The National Occupation Classification (NOC) system is a 5-digit occupational code used to categorize an occupation in the Canadian labour market.
The National Occupational Classification list is a database developed by the government of Canada categorizing all occupations present in the Canadian labour market.
On November 16, 2022, Canada switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Express Entry: If you want to immigrate to Canada through Express Entry, you must have skilled work experience in any 1 of the NOC 2021 Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories, such as -
Atlantic Immigration Program: If you want to immigrate to Canada through the Atlantic Immigration Program your work experience must be in any of the following -
TEER stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities.
Management occupations, such as -
Professional jobs that usually need university degree, such as -
Technical jobs and skilled trades that need at least 2 years’ college or apprenticeship, such as -
Technical jobs and skilled trades generally needing less than 2 years of college or apprenticeship, such as -
Intermediate jobs usuallying calling for high school and/or job-specific training, such as -
Jobs that need no formal education, only requiring short-term work demonstration, such as -
The most in-demand jobs in Canada are listed below. With effect from November 16, 2022, the job codes have been changed to 5-digit unique codes as per NOC 2021 Version 1.0.
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Job Title |
Old NOC Code (As per NOC 2016 Version 1.3) |
New NOC Code (As per NOC 2021 Version 1.0) |
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Finance Manager |
NOC 0111 |
NOC 10010 |
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HR Manager |
NOC 0112 |
NOC 10011 |
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Engineering Manager |
NOC 0211 |
NOC 20010 |
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Computer and Information Systems Manager |
NOC 0213 |
NOC 20012 |
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Constructions Managers |
NOC 0711 |
NOC 70010 |
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Financial Auditors and Accountants |
NOC 1111 |
NOC 11100 |
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Financial and Investment Analyst |
NOC 1112 |
NOC 11101 |
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Other Financial Officers |
NOC 1114 |
NOC 11109 |
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Supervisor, General Officer, and Administrative Support Workers |
NOC 1211 |
NOC 12010 |
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Receptionists |
NOC 1414 |
NOC 14101 |
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Electrical and Electronics Engineer |
NOC 2133 |
NOC 21310 |
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Web Designers and Developers |
NOC 2175 |
NOC 21233, Web Designers |
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NOC 21234 – Web developers and programmers |
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Registered Nurse and Registered Psychiatric Nurse |
NOC 3012 |
NOC 31301 |
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Business Development Officers |
NOC 4163 |
NOC 41402 |
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Retail and wholesale buyers |
NOC 6222 |
NOC 62101 |
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Sales and Account Representatives |
NOC 6411 |
NOC 64101 |
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Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics |
NOC 7312 |
NOC 72401 |
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Welders and related machine operators |
NOC 7237 |
NOC 72106 |
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Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors |
NOC 2271 |
NOC 72600 |
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Transport Truck Drivers |
NOC 7511 |
NOC 73300 |
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Heavy Equipment Operators |
NOC 7521 |
NOC 73400 |
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Construction Trade Helpers and Labourers |
NOC 7611 |
NOC 75110 |
It will take 3-4 hours to get a NOC through initial evaluation services. It will take 48 hours to get the NOC at the most.
Apply under the NOC your work experience related closest to. You will not be refused if you don't have a license, but it is very common to have issues when the description of your duties does not match your NOC. Your best option would be to contact an immgration consultancy who will guide you correctly.
NOC 2021 Version 1.0 overhauled the Skill Level structure of Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC). A new TEER categorization - representing the degree of Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities - has been introduced. A new 5-digit NOC code will be applicable in place of the previous 4-digit codes.
The TEER levels and the broad occupational categories under the new NOC code of Canada are as follows -
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Comparison of Skill Levels between NOC 2016 & NOC 2021 |
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NOC 2016 |
NOC 2021 |
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Skill Type 0 (zero) |
Management jobs |
TEER 0 |
Management occupations |
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Skill Level A |
Professional Jobs |
TEER 1 |
Occupations usually needing a university degree |
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Skill Level B |
Technical jobs & skilled trades usually calling for college diploma or apprentice training |
TEER 2 |
Occupations usually requiring a college diploma or apprenticeship training of 2 or more years |
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Skill Level C |
Intermediate jobs usually calling for high school & job-specific training |
TEER 3 |
Occupations usually requiring a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than 2 years |
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Skill Level D |
Labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training |
TEER 4 |
Occupations usually requiring a secondary school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training |
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- |
- |
TEER 5 |
Occupations usually requiring no formal education with short-term work demonstration |
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Comparison of Broad Occupational Categories between NOC 2016 & NOC 2021 |
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NOC 2016 |
NOC 2021 |
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1 |
Business, finance and administration occupations |
0 |
Legislative and senior management occupations |
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2 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
1 |
Business, finance and administration occupations |
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3 |
Health occupations |
2 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
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4 |
Occupations in education, law and social, community & government services |
3 |
Health occupations |
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5 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
4 |
Occupations in education, law and social, community & government services |
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6 |
Sales and service occupations |
5 |
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport |
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7 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
6 |
Sales and service occupations |
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8 |
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations |
7 |
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations |
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9 |
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities |
8 |
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations |
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- |
- |
9 |
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities |
The first digit of the 5-digit NOC code refers to the occupational category. The second digit is for the TEER categorization. An example of NOC 21233 is given below for reference.
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NOC 21233 for Web Designers |
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Level |
NOC 2021 Code |
Title |
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Broad occupational group |
2 |
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations |
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TEER |
1 |
Occupations generally requiring a university degree |
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Major group |
21 |
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences |
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Sub-major group |
212 |
Professional occupations in applied sciences (except engineering) |
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Minor group |
2123 |
Computer, software and Web designers and developers |
National occupational classification Code or NOC code is just a number. You can identify your correct NOC by searching in the NOC database. Follow the steps to find your correct NOC:
There are various Canadian immigration programs that require you to apply with an NOC code.
Depending on the skill type of the NOC codes they are:
Express Entry
To be eligible to get a Canada PR visa as a federal skilled worker under the Express Entry system, you must have skilled work experience in any 1 of the following NOC TEER categories -
Atlantic Immigration Program
To be eligible, you must have worked in any 1 of the following -
Provincial Nominee Program
Each of the PNP streams has its own requirements. For example, to be eligible for Ontario PNP Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream, you must have experience in either TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3.
Similarly, for British Columbia PNP Skills Immigration, you will be required to have worked in a job that comes under TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3.
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The NOC system is used to classify the jobs. These jobs are grouped based on the type of:
You can get a reference employment letter from your employer.
NOC is used for immigration and job purposes.
If your job is at TEER 4 or 5 as per NOC 2021, you can consider applying under -
Alternatively, you might be able to work in Canada for up to 2 years.
Under 2021 NOC Version 1.0 applicable since November 16, 2022, the first and second digit represent the major group which is as per -
A 2-digit major group code is used by the NOC as the major group contains within itself many different sub-major groups. There are a total of 45 major groups in NOC 2021.
While the major group is of 2 digits, the minor group is a 4-digit one and stands for the specific field than an occupation is carried out in. As of now, there are 162 minor groups in Canada’s NOC system.
For example, NOC 11200 for Human Resources Professional has ‘11’ as the major group. The minor group is ‘1120’.
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NOC 11200 for Human Resources Professional |
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Level |
NOC 2021 Code |
Title |
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Broad occupational group |
1 |
Business, finance and administration occupations |
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TEER |
1 |
Occupations generally requiring a university degree |
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Major group |
11 |
Professional occupations in finance and business |
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Sub-major group |
112 |
Professional occupations in business |
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Minor group |
1120 |
Human resources and business service professionals |
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