Careers
Links to Canadian occupational information are provided. Students living inside Canada should avoid using United States occupational information. Job opportunities and the educational requirements for an occupation vary between Canada and the United States.
As a general rule, students should use the occupational information provided by the province or territory in which they live. Job opportunities and educational requirements can vary from province to province. One comprehensive source of Canadian occupational information is the Alberta Occupational Profiles. Alberta provides descriptions of more occupations than some of the other Canadian provinces and territories.
Students are encouraged to print occupational profiles, to study the information, and to then discuss the information with a guidance counsellor or a career counsellor before making any career decisions. Occupational profiles are not a substitute for good career counselling.
Job Futures Canada. The site provides information about occupational outlooks. By using information on this site, you can get an idea of the projected employment opportunities in various occupations and regions in Canada.
Employment and Immigration Alberta. Government of Alberta website provides publications related to Alberta labor market reviews, Alberta economic outlooks, Alberta labor market projections, and Alberta labor supply and demand outlooks for over 500 occupational areas.
Alberta Occupational Information
Alberta Occupational Profiles. These are Government of Alberta descriptions of more than 500 occupations. They include information on duties, working conditions, skills, education, occupational outlook, salary, and related careers.
British Columbia Occupational Information
Work BC - Career Profiles. British Columbia occupational profiles.
Manitoba Columbia Occupational Information
Exploring Occupations - Careers. University of Manitoba website.
Northwest Territories Occupational Information
Job Futures NWT. Site provides NWT occupational profiles.
Ontario Occupational Information
Career Planning. Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities website contains information about careers and career quizzes.
Prince Edward Island Occupational Information
PEI Career Profile Handbook. Provides information about different occupations.
Quebec Occupational Information
Quebec Job Futures. Bilingual Quebec site provides information about different occupations.
Saskatchewan Occupational Information
Sask Careers. Provides information about different occupations, quizzes that can help you discover occupations you might find interesting and information to help with career planning.
Yukon Occupational Information
Yukon Work Futures. Provides information about different occupations.
Occupational Information by Industry
Agriculture and Food Science Careers. Information in English and French.
Careers in the Oil and Gas Industry. Site is maintained by the Petroleum Services Association of Canada; includes a Virtual Career Fair.
Health Careers Pathways. Site provides information and resources for First Nation, Metis, Inuit, and Aboriginal students interested in health care careers.
Transpocity. Canadian web site has information about careers in the transportation industry.