engineering services.

Canada is also looking to boost its export capability, China is already its 2nd largest trading partner; and Canada is looking to further exporting its key resources to China and the rest of Asia. Canada also has close ties with India which is also a key importer of commodities. The result from these trends also mean an increasing emphasis on international trading, international marketing and also lead to demand for candidates with international skills & experiences and multilingual capabilities.

We have also conducted our research in terms of locations; interestingly, it is a 4-cities consideration. Many have thought Calgary is the place to be when comes to mining; while that is true for technical & engineering positions; it is not the case for other related opportunities.

Vancouver and Toronto have both have large number of mining companies choosing them as the corporate hub; according to the database we have collected “Canadian Mining Companies Guide available from http://researchwhitepaper.com”

Interestingly, while Toronto is a much bigger financial market and much bigger population, Vancouver has probably almost the same number as mining HQs than Toronto, which is rather a big surprise to many.

Some believe this is mainly because of its proximity to the ports and also it is a major trading hub to Asia & West Coast of USA; maybe also the mild weather as a factor.

Equally important is the significance of Montreal; where we have found many mining related services companies; this include engineering services firms, maintenance firms; and increasing number of analytical firms are all based in Montreal; we believe this is because of Montreal’s long term strategy to emphasize services industry as its key employment industry.

Therefore, no matter what your key skills are; and your preference on weather; if you are seeking for a new career opportunity in Canada, consider mining industry as your next career.

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Canadian Mining Companies Guide is a database with over 1,000 mining & related companies based in Canada; this is now available from http://researchwhitepaper.com