About this Tool

The Working in Canada tool is meant to assist you in finding out what your occupation is called in Canada and to provide you with a detailed labour market report on the selected occupation and a city where you would like to work.

This tool leverages information from 6 other canadian government resources:

National Occupational Classification (NOC): The NOC is the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada. It is used daily by thousands of people to understand the jobs found throughout Canada's labour market. The NOC provides a standardized framework for organizing the world of work in a coherent system and is implemented in a number of major services and products throughout the private and public sectors.

The NOC is updated in partnership with Statistics Canada according to 5 year Census cycles. It is based on extensive occupational research and consultation conducted across the country, reflecting the evolution of the Canadian labour market.

Labour Market Information: Labour market information or LMI is information we need to make better decisions about our jobs or work lives. It includes occupational or career information such as educational requirements, main duties, wage rates, the availability of workers, current employment trends and the outlook for the position.

A team of professionals from all parts of Canada provides the LMI information available in this site. They work mostly in local Service Canada / Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) offices in all parts of the country, to answer questions you might have about the labour market in Canadian communities.

Work Destinations: Work Destinations is a comprehensive source of information on regulated trades and professions in Canada. It contains information on entry requirements in both official languages and is the only site designed primarily for professional or trades people moving within Canada. It is a resource developed in partnership between the Government of Canada and the Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM).

Essential Skills: Essential Skills are the skills needed for work, learning and life. They provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve with their jobs and adapt to workplace change.

Through extensive research, the Government of Canada and other national and international agencies have identified and validated nine Essential Skills. These skills are used in nearly every occupation and throughout daily life in different ways and at different levels of complexity.

Job Bank: Job Bank is the largest Web-based network of job postings available to Canadians. Over 900,000 new jobs are posted every year. Up to 50,000 job postings can be accessed at any one time. Up to 2,000 new jobs are posted every day.

Job Futures: Job Futures is a career tool to help you plan for your future. It provides useful information about 226 occupational groups and describes the work experiences of recent graduates from 155 programs of study.

If you are interested in learning more about these resources, we encourage you to visit their respective Web sites.