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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Urban and land use planners" in the Ottawa Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Urban and land use planners in the Ottawa Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Urban and land use planners (NOC 21202) in the Ottawa region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Urban and land use planners in the Ottawa region:
- Urban and land use planners mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 27%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 26%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 19%
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 8%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
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