How to Choose a NOC Code

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Asl ongasy ou’ r epl anni ngt oi mmi gr at et oCanadat hr oughanec onomi ci mmi gr at i onpr ogr ams uc hast heFSWP, Feder al Sk i l l edTr ades ,CanadaEx per i enc eCl as sorPr ov i nc i al Nomi nat i on,y ouar egoi ngt ohav et oc hoos ea NOCc ode. Thi si sauni quef our di gi t c odet hat t heNat i onal Oc c upat i onal Cl as s i f i c at i on( NOC)s y s t emas s i gnst o ev er yoc c upat i oni nCanada’ sl abormar k et . Thes ec odesul t i mat el yhel pI mmi gr at i on,Ref ugeesandCi t i z ens hi p Canada( I RCC)ac c ur at el yev al uat ec andi dat es ’ el i gi bi l i t y . Butasmuc hast hes ec odesar ei mpor t ant ,i tc anbet r i c k yc hoos i ngt her i ghtonef ory ou.

NOCcodesandski l ll evel s TheNOCs y s t em notonl yc at egor i z esal l t heoc c upat i onsi nCanadabutal s opr ov i desi nf or mat i onaboutt hem. Thi si nf or mat i oni nc l udesj obt i t l es ,des c r i pt i ons ,r es pons i bi l i t i es ,andr equi r edt r ai ni ng.Ul t i mat el y ,t hi ss y s t em di v i desoc c upat i onsi nt o5c at egor i es :

Ski l ll evel0 Thi sc ov er ss k i l l edwor k , par t i c ul ar l ymanagement pos i t i onsac r os sal l s ec t or s . Ex ampl esi nc l udes hor ec apt ai ns , c hi efex ec ut i v eof f i c er s ,andr es t aur antmanager s .

Ski l ll evel A Thi sc ov er ss k i l l edwor ki npr of es s i onaloc c upat i ons .Us ual l y ,y ouneedt ohav eauni v er s i t ydegr eet opur s ue t hes eoc c upat i ons .Ex ampl esar edoc t or s ,dent i s t s ,l awy er s ,t eac her s ,andar c hi t ec t s .

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Ski l ll evelB Thi sc ov er ss k i l l edwor ki nt ec hni c al oc c upat i onst hatr equi r ey out ohav et ec hni c al t r ai ni ngorac ol l egedi pl oma.Ex ampl esar epl umber s ,el ec t r i c i ans ,andc hef s .

Ski l ll evelC Thi sc ov er si nt er medi at es k i l l edwor ki noc c upat i onst hatus ual l yr equi r ey out ohav eahi ghs c hooldi pl oma andons i t et r ai ni ng.Ex ampl esi nc l udet r uc kdr i v er sandr es t aur ants er v er s .

Ski l ll evelD Thi sc ov er sl ows k i l l edwor ki noc c upat i onst hatdon’ tr equi r eex t r as c hool i ng–t heyr el ywhol l yonont hej ob t r ai ni ng.Ex ampl esi nc l udeoi l f i el dwor k er sandf r ui tpi c k er s .

HowNOCski l ll evel saf f ectyourel i gi bi l i t yf ordi f f er enteconomi ci mmi gr at i onpr ogr ams Tr ut hbet ol d,t hes k i l ll ev el soft hepr ev i ousj obsy ou’ v ehel ddet er mi net heec onomi ci mmi gr at i onpr ogr am y ou’ r eel i gi bl ef or .I nf ac t ,her ei sal i s toft hedi f f er entpr ogr amsav ai l abl ef ori mmi gr at i ont oCanadaandt he NOCl ev el st heyr equi r e:

Expr essEnt r y T oqual i f yf orEx pr es sEnt r yundert heCanadi anEx per i enc eCl as s , Feder al Sk i l l edTr adesPr ogr am, orFeder al Sk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am,y ourpr ev i ousj obsneedt ohav eas k i l l l ev el of0,A,orB.

Pr ovi nci alNomi neePr ogr ams Dependi ngont heoc c upat i onst heyneed,pr ov i nc eswi l l nomi nat ei mmi gr at i onc andi dat eswi t hpr ev i ousj obs i ns k i l l l ev el s0,A,B,C,orD.Ul t i mat el y ,t hequal i f i edl ev el swi l l dependont her ol esneeded.

Tempor ar ywor kv i sa/ per mi t s I fy ou’ r el ook i ngt ot empor ar i l yl i v eandwor ki nCanada,y ourpr ev i ousj obsc anbeanyofs k i l l l ev el s( 0, A,B, C,orD) .

At l ant i cI mmmi gr at i onPi l ot T oqual i f yt omov et oCanadat hr ought hi spi l ot ,y ourpas twor kex per i enc ehast of al lunders k i l ll ev el s0,A, B,orC.

Mor ehel pf ult i pst ochooseaNOCCode Wheni mmi gr at i ngt oCanadaorev enl ook i ngf oraj obi nt heGr eatWhi t eNor t h,y ouwi l l needt of i ndt her i ght Nat i onalOc c upat i onCl as s i f i c at i on( NOC)c ode.Thi sf ourdi gi tc odei sus edt oc l as s i f yal lj obsi nCanada.I t i si mpor t antt oc hoos et hec or r ec tc ode,asi twi l l det er mi newhi c hj obsar eav ai l abl et oy ou. Ther ear es ev er al s t epsy ouc ant ak et of i ndt her i ghtNOCc ode: –Compar et hej obt i t l et ot hel i s tofNOCc odes . –Choos et hec odet hatmos tc l os el ymat c hest hej obt i t l e. I ti si mpor t antt onot et hatnotal l j obshav eanNOCc odeas s i gnedt ot hem.I fy ourj obnothav eanas s i gned c ode,y ouwi l l needt ous et he“ al l ot heroc c upat i ons ”or“ notel s ewher ec l as s i f i ed”c ode.

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Her ei sanexampl eoft hei mpor t anceofchoosi ngaNOCCode: Let ’ ss ayf orex ampl et haty ouar eawebdev el oper .Youc anl ookupt hi sj obt i t l eont hi swebs i t e.Thewebs i t e wi l l s howy ouwhi c hNOCc odeappl i est owebdev el oper s . I nmos t c as es , t hec odef orwebdev el oper si s2175. Howev er ,t her ear es omeex c ept i ons .I fy ouar eas pec i al i s ti napar t i c ul arar eaofwebdev el opment ,s uc has s of t war eengi neer i ng,t heny ouwoul dus et hec ode2173. I t i si mpor t ant t oc hoos et hec or r ec t NOCc ode, asi t wi l l di c t at et hes pec i f i cs ubs et sof y ournomi nat edi mmi gr at i onoc c upat i on.I nt heabov eex ampl e,t her ear et wor el at edoc c upat i onsbei ngs ubs t ant i al l yands i gni f i c ant l y di f f er ent . Andt hi si st hes amef ormanyoc c upat i ons . Choos i ngt hewr ongNOCc odec oul dl i mi t y ouroppor t uni t i esi nCanada. I fy ouar es t i l luns ur eaboutwhi c hc odet ous e,ori fy ouhav eanyot herques t i ons ,y ouc ant ak eouronl i ne v i s aas s es s mentf ors omef ur t herc onf i dent i al i nf or mat i onemai l eddi r ec t l yt oy ou.

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