Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

[747-captain]

Hi all,

I am of Indian origin and have lived in the United States most of my life. I have applied to migrate to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker program (but under my previous work experience in the financial industry). I am in my 30's and went back to school to study engineering.

I will be graduating this may with my BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. I just wanted to ask you guys what the job market for either electrical engineers or computer science people in Canada is like? I have applied here in the US and have got a couple of tentative offers in the hardware field.

My story is long and I have a work permit here in the US that gets regularly renewed every year, but I want to establish a permanent base and that is why I applied to Canada. That is why even though I have offers here, I'm more interested in what I can expect in Canada (especially for new graduates like me). Or is it better if I work here in the US and gain a couple years experience first?

Also, someone told me that Mechanical Engineers are in big demand in Canada and not electrical engineers or software people. Is this really true? I find it really hard to believe. I am planning on possibly doing a masters degree and am not sure if I should go into mechanical or stay in my current field electrical.

Thanks and you help is really appreciated!

 

[Jalex23]

Also, someone told me that Mechanical Engineers are in big demand in Canada and not electrical engineers or software people. Is this really true?

Look into jobsites like monster.ca See the job offers.

Keep a eye for a few months to see the trends.

 

[747-captain]

Thanks for the response