Job prospects Health Care Association Program Officer in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest 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

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a major labour shortage for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41404) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Here are some key facts about health policy researchers, consultants and program officers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 4,060 people work in this occupation.
  • Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 49%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 16%
    • Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
    • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 6%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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