Working in Toronto
Toronto is at the forefront of the Canadian working world. Not only does it act as a headquarters for all of the major banks in Canada, but it also houses well developed film, biotechnology, finance, tourism, aerospace, software development, media and telecommunication sectors.
As the fifth most populous city in North America, Toronto offers many job opportunities to expats moving to Canada, especially for those who have highly developed and unique skills sets; but those in the service and teaching industries will find a lot of competition. Toronto is known as one of the world’s top financial centres and is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, which has been ranked as one of the world’s top ten largest stock exchanges. Toronto is home to a large number of expats and immigrants with about 50 percent of the city’s residents being born outside of Canada.
Not only is Toronto a key Canadian city in terms of finances, it is also home to key IT, media, telecommunications, and film production industries as well as a number of important Canadian corporations. A number of manufacturing and industrial centres exist just outside of the city. Its proximity to America’s high-powered industrial centre of New York has afforded Toronto the role as principle contact point between the two countries. This allows the city to easily connect and trade with the largest economy in the world. In turn, the partnership has produced 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.
In Toronto, and throughout 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.
As the fifth most populous city in North America, Toronto offers many job opportunities to expats moving to Canada, especially for those who have highly developed and unique skills sets; but those in the service and teaching industries will find a lot of competition. Toronto is known as one of the world’s top financial centres and is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, which has been ranked as one of the world’s top ten largest stock exchanges. Toronto is home to a large number of expats and immigrants with about 50 percent of the city’s residents being born outside of Canada.
Not only is Toronto a key Canadian city in terms of finances, it is also home to key IT, media, telecommunications, and film production industries as well as a number of important Canadian corporations. A number of manufacturing and industrial centres exist just outside of the city. Its proximity to America’s high-powered industrial centre of New York has afforded Toronto the role as principle contact point between the two countries. This allows the city to easily connect and trade with the largest economy in the world. In turn, the partnership has produced 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.
In Toronto, and throughout 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.
