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Telecommunication Engineering jobs in Canada for international graduates

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Telecommunication EngineeringEngineering & Technology · Canada
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Job market at a glance

The jobs Telecommunication Engineering leads to, added together. Each label compares Telecommunication Engineering with the other Canadian fields.

Job vacancies vs last year+0.3% ModerateStatCan
Job vacancies1,672 ModerateStatCan
Average payCA$109,700 StrongJob Bank
Entry-level payCA$86,500 StrongJob Bank
Growth to 2033+17.8% StrongESDC
People in these jobs79,999 ModerateESDC
Jobs at risk of shortage48% ModerateESDC

People in these jobs is a 2023 government estimate (ESDC).

Jobs this degree leads to

The jobs Telecommunication Engineering courses most often lead to in Canada, and how each one is doing.

JobShareAverage pay Job BankEntry pay Job BankGrowth to 2033 ESDCJob vacancies StatCanvs last yearCounts toward PR IRCC
1.Electrical and electronics engineersCA$105,400CA$83,200+11.6%1,075-13%YesSTEM category
2.Software engineers and designersCA$117,500CA$91,000+24.3%2,625-9.8%Yes
3.Software developers and programmersCA$100,000CA$80,000+30.6%3,545+35.3%Yes
4.Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)CA$109,200CA$90,000+23.7%415+6.4%Yes
5.Information systems specialistsCA$96,000CA$74,900+21.2%2,910+1.6%Yes
6.Engineering managersCA$149,300CA$115,000+10.8%695+4.5%Yes
7.Computer and information systems managersCA$138,700CA$110,000+29.6%2,170+22.9%Yes
8.Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and techniciansCA$74,000CA$60,000+9.1%1,355+24.9%YesSTEM category

Share: how common each job is among Telecommunication Engineering destinations. Entry pay: lower-quartile pay, a guide to starting salaries. Job vacancies: positions employers reported as vacant in the latest quarter (Statistics Canada survey). Swipe the table sideways for more.

What graduates like you earned

Master's graduates who studied Telecommunication Engineering or a related Engineering [14] subject, two years after graduating, working in Canada. Earnings are published for Engineering [14] as a whole.

International graduates earnedaverage, 2 years onCA$74,600 StatCan
Canadian graduates earnedsame subject, for comparisonCA$90,000 StatCan
International graduates, 5 years ongraduates of 2019, five years after graduatingCA$89,500 StatCan

International graduates earned 17% less than Canadian graduates of the same subject two years after graduating. Based on international master's graduates who stayed and filed taxes in Canada. About a quarter of international graduates left Canada and are not included.

Staying to work after you graduate

How international students stay to work in Canada after studying Telecommunication Engineering.

1
Finish your course

A master's or a PhD from a Canadian university.

2
Post-Graduation Work Permit
3 years IRCC

to work in Canada after a master's of at least 8 months. Apply within 180 days of finishing, with English or French at CLB 7.

3
Staying after your work permit

Permanent residence: after 1 year of skilled work in Canada (TEER 0–3), you can apply through Express Entry (Canadian Experience Class). Invitations go to the highest-scoring candidates in each draw, so permanent residence is not guaranteed. Some draws target listed occupations, for people with 12 months' experience in them.

Employer-sponsored work permit: without permanent residence, you can stay if an employer sponsors you through a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). The job must pay at least the prevailing wage for that job and location.

Telecommunication Engineering jobs that count toward permanent residence IRCC100%

Express Entry categories among these jobs: STEM.

Telecommunication Engineering in other countries

Typical pay for the same jobs (in US dollars in brackets, at June 2026 exchange rates), projected growth, and post-study work after a master's.

CanadaCA$109,700 ($79,000)Growth +17.8% (2023–33) · PGWP up to 36 monthsUnited Kingdom£54,700 ($73,700)Growth +11.1% (2025–35) · Graduate visa 18 monthsUnited States$137,900Growth +5.1% (2025–35) · OPT 12 months, 36 with the STEM extensionAustraliaAU$140,500 ($100,300)Growth +22.9% (2025–35) · 24 monthsIreland€49,100 ($57,200)Growth +5.1% (2025–28) · Stamp 1G 24 monthsGermany€80,200 ($93,400)Growth +4.5% (2023–40) · 18 months

Questions students ask

How much do Telecommunication Engineering graduates earn in Canada?

International students who finished a master's in Engineering [14] earned a median CA$74,600 two years after graduating (2022), and CA$89,500 five years after graduating. Across all workers in these jobs, typical pay is CA$109,700 and starting pay about CA$86,500.

Is Telecommunication Engineering in demand in Canada?

Employers reported about 1,672 job vacancies for these jobs in April 2026, 0.3% more than a year earlier. Employment in these jobs is projected to grow 17.8% from 2023 to 2033.

Can I stay and work in Canada after a Telecommunication Engineering master's?

Yes, for up to 36 months on a Post-Graduation Work Permit after a master's of at least 8 months. 100% of these jobs count toward permanent residence through the Canadian Experience Class.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official Canadian source. Tap a source tag next to any number for its details.

Canadian Occupational Projection System — employment and projected labour market conditions by occupationEmployment and Social Development Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · loaded 27 Sept 2026
Median employment income of postsecondary graduates 2 and 5 years after graduation, by field of study and student status (tables 37-10-0281, 37-10-0279)Statistics Canada (Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform) · Statistics Canada Open Licence · loaded 27 Sept 2026
Job vacancies by occupation (unit group), quarterly — Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (table 14-10-0444)Statistics Canada · Statistics Canada Open Licence · loaded 27 Sept 2026
Job Bank wages by occupation (NOC 2021) — nationalEmployment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank) · Open Government Licence – Canada · loaded 27 Sept 2026
Canadian post-graduation work permit, permanent residence and employer-sponsored work permit rules (manually verified)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Employment and Social Development Canada — transcribed and verified by UNIFER · Crown copyright (Government of Canada) — non-commercial reproduction permitted with attribution · loaded 12 Oct 2026
Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class skilled occupations (TEER 0–3) and category-based selection occupation listsImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Crown copyright (Government of Canada) — non-commercial reproduction permitted with attribution · loaded 12 Oct 2026

Indicative figures from official Canadian sources. They describe groups of graduates and workers, not what any individual will earn or be offered. Visa rules change — check canada.ca (IRCC) before you decide.