Working in Toronto

Toronto is a big city and all of the major banks in Canada are headquartered here. There are world class shopping franchises in many of the major malls. Software development, film, biotechnology, finance, tourism, aerospace, media, telecommunications and various other high tech industries are all well developed sectors.

There are many job opportunities available for those who have highly developed and unique skills, but those in the service and teaching industries will find a lot of competition.

Being close to United States’ economic center, New York, Toronto is the principle point of contact between the two countries. This allows it easily to connect and trade with the largest economy in the world, producing the extensive growth and wealth which support the Torontonian lifestyle.

The working week in Toronto is much like the rest of the western world, 9am to 5pm with weekends off. The real advantage that the expat in Canada has over the expat in the United States is the labour laws do more to protect the worker in Canada.

 

As always in Canada, having specialized skill is a significant bonus. It can be difficult to find work without a Canadian reference. The best advice is to take what one can get, and use that initial job to build a reputation for reliability.