TEFL Jobs in Canada
The recent and sudden increase in the demand for English speakers in Canada has meant that there are a number of TEFL positions in Canada and worldwide. Most countries require that you have a minimum of a Bachelors degree but it is still possible to gain an TEFL position in some countries with no qualifications if you are a native speaker.
There are many web sites that offer details of TEFL Jobs that are available worldwide including this one. Unlike some other sites though, ESL Junction will not charge you for this or any other service. Below you can find more information about Canada
If you have something that you would like to contribute then please contact us. There is a severe lack of information on the internet about TEFL Jobs in Canada so please help us to help other TEFL teachers by contributing.
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Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952) Governor-General: Adrienne Clarkson (1999) Prime Minister: Paul Martin (2003) Area: 3,855,081 sq mi (9,984,670 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 32,805,041 (growth rate: 0.9%); birth rate: 10.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.8/1000; life expectancy: 80.1; density per sq mi: 9 Capital (2003 est.): Ottawa, Ontario, 1,089,100 (metro. area), 852,100 (city proper) Largest cities (metropolitan areas): Toronto, 5,508,000, 4,494,200 (city proper); Montreal, 3,248,000; Vancouver, 1,865,300; Calgary, 1,089,100; Edmonton, 966,200; Quebec, 689,400; Winnipeg, 675,800; Hamilton, 636,900; London, 439,400; Kitchener, 426,200 Monetary unit: Canadian dollar Languages: English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5% Ethnicity/race: British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, indigenous Indian and Inuit 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% Religions: Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18% (based on 1991 census) Literacy rate: 97% (1986 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $1.023 trillion; per capita $31,500. Real growth rate: 2.4%. Inflation: 1.9%. Unemployment: 7%. Arable land: 5%. Agriculture: wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish. Labor force: 17.37 million (2004); services 74%, manufacturing 15%, construction 5%, agriculture 3%, other 3% (2000). Industries : transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products; wood and paper products; fish products, petroleum and natural gas. Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower. Exports: $279.3 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum. Imports: $240.4 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods. Major trading partners: U.S., Japan, UK, China. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 20,802,900 (1999); mobile cellular: 8,751,300 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998). Radios: 32.3 million (1997). Television broadcast stations: 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997). Televisions: 21.5 million (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 760 (2000 est.). Internet users: 16.84 million (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 49,422 km (2002). Highways: total: 1.408 million km; paved: 497,306 km (including 16,900 km of expressways); unpaved: 911,494 km (2002). Waterways: 3,000 km, including Saint Lawrence Seaway. Ports and harbors: Becancour (Quebec), Churchill, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), St. John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor. Airports: 1,389 (2002). International disputes: managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and around the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; uncontested dispute with Denmark over Hans Island sovereignty in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland.
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Please Note that ESL stands for English as a Second Language and should really only be used when referring to courses that take place in a country where the primary language is English i.e. England America etc.
TEFL Means English as a Foreign Language and should be used in countries where the primary language is something other than English i.e. Spain, Thailand, Brazil.