Job prospects Visiting Scholar - University in the Laval Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for University professors and lecturers in the Laval 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 very good for University professors and lecturers (NOC 41200) in the census metropolitan area of Montréal, including the Laval region, for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 investments in education, public and private funding for university research and student enrollment at universities.

According to the projections of the ministère de l'Éducation, in the medium term, increased enrollment will be mainly attributable to the number of Quebec college and university students. The contribution of international students will remain significant, although the pace of this contribution may slow down.

However, the labour shortage in several sectors could push many young people to take a job before they graduate, thereby reducing the number of students. Even more so with the increase in the cost of living. Major investments have been announced to promote graduation, student retention and worker requalification.                 

Satellite campuses are expanding rapidly, which is facilitating access to higher education for students in regions outside large cities.

The expansion of distance education is changing not only the technical and pedagogical qualifications required of teachers but could also have a negative impact on the workforce as these courses can accommodate more students per group than in-person courses.

Job insecurity for lecturers continues to be a major issue, especially with their increasing role in undergraduate teaching. However, the situation seems to be improving thanks to some new tentative agreements that offer better job security.

Here are some key facts about University professors and lecturers in the census metropolitan area of Montréal, including the Laval region:

• Approximately 11,010 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology