Canada has over 200,000 open tech roles and five of North America's top twenty talent hubs. We finance the international engineers and technologists stepping in to fill them.
Open tech positions across Canada right now*
Sources: Job Bank Canada (median software-engineer wage); Budget 2024 (federal AI compute commitment); CBRE Scoring Tech Talent (top North-American tech hubs).
Three signals — wage power, unfilled demand, geographic density — make Canadian STEM one of the most financeable sectors for international students today.
The median annual salary for a software engineer in Canada is roughly C$108,000 — well above the national median wage, and the repayment math works on starting earnings alone for most of our STEM financing packages.
Source · Job Bank CanadaICTC — Canada’s federally-funded digital workforce body — forecasts demand for an additional 250,000 digital workers, across software, cybersecurity, data, cloud, and AI. The shortfall is structural and outpaces domestic graduate supply every year.
Source · ICTC · Digital Talent OutlookToronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, and Calgary all sit inside CBRE’s top-20 North-American tech talent markets. You aren’t picking a quiet country — you’re picking the one where the continent’s tech workforce is expanding fastest.
Source · CBRE Scoring Tech TalentA few of the most popular routes — every program we match you to qualifies for Canada’s Post-Graduation Work Permit. Pick the one that matches how you want to build — software, systems, infrastructure, or applied science.
Write, test, and ship software for Canada’s product, fintech, and enterprise SaaS companies — the most-hired STEM role every year.
Defend Canadian banks, telcos, and critical infrastructure — a sector where domestic talent supply hasn’t caught up with demand in a decade.
Turn data into decisions across finance, healthcare, retail, and policy. Entry-level data analyst is one of the fastest-growing STEM job titles in Canada.
Design, deploy, and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP — roles that pay a premium thanks to chronic short supply.
Build and deploy ML systems inside Canada’s national AI strategy — with Toronto, Montreal, and Edmonton as global research hubs.
Design and maintain the 5G, fibre, and enterprise networks Canadian carriers and employers run on — a route into both tech and telecom.
Support the engineers designing Canada’s housing, transit, and infrastructure build — from Ottawa’s LRT to B.C. housing targets.
Work on the data, testing, and reporting behind Canada’s climate commitments — clean energy, water, remediation, and emissions monitoring.
Programs shown are representative. Exact partner schools, intakes, and credentials vary by intake and province.
Pick a role and a province to see a realistic median. Tech and engineering salaries scale significantly with experience, stock, and specialization — the number below is a conservative starting point for your first 1–3 years.
Median earnings for a Software Developer in Ontario. Based on Job Bank hourly wage data, calculated over a standard work year.
Estimates only. Actual earnings depend on role, employer, years of experience, equity compensation, and regional demand. Senior engineering, ML, and cybersecurity roles can exceed C$180K+. This tool is for informational purposes and should not be relied upon as financial advice.
Passage offers comprehensive mentorship programs to ensure your success — they don’t just bring you in. Their workshop programs, budgeting programs, and job application programs were instrumental in helping me secure employment in Canada.
Four phases. One team. We tell you what’s next at every step so nothing falls through the cracks.
Map what you want to study with the careers Canada actually needs by sector and region.
Submit your application and our team will screen your documents and work with partner colleges for your offer letter.
We review your credit profile and secure your seat the moment your cash collateral comes through.
We connect you with independent RCIC-licensed professionals who handle the legal work.
* Referrals are made to independent RCIC-licensed professionals. Passage does not provide immigration advice or services.
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We fund PGWP-aligned programs across computer programming, software engineering, cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence / machine learning, wireless networking, civil engineering technology, and environmental technology. We finance two-year diplomas and one-year post-graduate certificates — your advisor will match you based on your academic background and target role.
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