National Occupation Classification (NOC)/ Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) system
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National Occupational Classification (NOC) — TEER System
National Occupation Classification (NOC) system is used to evaluate the professions of skilled worker permanent residence and work permit applicants.
Canada’s immigration department has adopted the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system as on November 16, 2022. The new NOC will change eligibility for some of Canada’s immigration programs including Express Entry.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will look to the new Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) system to determine work experience eligibility.
Comparison of NOC 2016 to NOC 2021 and the New TEER System
The table below provides employment types and examples that correspond with each TEER category and matches NOC 2016 skill types and levels with NOC 2021 TEER categories.
| NOC 2016 | NOC 2021 | Occupation Types | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill Level 0 | TEER 0 | Management occupations | Financial managers, Managers of marketing, Public relations and advertising |
| Skill Level A | TEER 1 | Jobs that typically demand a university degree | Financial Planners, Software engineers |
| Skill Level B | TEER 2 | Jobs that often require a college degree include supervisory positions or apprenticeships that last at least two years. | Medical laboratory technologists, Online and computer network technicians |
| Skill Level B | TEER 3 | Jobs that often require a college degree include those that require less than two years of apprenticeship training or more than six months of on-the-job training. | Bakers, Dental hygienists, and Dental lab technicians |
| Skill Level C | TEER 4 | Jobs that typically call either a high school diploma or a few weeks of on-the-job training | Providers of in-home childcare, Retail salespeople, and Visual merchandisers |
| Skill Level D | TEER 5 | Jobs that typically require only a brief period of work experience and no formal education | Labourers for landscaping and grounds upkeep, Delivery drivers and door-to-door distributors |
16 Professions Now Express Entry-Eligible Thanks to NOC 2021
The following 16 professions are now Express Entry-eligible thanks to NOC 2021.
- Administrators of Payroll
- Dental assistants and assistants in the dental laboratory
- Orderlies, patient service representatives, and nurse assistants
- Pharmacy assistants and technical pharmacy assistants
- Teacher helpers in elementary and secondary schools
- Bailiffs and sheriffs
- Officers in the correctional service
- Officers responsible for enforcing regulations and bylaws
- Electrologists, estheticians, and related professions
- Installers and service providers for both homes and businesses
- Fumigators and Pest controllers
- Other service providers and mechanics
- Drivers of transport trucks
- Drivers of buses, subway cars, and other forms of public transportation
- Operators of heavy machinery
- Aircraft assemblers and inspectors of aircraft assembling