The following is a skilled occupation list of 50 categories that will enable you to qualify for Canadian immigration, if you can demonstrate at least one year of full-time, continuous, paid work experience in one of the following occupations. Reference letters must demonstrate that you have completed a substantial number of the duties listed under the occupation under which you are submitting your application.
Please note that the skilled occupation list is subject to change and a cap governs each occupational category (currently 1,000 applications per occupation/NOC) and a total application cap of 25,000. Obtaining a skilled job offer from a Canadian employer will enable you to circumvent the cap.
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1. NOC 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
2. NOC 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
3. NOC 0111 Financial managers
4. NOC 0112 Human resources managers
5. NOC 0113 Purchasing managers
6. NOC 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
7. NOC 0311 Managers in health care
8. NOC 0711 Construction managers
9. NOC 0712 Home building and renovation managers
10. NOC 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
11. NOC 0911 Manufacturing managers
12. NOC 1111 Financial auditors and accountants
13. NOC 1112 Financial and investment analysts
14. NOC 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
15. NOC 1114 Other financial officers
16. NOC 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
17. NOC 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
18. NOC 1224 Property administrators
19. NOC 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
20. NOC 2131 Civil engineers
21. NOC 2132 Mechanical engineers
22. NOC 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
23. NOC 2145 Petroleum engineers
24. NOC 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
25. NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
26. NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers
27. NOC 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
28. NOC 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
29. NOC 2234 Construction estimators
30. NOC 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
31. NOC 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
32. NOC 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
33. NOC 2281 Computer network technicians
34. NOC 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
35. NOC 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
36. NOC 3111 Specialist physicians
37. NOC 3112 General practitioners and family physicians
38. NOC 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
39. NOC 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
40. NOC 3142 Physiotherapists
41. NOC 3143 Occupational therapists
42. NOC 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
43. NOC 3215 Medical radiation technologists
44. NOC 3216 Medical sonographers
45. NOC 3233 Licensed practical nurses
46. NOC 3234 Paramedical occupations
47. NOC 4011 University professors and lecturers
48. NOC 4151 Psychologists
49. NOC 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
50. NOC 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
