Canada's economy grows! 303,000 new jobs added in March

The study by Statistics Canada reveals that Canada gained nearly 303,000 new jobs in March. And the number of people who got employment in March was only 1.5 percent lower than in February 2020.  The COVID-19 pandemic hit the whole world in March 2020. So, we can compare the employment levels of March this year to those of February 2020 in order to understand the pattern of economic recovery. Several provinces had employment gains in March. The popular provinces such as Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec experienced major gains. Various industries that were hard-hit during the lockdown recovered most of the jobs. Immigrants got employed in hotel and food services, and retail trade.  Since September, culture and recreation services were not operational. Canadian people got jobs in these services in March this year after a long gap of 6 months.

Employment increased in immigrants-driven industries

The rise in employment is seen in those industries that employ a large number of immigrants. The retail industry, healthcare sector, accommodation and food services, and educational services added more jobs in March and mostly immigrants occupied the vacant positions.  Many of the severely affected industries have started re-establishing themselves after being inactive for many months. The retail industry started gaining employees in March. As per the 2016 census data, there are around 450,000 immigrants who work in the retail industry.  The count of people working in accommodation and food services has increased by 2 percent. The construction industry also had major gains. In addition, significant growth was witnessed in the health care sectors, social assistance, and educational services. Find out if you are eligible for any Canadian immigration programs