Job prospects High School Teacher, Physical Education in the Montréal Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Secondary school teachers in the Montréal Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Secondary school teachers (NOC 41220) in the census metropolitan area of Montréal for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this occupation depends on government funding and high school enrollment. According to the ministère de l'Éducation's projections, the number of students is expected to increase in the medium term, due to the increase in the number of students completing primary education and the recent rise in immigration.

In addition to sustaining demand at the high school level, the record number of immigrants arriving in 2023 should increase demand for welcoming classes for school-age children. Demand will also remain strong for francization classes for adults. However, given the uncertainty surrounding the funding for the French program for adult immigrants in Quebec, the number of these classes, held in adult education centers, could be reduced, which could limit the need for this occupational group at the beginning of the forecast period.

Fewer students are dropping out of school after there was a sharp increase during the pandemic. The decline in the number of vacancies and the recent rise in the youth unemployment rate could encourage young people to stay in or return to the classroom.

The teacher shortage, which is exacerbated by a significant number of students dropping out during their course of study or leaving the profession after they have entered it, continues to be an issue in the school network. Major investments have been announced to promote the recognition of prior learning and the recruitment, retention and return of retired staff to teaching.

Teachers must now manage various digital tools, such as online learning platforms, software to create interactive content and virtual collaboration tools.

Here are some key facts about Secondary school teachers in the census metropolitan area of Montréal:

• Approximately 22,360 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology