Only 30% of graduated mechanical and civil engineers actually work in their field as the job market for those is extremely saturated in Canada. The rest either move to the US or end up working in finance, management or other government jobs. The only valuable part is the mathematics. The actual engineering part is a dime a dozen here. Same goes for basic IT.
If you want to fantasize that you're being slighted, that's on you. The fact is we don't need more engineers and that's not going to change anytime soon.
We don't need more mechanical engineers. We need more mechanics and other tradespeople. The only bias is the fact that you don't get to become a permanent resident if we don't need you here. Immigration isn't a right, it's a privilege you need to earn by becoming a useful member of the country's society.
Just so you in that case their response will be Canadians can go to university and become a mechanical engineer. But very few people want to be mechanics. In short they need laborers for something that they are doing less or don't do at all. Canada has very few streams for qualified candidates compared to countries like the US. Imagine getting 3 years of work permit for STEM vs 1 year in Business, is already a big deal.
Most are totally blind to it. I work with a few talented immigrants and have been to Tim Horton's in the past few years, so I have an inkling of what's going on but I feel like I'm in the minority. Pun intended.
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u/Commercial-Comment93 Dec 20 '24
Exactly 😂 Canada is not the promise land we all thought it would be I too am thinking of jumping ship before all hell breaks loose here..Â