Immigration Canada switches to NOC 2021
Immigration Canada switches to NOC 2021
The new NOC codes are here—how it affects Express Entry candidates, PNPs, and others applying for Canadian immigration.
Canada is now using NOC 2021 to classify occupations for immigration and temporary residence applications.
The changes are now in effect and have major implications for people who are applying for permanent residency, work permits, and those who have profiles in the Express Entry system.
There are three broad changes happening:
- The former five-category skill level structure is being replaced with a six-category system called Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) categories.
- All 4-digit occupation codes are now 5-digit codes.
- Eligibility criteria for all programs that use the NOC now refer to NOC 2021.
The following tables show how the new NOC skill levels compare to the new TEER system, and the criteria for each of the six new categories.
| NOC 2016 | NOC 2021 |
|---|---|
| Skill Type 0 ➔ | TEER 0 |
| Skill Level A ➔ | TEER 1 |
| Skill Level B ➔ | TEER 2 |
| TEER 3 | |
| Skill Level C ➔ | TEER 4 |
| Skill Level D ➔ | TEER 5 |
NOC 2021 Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility (TEER)
| TEER Category 0 | – Management |
| TEER Category 1 | – Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate); OR – previous experience and expertise in subject matter knowledge from a related occupation found in TEER 2 (when applicable). |
| TEER Category 2 | – Completion of a 2-3 year post-secondary education program at community college, institute of technology, or CÉGEP; OR – Completion of a 2-5 apprenticeship training program; OR – Occupations with supervisory or significant safety (e.g. police officers and firefighters) responsibilities; OR – Several years of experience in a related occupation from TEER 3 (when applicable). |
| TEER Category 3 | – Completion of a post-secondary education program of less than two years at community college, institute of technology, or CÉGEP; OR – Completion of an apprenticeship training program of less than two years; OR – 6+ months of on-the-job training, training courses, or specific work experience with some secondary school education; OR – Several years of experience in a related occupation from TEER 4 (when applicable). |
| TEER Category 4 | – Completion of secondary school; OR – Several weeks of on-the-job training with some secondary school education; OR – Experience in a related occupation from TEER 5 (when applicable). |
| TEER Category 5 | – Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
How NOC 2021 affects Express Entry
Express Entry candidates who received an Invitation to Apply (ITA) before November 16, 2022, must submit their application for permanent residence using NOC 2016, according to the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s website. Those who receive an ITA in the next Express Entry draw and after will now have to apply using NOC 2021. With the new TEER categories, there are 16 occupations that are becoming eligible for Express Entry, and three that are no longer eligible.
The 16 occupations that are now eligible for Express Entry include:
- Payroll administrators
- Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
- Sheriffs and bailiffs
- Correctional service officers
- By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
- Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
- Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- Pest controllers and fumigators
- Other repairers and servicers
- Transport truck drivers
- Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
- Heavy equipment operators
- Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
The three occupations that are no longer eligible for Express Entry include:
- Other performers
- Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
source news: moving2canada.com
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