What industries/positions are most lacking for skilled immigrants in Canada? Canada reported 47,000 job openings in the fourth quarter, an increase of 89,000 from the fourth quarter of 2016, or a 23% increase year over year. Statistics Canada says nearly seven in 10 jobs are full-time, with the average hourly wage for job openings being $0.10. Statistics Canada said there were 29,185 more job openings in Quebec than in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a 46 per cent increase from the same period last year. ? * Job vacancies in language provinces are most evident in sectors such as manufacturing, accommodation, food services, finance and insurance. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, had 28,085 job openings in the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of 17 vacancies from the fourth quarter of 2016. 3%. Statistics Canada noted that 15 out of 20 industrial sectors, including health care, social services, and accommodation and food services, experienced an increase in job vacancies. British Columbia, on Canada's west coast, added 15,485 job openings in the fourth quarter of 2017, a 21.2 per cent increase from the same period last year. BC Accommodation, food services and construction are provincial growth industries. In the fourth quarter of 2017, job openings in Alberta increased by 8,890 year-over-year, an increase of 20.9 per cent in 2016. Canada's least populous Atlantic province, Prince Edward Island, has 285 more job openings than in the fourth quarter of 2016, or 27% year-over-year. As a result, Canada's immigration system is responding to this demand with a multi-year immigration levels plan that sets It has set a target of nearly 1 million new admissions over the three-year period from 2022 to 2022, most of which will be through Canada's economic immigration program. Manufacturing employers have 11,000 more job openings, or 39%, than a year ago. Statistics Canada says there are job openings in most sectors of manufacturing, primarily food manufacturing, metal products manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing. Transportation and warehousing vacancies increased by 8,600 in the fourth quarter of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 43.5%, with significant increases in jobs in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. There were 33,000 more sales and service job openings across Statistics Canada's 10 occupation categories in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. Quebec grew, followed by Ontario and British Columbia. Meanwhile, job vacancies for trade, transport and equipment operators increased by 24,000 positions, or 43.1%, in the fourth quarter of 2016. Related industries also saw growth during the quarter, namely manufacturing, transportation, warehousing and construction. Job openings increased in British Columbia and Alberta.