Are preschool teachers in demand in Canada?

What skills are in demand in Canada?

• I hope one day to perhaps move to Canada, I'm in my early 20's right now, so it will be a while. But I'm going to go for school for mechanics for a job, it's a mechanical job so obviously it's physical work. But I'm looking toward working and saving up until I'm older and my bones aren't as good and I don't have as much strength one day, perhaps a little semi-retirement while I go to school for something else, I'm thinking about going to school for radiology later on once I'm older. Do not plan on having any kids or getting married during that time so there's none of those factors involved, I should have plenty to live on during the period I decide to go to school unless something really goes wrong. So with that said, what skills are demand in Canada? Just wondering since I'm sure there's plenty of other people in Canada going to work in the medical field, would they allow an American in? Would I have a better chance if I go to a Canadian school, and also how competitive is it to get into Canadian schools, especially being American. Just some thoughts I had, obviously this is far in the future but it's always fun to brainstorm and think ahead :) I've never been to Canada but hope to take a few trips there beforehand, my choices in places I want to move to permanently are between Canada and Alaska, but I would love Canada. Also a sub-question, what is it like living in Canada? I hear it's 30% more expensive to live in Canada than it is living in the U.S. but I never hear much about poverty in Canada. Any facts about Canada are greatly appreciated :) Thank you

• Answer:

  Profession which are in demand in Canada... doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, most other technical health care workers (i.e. home support, medical technicians, etc.), engineers, software engineers, specialized skilled trades (heavy duty mechanic, industrial electrician, etc.), certain agriculture related professions, certain business trades (particularly in hotel management, etc. First link includes a list of professions with low LMO scores in Canada. A radiologist requires nine to tens years of schooling at a cost of nearly a half million dollars -- four for an undergraduate degree, three for medical school, two for radiology specialization, and then a year of residency. Most medical schools have age limits after which they won't accept you and of course mark requirements are extremely high. Medical degrees from the United States are fine in Canada. Many Canadian medical schools are not open to foreign students due to limited seating. However, a US medical degree is pretty much a sure ticket for Canadian permanent residency. Living in Canada isn't that much different than living in the US. Most of the time, you wouldn't notice what country you are in baring say maybe Quebec (due to the French). In general, many items in Canada are likely 30%+ more expensive than the United States. Taxes are higher, so is gas, most food, housing, etc. However, average income is also a lot higher than the United States and some living costs (such as health care, post secondary education, etc.) is heavily subsidized by taxes so it costs next to nothing. Canada certainly has poverty -- not to the extend of the United States -- but in large cities and some rural areas you can find homeless people, drug addicts, drunks on the streets, etc.