POEA Jobs in Canada – are there still a lot of employers looking for Filipinos to work in Canada? You’d be surprised as to how many jobs are available in Canada especially for Filipino’s as they are considered hard working, non-complaining easy-to-get along with human beings.

As for Canada, the Canadian government has always been welcoming of not only Filipinos but a host of different nationalities as well. In fact Vancouver’s mayor is of Chinese descent, there are so many Asians in Vancouver that you would think you were somewhere in Asia rather than the western hemisphere

Recently the Canadian government re-opened its doors to nursing practitioners as the Canadians realized that there are not enough health workers in the country. This could lead to another wave of second-tier health workers such as caregivers and physical therapists, not to mention Filipino doctors turning themselves into paramedics just to get better pay.

Oil is a major industry in Canada, so the Filipino oil-workers who honed their skills and got their experience in the gulf are now much sought-after in the northern parts, where huge oil deposits have been discovered and are now being exploited

In the beauty and vanity industry many Filipino hairdressers are ending up in swank salons in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The major cities are being invaded by “pinoy” manicurists, hair-stylists and make-up artists

In part two we will look at the other sunrise industries like Hospitality and IT jobs that are now being filled by Filipino’s in Canada. For more info on Canada jobs visit Click here for jobs in canada