Canada Occupation in Demand List 2023 | Find Your NOC code

Canada National Occupational Classification list (NOC) is a system Canada governments use to classify jobs (occupations). In canada, Jobs are grouped based on the type of work a person does. Its very necessary an  immigrant must know their NOC code that correlates with their job for a visa application.

For immigration purposes, the main job groups are:

• Skill Type 0 (zero): management jobs, such as:
  • restaurant managers
  • mine managers
  • shore captains (fishing)
• Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university, such as:
  • doctors
  • dentists
  • architects
• Skill Level B: technical jobs and skilled trades that usually call for a college diploma or training as an apprentice, such as:
  • chefs
  • plumbers
  • electricians
• Skill Level C: intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and/or job-specific training, such as:
  • industrial butchers
  • long-haul truck drivers
  • food and beverage servers
• Skill Level D: labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training, such as:
  • fruit pickers
  • cleaning staff
  • oil field workers

Canada immigration programs use the NOC to decide if a job or type of work experience meets their eligibility. They consider “skilled” jobs those with NOC Skill Type 0, A or B. They assess jobs against the 2016 version of the NOC.

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The first digit in a NOC shows the industry of the profession:

0 – Management Occupations

1 – Business, finance, and administration occupations

2 – Applied and Natural sciences and any relation occupations

3 – Health occupation

4 – Occupations in education, law, and school, community and government services

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation, and sport

6 – Sales and service occupations

7 – Transport, equipment, and trade operated and any related occupations

8 – Natural resources, agriculture, and related production occupations

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

If you want to apply as a skilled worker, find your job title, code and skill level or type in the NOC.

you can find your job NOC code  here

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The skilled occupation list Canada 2022 are following: