Changing times: These jobs didn't exist in Canada 10 years ago - Complementing the recent exponential shift in the way contemporary Canadian society both looks and functions, there has been a simultaneous surge of jobs that didn't exist in the country just 10 years ago. Click through this gallery to see how the Canadian job market is changing.

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YouTube content creator - Vlogging has grown into an enormous and multifaceted business in which creators have complete freedom to produce content ranging from shows and music to reviews and tutorials.

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YouTube content creator - The past decade has seen this field turn into a real and viable career option for many, one that can earn you millions in Canada (typically through advertising or sponsorship). YouTube stars like Scarborough, Ontario native Lilly Singh are proof!

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YouTube content creator - Annual salary range: $0 - the sky's the limit!

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Virtual assistant - Very few job titles 10 years ago began with "virtual," but now this role is one of the many jobs you can perform remotely.

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Virtual assistant - The job involves doing administrative tasks for executives of a company who don't need you to physically be in the office, meaning it's now possible to get paid to stay in your pajamas all day.

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Virtual assistant - Annual salary range: $25,491 - $74,797

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Podcast producer - With music streaming services nearly eclipsing radio stations in the past few years, podcasts have joined in the content-on-demand trend, delivering entertaining shows about anything and everything.  

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Podcast producer - Similar to radio and YouTube content, podcasts bring in revenue from advertisements and sponsorships. Podcast producers may not make much money, but it's an increasingly stable industry in which you can start a rich and diverse career.

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Podcast producer - Annual salary range: $27,356 - $68,364

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Social media manager - Ten years ago, social media was still in its infancy, as compared to the monumental impact it holds in Canadian life today. For reference, Facebook was founded in 2004, Twitter came out two years later, and Instagram—now one of the most popular forms of advertising—launched in 2010.

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Social media manager - Social media managers are highly sought after, particularly among fresh graduates, because proper branding and knowledge of online markets can make all the difference in a company's success.

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Social media manager - Annual salary range: $28,344 - $61,036

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Uber/Lyft driver - Employees of ride-sharing apps have multiplied in the last decade, both as a side job and as a main source of income. That old parental advice against getting into strangers' cars has been thrown to the wind!

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Uber/Lyft driver - The income may not be stable, but drivers get to create their own schedule, essentially are their own boss, and they get to meet tons of new people every day.

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Uber/Lyft driver - Hourly range: $16 - $26

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SEO analyst - Ten years ago, this search engine optimization role may have been a distant idea, but now it's practically a mandatory role to have on board any company or organization.

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SEO analyst - The job focuses on making sure that a company's online content can be easily found by current and potential customers through organic searches. This role is an essential part of a modern business' marketing campaign.

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SEO analyst - Annual salary range: $34,273 - $77,065

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Mobile app developer - With the rapid rise of smartphones, millions of app ideas have surfaced with the goal of making life easier, making people more connected, or just entertaining folks when they're bored. Who can turn those great ideas into a functioning service?

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Mobile app developer - This field is one of the most exciting to emerge in the last decade because, with cellphones constantly being upgraded, app models are constantly changing. Plus, despite dealing with a lot of technology, app developers are always surrounded by immense creativity and innovation.

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Mobile app developer - Annual salary range: $40,588 - $85,031

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User experience designer - Although it extends into any and all products, this job also contributes to the exciting nature of app development as it determines what needs to change in order to enhance users' experiences.

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User experience designer - A large part of Apple's success is due to their sleek user experience and this career, which focuses on improving products to give customers what they want.

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User experience designer - Annual salary range: $42,526 - $88,924

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Data scientist - This job has become increasingly vital in the kind of society Canada has evolved into, and it involves cleaning, sorting, and analyzing mass amounts of company data.

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Data scientist - Data has become a kind of currency in that it can make the difference between a product or service that sells and one that doesn't. The higher your seniority as a data scientist, the closer you get to one of the highest salaries in Canada.

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Data scientist - Annual salary range: $45,201 - $101,901

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Sustainability manager - As Canadian expectations in the past decade have become more eco-friendly (consider the rise in vegetarian/vegan diets and local/organic produce alone), companies have created sustainability managers to adapt their products for the modern world.

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Sustainability manager - Customers want to feel good about buying a product, and sustainability managers ensure that the resources used to create those products are obtained and used in the most eco-friendly ways.

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Sustainability manager - Annual salary range: $53,958 - $107,136

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