Alberta, Canada to give $5000 to candidates in Trades Occupation. Apply Now!

Highlights: Trade Occupations candidates to get $5000 in Alberta, Canada. Apply now!

• Recent reports by Statistics Canada reveal numerous job vacancies in Trade occupations in Canada.
• Skilled workers are needed both on the provincial and federal levels in the country.
• The Government of Alberta has recently launched the Alberta is Calling Program in April 2024. 
• The program aims to provide a one-time refundable tax credit of $5000 to almost 2000 skilled tradesperson. 

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Job vacancies in trade Occupations in Canada

According to recent reports by Statistics Canada, Canada has huge job vacancies in trade occupations at the provincial and federal levels. Canada is looking for skilled tradespeople to fill these vacancies and manage the labor market gap. Besides the steps taken by IRCC, the provincial government of Alberta has launched some financial incentives to attract skilled tradespeople to the province.

The Government of Alberta launched the Alberta is Calling Program in April 2024. Under this program, the province will be providing a one-time refundable tax credit of $5000 to up to 2000 skilled tradesperson who are found eligible to fill up labour market gaps.

Candidates will be eligible for the Alberta is Calling program if they should be:

• Above 18 years of age while applying for the program
• A citizen of Canada or a PR holder
• Migrated to Alberta between May 01 and December 31, 2024
• A tax resident of Alberta as of December 31, 2024
• A resident of Alberta for a minimum of 12 months consecutively at the time of applying

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Trades industry in Alberta

The trade industry is the most in-demand job sector in Alberta. The province has reported 9 different job roles in the trade industry that are in demand. The table below has the details of the in-demand job roles and their NOC Codes:

NOC Codes	Job roles
70010	Construction managers
72410	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
72300	Plumbers
21310	Electrical and Electronics Engineers
21300	Civil Engineers
20010	Engineering Managers
74203	Automotive and heavy truck and equipment parts installers and servicers
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
72422	Electrical Mechanics

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Job vacancies in Alberta

Reports by StatCan reveal that Alberta has several job vacancies after Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. Newcomers in Alberta have several job opportunities across various job sectors in the province. The table below lists the number of job vacancies in these four provinces:

Province	No. of Job Vacancies
Ontario	2,04,180
Quebec	130, 735
British Columbia	102,720
Alberta	76,500

 

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