Civil Engineering Jobs in Canada for Immigrants & Freshers

• Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
• Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, water and waste management systems and structural steel fabrications
• Develop construction specifications and procedures
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
• Interpret, review and approve survey and civil design work
• Conduct field services for civil works
• Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations
• Establish and monitor construction work schedules
• Conduct feasibility studies, economic analyses, municipal and regional traffic studies, environmental impact studies or other investigations
• Monitor air, water and soil quality and develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites
• Conduct technical analyses of survey and field data for development of topographic, soil, hydrological or other information and prepare reports
• Act as project or site supervisor for land survey or construction work
• Prepare contract documents and review and evaluate tenders for construction projects
• Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.

Individuals who meet the above five (5) basic requirements and who perform the majority of the above descriptions may be eligible for Fast Track Work Program as a Civil Engineer in Canada.

Civil Engineers Average Salary in Canada in 2021

The average salary of a Civil Engineer in Canada is $60,000 per year or $30.77 per hour for hourly wages. Entry level civil engineer positions starting salary is from $37,050 per year while most experienced civil engineers make up to $102,000 per year in Canada. Here is a general overview of average salary of Civil Engineers Jobs in Canada:

How to Immigrate to Canada as a Civil Engineer?

There are certain immigration programs in Canada that don’t require to get a valid job offer to immigrate to Canada as a Civil Engineer, such as Canada Express Entry program. However, a job offer can increase your possibility of getting permanent residency (PR) authorization because it adds 50 PR points to your immigration profile, or 200 PR points if you successfully secure a job as a senior manager of civil engineering profession.

At any time, a foreign civil engineer may travel to Canada as a Temporary Worker, after receiving an eligible job offer and obtained the necessary work authorization from Canadian government. However, there are also many alternatives for civil engineers to immigrate directly to Canada as Permanent Residents.

The Quebec Skilled Worker Program provides a high number of points to skilled civil engineers, whose profession is currently listed on the province’s list of authorized areas of training/fields of discipline. Once in Canada, civil engineers who immigrate through Skilled Worker program may find a job in Quebec’s cities or extensive natural resource sector, or they may pursue employment opportunities anywhere in Canada.

Civil Engineers are currently listed on eligible professions for the popular Federal Skilled Worker Program. The Federal Skilled Worker Program is accepting only 300 applications for each listed occupation, so interested candidates should be aware that immediate action may be required to submit an job application before the program closes for the running year.

If an applicant is already working legally in Canada as a civil engineer, may be eligible to apply via Skilled Worker stream of the Provincial Nominee Program that covers their provincial residence, or through the Canadian or Quebec Experience Class programs. Overall, there is no shortage of employment opportunities for a civil engineer who immigrate to Canada.

Here are some immigration program that allows foreigners to immigrate to Canada as a civil engineer:

1. Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
   • Step 1: Create Your Online Profile
   • Step 2: Receive an ITA
   • Step 3: Apply for Permanent Residency
2. Provincial Nomination Program (PNP)
   • Saskatchewan [SINP]
   • British Columbia
   • Quebec
   • Atlantic Canada
3. Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)