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Fory ear snow,Canadahasbeenus i ngt heNat i onal Oc c upat i onal Cl as s i f i c at i on( NOC)s y s t em t odet er mi net he s k i l ll ev el sofdi f f er entoc c upat i ons .Howev er ,t hi si sal lduet oc hangei nl at e2022–t hec ount r yi ss wi t c hi ngt o t heTr ai ni ng,Educ at i on,Ex per i enc e,andRes pons i bi l i t i es( TEER)s y s t em i ns t ead. I nt hemeant i met hough, NOCc odesc ont i nuet obei nt egr al t oec onomi c c l as si mmi gr at i onappl i c at i ons , es pec i al l yt hos edonet hr ought heEx pr es sEnt r ys y s t em.Butf ort hel onges tt i me,Canadawasf oc us i ngi t si mmi gr at i on ef f or t sonoc c upat i onsc at egor i z edunderNOC0,A,orB.I nf ac t ,t hes ear et heonl yNOCc odesc at er edt oby t heEx pr es sEnt r ys y s t em. Whi l eNOC0oc c upat i onsar eus ual l ymanagementones ,NOCAandBj obsar et hos et hatr equi r eauni v er s i t y degr eeandt hos et hatr equi r eadi pl oma/ appr ent i c es hi pt r ai ni ngr es pec t i v el y .Thi sdoes n’ tmeant hatpeopl e whos eoc c upat i onsf al li not herNOC c odesc an’ ti mmi gr at et oCanadat hough–t her ear eway st ogoabout t hi s .
Howt oi mmi gr at et oCanadawi t haNOCCorDoccupat i on Whi l eNOC C oc c upat i onsmayneedy out ohav eahi ghs c hooldi pl oma,NOC D onesus ual l yonl yc al lf or ont hej obt r ai ni ng.Nomat t erwhi c honeoft hes eoc c upat i ont y pesy ou’ r ei nt hough,s ev er ali mmi gr at i on pr ogr amsar eav ai l abl et oy ou.I nf ac t ,I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugees ,andCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC)andPr ov i nc i al Nomi neePr ogr ams( PNPs )hav er ec ent l ybeenf oc us i ngonappl i c ant swi t hoc c upat i onsi nNOC C orD t o i mmi gr at et oCanada.Thi swaspar t i c ul ar l ys eenwhent heCanadi angov er nmentl aunc hedt heT empor ar y Res i denc et oPer manentRes i denc e( TRt oPR)pat hway sr ec ent l y .
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Thebes tway sf ors omeonet oi mmi gr at et oCanadawi t ha NOCCorDoc c upat i oni nc l ude:
Pr ovi nci alNomi nat i onPr ogr ams Thes epr ogr amsal l owCanadi anpr ov i nc est ohav et hei rownper s onal i z edi mmi gr at i onpat hway st hatc at ert o t hei rec onomi cs t r at egi es .Gener al l y ,t hes epr ogr amsar eav ai l abl ei nal l Canadi anpr ov i nc esex c eptNunav ut andQuebec .Someoft hes epr ogr amst hatac c epti mmi gr ant swi t hoc c upat i onst hatf al l underNOCl ev el Cor Di nc l ude: Al ber t aOppor t uni t ySt r eam Mani t obaSk i l l edWor k erPr ogr am Ont ar i oEmpl oy erJ obOf f er :I nDemandSk i l l s Nov aSc ot i aOc c upat i onsi nDemand Sas k at c hewanEx per i enc eCat egor y BCSk i l l sI mmi gr at i onEnt r yLev el andSemi Sk i l l edCat egor y Nor t hwes tT er r i t or i esEmpl oy er Dr i v enEnt r yLev el Newf oundl andandLabr adorSk i l l edWor k erCat egor y NewBr uns wi c kSk i l l edWor k erwi t hEmpl oy erSuppor t Yuk onCr i t i c al I mpac tWor k er Pr i nc eEdwar dI s l andLaborI mpac tCat egor yCr i t i c al Wor k erSt r eam At l ant i cI mmi gr at i onPi l ot( AI P) Thi si sani mmi gr at i onpr ogr am t hatal l owsempl oy er st ohi r ef or ei gner swi t houthav i ngt ogetaLaborMar k et I mpac t As s es s ment( LMI A) .Butwhi l et hi si squi t ec onv eni ent ,t her e’ sac av eatt ot hi spr ogr am –i tonl yc at er s t oempl oy er sf r omt heAt l ant i cpr ov i nc esof NewBr uns wi c k , Nov aSc ot i a, Pr i nc eEdwar dI s l and, andNewf oundl andandLabr ador . Whi l et her ear e3c at egor i esy ouc anappl yf orundert heAt l ant i cI mmi gr at i onPr ogr am,onl yonei ss pec i f i c al l y f orNOCCwor k er s–t heAt l ant i cI nt er medi at eSk i l l edPr ogr am.T obeel i gi bl ef ort hi spr ogr am,y ouneedt o: Hav eahi ghs c hool di pl oma Hav eatl eas toney earofex per i enc ei nanoc c upat i ont hatr equi r esj obs pec i f i ct r ai ni ngorahi ghs c hool educ at i on Pr oofofl anguagepr of i c i enc yi nEngl i s horFr enc h Pr oofofy ourabi l i t yt os uppor ty our s el ff i nanc i al l y I fy ourappl i c at i ont ot heAt l ant i cI mmi gr at i onPr ogr am i ss uc c es s f ul ,y ougetCanadi anper manentr es i denc e andani ndi v i dual i z eds et t l ementpl an.
Quebec’ sPer manentI mmi gr at i onPi l otPr ogr am f orWor k er si nFoodPr oc es s i ng I fy ous peakFr enc handwor ki nt hef oodpr oc es s i ngi ndus t r y ,t hi si sagr eati mmi gr at i onpat hwayf ory ou.T o beel i gi bl ey ouneedt o: Beatl eas t18y ear sofage Beabl et of i nanc i al l ys uppor ty our s el ff oratl eas t3mont hsf r om y ourar r i v al i nt hepr ov i nc e Hav eatl eas tahi ghs c hool di pl oma/ aQuebecv oc at i onal di pl omai naf ul l s t udypr ogr am ( atl eas tay ear ) Hav ewor k edf ul l t i mef oratl eas toney eari nt he3y ear sbef or et heappl i c at i on Ful l t i mej obof f er i nanel i gi bl eoc c upat i oni nQuebec . El i gi bl eoc c upat i onsi nc l udes pec i al i z edc l eaner , i ndus t r i al but c her ,andf i s h/ s eaf oodpl antwor k er Agr i f oodI mmi gr at i onPi l ot Thi spr ogr am i sdes i gnedf ori mmi gr at i onappl i c ant swhowor kf ul l t i mei nt heagr i f oods ec t ori naCanadi an pr ov i nc eoutofQuebec .El i gi bl eoc c upat i onsi nc l udemeatpr oc es s or s ,gener alf ar m wor k er s ,har v es t i ng l abor er s ,andf ar ms uper v i s or s .Thes ec oul dwor ki nmeatpr oc es s i ng,gr eenhous ef oodpr oduc t i on,l i v es t oc k r ai s i ng,ory ear l ongmus hr oom pr oduc t i on.
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Cur r ent wor kas i de, el i gi bl ec andi dat esf ort hi spr ogr ams houl dal s ohav eat l eas t oney earof f ul l t i meCanadi an wor kex per i enc ei nanel i gi bl eoc c upat i on.I nf ac t ,y ous houl dhav eawor kper mi tt hatwasgi v ent oy ouunder t heT empor ar yFor ei gnWor k erPr ogr am.Bey ondt hat ,y ouneedt ohav eatl eas tahi ghs c hooldi pl omaand Fr enc h/ Engl i s hl anguagepr of i c i enc yofCLBl ev el 4.
HomeSuppor tWor kerPi l otandHomeChi l dCar ePr ov i derPi l ot Bot hoft hes epr ogr amsar ef orc ar egi v er s .T obeel i gi bl ef ort hem,i mmi gr at i onc andi dat esneedt o: Hav eatl eas toney earofpos t s ec ondar yCanadi aneduc at i on/ i t sf or ei gnequi v al ent Hav eatl eas tt woy ear soff ul l t i mewor kex per i enc e Pr oofofEngl i s h/ Fr enc hl anguagepr of i c i enc yofCLBl ev el 5 Bey ondt hat ,c andi dat esi nt heHomeChi l dCar ePr ov i derPi l otneedt obec ar i ngf orc hi l dr enundert heageof 18i nt hei rhomeort hatoft hei rempl oy er .
Rur alandNor t her nI mmi gr at i onPi l ot( RNI P) Thi si mmi gr at i onpr ogr ami sr unbyt hef eder al gov er nment andal l owsal l par t i c i pat i ngc ommuni t i est onomi nat e Canadi ani mmi gr ant s .Thepar t i c i pat i ngc ommuni t i esar e: Ver non,Br i t i s hCol umbi a Rhi nel and/ Al t ona,Mani t oba Br andon,Mani t oba Moos eJ aw,Sas k at c hewan Thunder bay ,Ont ar i o Ti mmi ns ,Ont ar i o Saul tSt eMar i e,Ont ar i o Nor t hBay ,Ont ar i o Sudbur y ,Ont ar i o Cl ar es hol m,Al ber t a Wes tKoot enay ,Br i t i s hCol umbi a T obeel i gi bl ef ort heRur alandNor t her nI mmi gr at i onPi l ot ,i mmi gr at i onc andi dat esmus tf ul f i l lbot hf eder al andc ommuni t yr equi r ement s .Fori ns t anc e,ont hef eder all ev el ,t heymus thav et heequi v al entofoney ear off ul l t i mewor kdonewi t hi nt hr eey ear soft hei rappl i c at i onat ot alof1, 560hour s .Whi l ewor kdoneout s i de Canadai sel i gi bl e,s el f empl oy edwor kdoes n’ tc ount . I fy oudon’ thav ewor kex per i enc et hough,aj obof f erc oupl edwi t hac r edent i al f r om apubl i cpos t s ec ondar y i ns t i t ut i oni nt hec ommuni t ymays uf f i c e.Howev er ,y ouneedt ohav ebeenaf ul l t i mes t udentofapr ogr am t hatwasatl eas tt woy ear sl ong.Al s o,y ouneedt ohav el i v edi nt hec ommuni t yf oratl eas t16oft hel as t24 mont hsofs t udyandgr aduat edwi t hi n18mont hsbef or ey ouappl i edf ort heRNI P.
Ot herr equi r ement syoumust f ul f i l l t oappl yf ort heRur al andNor t her nI mmi gr at i onPi l ot i nc l ude: Hav ear ec ommendat i onl et t erf r om oneoft hepar t i c i pat i ngc ommuni t i es .You’ l lneedt omeett hec r i t er i aof t hec ommuni t yy ouwi s ht oj oi nt ogett hi sl et t erf r om t hem Meett hel anguagepr of i c i enc yc r i t er i a–t hi si sCLB4f orNOCCandDwor k er s Hav epr ooft haty ouhav eenoughf undst os uppor ty our s el fandy ourf ami l ywhi l el i v i ngi nt hec ommuni t y
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