The question is as old as time: WHAT WILL I BE? Who will earn good money in the near future? What to focus on?
Who will own tomorrow in Canada?
Nowadays, digitalization, artificial intelligence and new IT professions are discussed in Canada. But let's face it: will artificial intelligence be able to fix your leaky boiler in January? Install a septic tank? Run wiring in a new house? No. And it will never be able to.
Here’s the paradox: the professions that have been considered as "working hands" for decades are increasingly becoming a golden ticket to the future. Electricians, plumbers, welders, carpenters, HVAC specialists (heating and air conditioning), equipment operators-these are the people who are already dictating prices on the labor market. And they will dictate even more.
The average age of a Canadian tradesperson has exceeded 50 a long time ago. According to the estimates by the Ministry of Employment, hundreds of thousands of specialists will retire in the next 10 years, and there is simply no one to replace them. Today, many construction companies have been looking for electricians for months, and plumbing companies are refusing orders because there are physically no people. And this is the sad reality.
According to forecasts from the Canadian Association of Builders, by 2030 the country will need over 700 thousand new workers in the construction industry alone. But where to get them? Young people go to universities dreaming of "office jobs", but the market shows that a programmer's diploma is not a guarantee of stability, but an electrician's or plumber's license is a ticket to a stable income and demand for years to come.
We must honestly admit: Canada's economy is not only based on bankers and IT specialists. It is based on those who pull cables, lay bricks, repair stoves and harvest crops. Without them the comfort and the foundation of life will collapse.
Therefore, the main question for teenagers and their parents today is: what will I be tomorrow? An overcrowded market of office specialists or a free market of trades, where competition is minimal and demand is endless?
In Canada, where immigration is largely based on blue-collar jobs, the answer is obvious. Those who are ready to go into professions that by old standards are considered as “dirty, hard and not prestigious” will be among the wealthiest tomorrow.
While many are saving up for a mortgage and arguing about the level of points in Express Entry, real millions can lie at a construction site, in a workshop or in a farm greenhouse. The only question is who will realize it sooner than later.
Oleksandra Melnykova, Canadian Immigration and Refugee Consultant.
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