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Sweden: 10.4 mil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SwedenCanada has a population of 38.2 m- about 1/10th the US. It still has the same (if not higher especially in terms of healthcare) living standards as the US. End of the day, they are making enough money with a fraction of the same resources as the States. This means they are doing something right. Population to job ratio has to be fine. Every country has its moneymakers- natural resources and tech may be the strongest in Canada.
Switzerland: 8.5 mil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland
Netherlands: 17.6 mil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands
These countries have 1/4th - 1/3rd of Canada's population but have a far better STEM job market than Canada, with usually higher pay and purchasing power. My point is you're comparing apples to oranges.
"Fraction of the same resources as the states" are you an outlander? Looks like you know very little about Canada's natural resources: https://www.investopedia.com/investing/worlds-top-oil-producers/ From the article:
Canada holds the fourth spot among the world’s leading oil producers, with an average production of 5.26 million b/d in 2020, accounting for 6% of global production.2 According to the EIA International Energy Outlook 2019, Canada’s production could double by 2050, rising 123%, topping growth from any of the other non-OPEC countries. This increase is expected to come primarily from oil sands production.
"This means they are doing something right": As I explained, what Canada is doing is digging out what's beneath the ground and selling. Canada doesn't produce any technology, but consumes it. What Canada's STEM job market lacks has nothing to do with how nationals of some foreign country has difficulties obtaining proper training etc. We're talking numbers here and Canada lacks in those numbers.
It surprises me how you guys take a very general discussion that says "STEM job market lacks in Canada" and approach it with laughably focused and narrow statements like "my friend is an engineer and he got a job" or "I am Indian I had to learn this and this". The issue Canada's STEM job market has goes beyond your employed or unemployed engineer friends or what country you came from and had to learn what. Personally, my BSc degree has ABET accreditation and I'm about to get my PhD from a Canadian university that's always in top 3, I also have years of direct industry experience gained at some big global brands everybody knows. So when I say what we see in Canada is not an employability issue but an issue with the job market itself, I think I'm not horribly wrong about that.
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