These are the jobs in demand this year

As 2025 gets into full swing, gaps in Canada's job market offer new opportunities to start fresh -- in some sectors, more than others.

As 2025 gets into full swing, gaps in Canada's job market offer new opportunities to start fresh — in some sectors and regions, more than others.

Here's a look at some of the country's most in-demand roles:

For many communities across Canada, health care and social assistance is the industry most in need of new workers.

Recent job-market data show the highest number of vacancies nationwide in that sector, which includes jobs like doctors and nurses, counsellors, child care and protection workers and community housing providers.

Other high-vacancy industries include accommodations and food service (hotel workers, cooks, wait staff, etc.) retail trade (cashiers, gas station attendants, store managers) and professional, scientific or technical services (legal professionals, accountants, research scientists, advertising).

Those health-care vacancies are seeing some of the most attention from the federal government, with $47 million in federal funding announced in July to address "health workforce challenges" through improved data sharing, licensing for physicians and research.