Top jobs in 2020 for Canada Express Entry program

The Canada Express Entry Program is a points-based immigration program for professionals looking to settle in Canada. It awards points to professionals based on skills, experience, and Canadian employment status and provincial/territorial nomination. The higher your points, the greater your chances of receiving an invitation to Apply (ITA) for Permanent Residency in Canada.

A candidate applying for the PR visa through the Express Entry program will have to go through a points-based selection system. The Express Entry System basically consists of three sub-categories:

1. Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP)
2. Federal Skilled Traders Program (FSTP)
3. Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

If you are a skilled worker, you can apply for a PR visa under the Federal Skilled Workers Program. This was initiated by the Canadian government in 2015 to encourage skilled workers to come and settle in the country. To qualify under this program, you should be able to get 67 points out of 100 in the eligibility factors that include age, education, work experience, language proficiency, adaptability and arranged employment.

Since the Express Entry program is designed with an intention to choose skilled workers to migrate to Canada, applicants to this program will be keen to know if their skills and professional experience are in demand. The greater the demand for their skills and experience, the better are the chances of approval of their PR application.

To help such applicants, here is a list of the skilled occupations expected to be in demand in Canada for 2020.

Sales representatives:

Skilled workers in sales are expected to be in demand in 2020. Here is a list of the various roles on sales that will be open to skilled workers in 2020.

NOC code	Job role
6211	Retail sales supervisors
6221	Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
6222	Retail and wholesale buyers
6231	Insurance agents and brokers
6232	Real estate agents and salespersons
6235	Financial sales representatives

Accountants:

This is the second most sought after skill in Canada. The below table gives details of accountant jobs in demand.

NOC code	Job role
0111	Financial managers
1111	Financial auditors and accountants

Business analysts:

Business analysts are in demand for their innovation that will help them run a business effectively. Here is a list of job roles in demand.

NOC code	Job role
1122	Professional occupations in business management consulting
2171	Information systems analysts and consultants
4162	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
4163	Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants

Account managers:

Account managers are the key to getting new clients and managing relationships with existing clients in a business. The positions in demand under this category include:

NOC code	Job role
0125	Other business services managers
0601	Corporate sales managers

Software engineers: Software developers and programmers are in demand. Organizations depend on them to build new applications and projects.

NOC code	Job role
2173	Software engineers and designers

Other jobs that will be in demand in 2020 include engineering project managers and IT project managers.

These are some of the jobs that will be in demand in Canada in 2020. Skilled professionals in these fields can consider applying through the Express Entry visa to improve their chances of getting a PR visa.