Canada Category Based Occupation List: Discover If You're Eligible

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The Express Entry system involves category-based draws for those eligible to apply for permanent residence under six categories.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will continue to conduct other forms of Express Entry draws in conjunction with category-based draws. Additionally, Express Entry draws include invitations to apply for permanent residence (ITA) based on the cut-off score of the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) among all Express Entry candidates and draws based on the eligibility of candidates for a specific program (for example, the Provincial Nominee Program).

The IRCC has categorized individuals into six groups, which are as follows:

Experience in the following areas of work:

The healthcare industry
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) professionals
Contractors, plumbers, carpenters, etc.
The transportation sector
Agri-food and agriculture

A strong command of the French language is require.

A candidate must meet all the requirements noted by IRCC in order to be eligible for an invitation under a category-based draw. In the case of these draws, IRCC will rank the candidates in the pool who meet the requirements of the applicable category. After that, the top-ranked candidates will be invited to apply for permanent residence in the country

To be eligible, you must

have accumulated, within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of continuous work experience (in Canada or abroad) in a single occupation listed in the table below
meet all of the requirements in the instructions for that round

Full eligibility details will be available in the instructions for each round.

Healthcare occupations

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Audiologists and speech language pathologists	31112	1
Chiropractors	31201	1
Dentists	31110	1
Dieticians and nutritionists	31121	1
Education counsellors	41320	1
General practitioners and family physicians	31102	1
Instructors of persons with disabilities	42203	2
Kinesiologists and other professional occupation in therapy and assessment	31204	1
Licensed practical nurses	32101	2
Massage therapists	32201	2
Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations	33101	3
Medical laboratory technologists	32120	2
Medical radiation technologists	32121	2
Medical sonographers	32122	2
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	33102	3
Nurse practitioners	31302	1
Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors	31300	1
Occupational therapists	31203	1
Optometrists	31111	1
Other assisting occupations in support of health services	33109	3
Other practitioners of natural healing	32209	2
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating	31209	1
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment	32109	2
Paramedical occupations	32102	2
Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants	33103	3
Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals	31303	1
Physiotherapists	31202	1
Psychologists	31200	1
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses	31301	1
Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists	32103	2
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine	31100	1
Specialists in surgery	31101	1
Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies	41301	1
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists	32200	2
Veterinarians	31103	1

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Architects	21200	1
Architecture and science managers	20011	0
Business systems specialists	21221	1
Civil Engineers	21300	1
Computer and information systems managers	20012	0
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	21311	1
Computer systems developers and programmers	21230	1
Cybersecurity specialists	21220	1
Data scientists	21211	1
Database analysts and data administrators	21223	1
Electrical and electronics engineers	21310	1
Engineering managers	20010	0
Industrial and manufacturing engineers	21321	1
Information systems specialists	21222	1
Land surveyors	21203	1
Landscape Architects	21201	1
Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	21210	1
Metallurgical and materials engineers	21322	1
Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	41400	1
Software developers and programmers	21232	1
Software engineers and designers	21231	1
Urban and land use planners	21202	1
Web designers	21233	1
Web developers and programmers	21234	1

Trade occupations

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Welders and related machine operators	72106	2
Residential and commercial installers and servicers	73200	3
Plumbers	72300	2
Machine fitters	72405	2
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	72402	2
Elevator constructors and mechanics	72406	2
Electricians (except industrial and power system)	72200	2
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	72014	2
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	72400	2
Carpenters	72310	2

Transport occupations

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors	93200	3
Transport truck drivers	73300	3
Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators	72604	2
Engineer officers, water transport	72603	2
Deck officers, water transport	72602	2
Air traffic controllers and related occupations	72601	2
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors	72600	2
Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	72404	2
Railway carmen/women	72403	2
Managers in transportation	70020	0

Agriculture and agri-food occupations

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	82031	2
Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors	82030	2
Butchers- retail and wholesale	63201	3

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