Job prospects Purchasing Director in the Capitale-Nationale Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Purchasing managers" in the Capitale-Nationale Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Purchasing managers in the Capitale-Nationale Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for purchasing managers (NOC 10012) in the Capitale-Nationale region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.
Here are some key facts about purchasing managers in the Capitale-Nationale region:
- Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Purchasing managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 12%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 9%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Purchasing managers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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