Occupation In-Demand Canada Updated List 2025

Occupation In-Demand Canada Updated List 2025

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      Occupation In-Demand Canada Updated List 2025

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      Canada Most Recent Occupation in-Demand List 2025 under Federal Skilled Worker Program:

      S.NO NOC JOB TITLE
      1 0011 Legislators
      2 0012 Senior government managers and officials
      3 0013 Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
      4 0014 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
      5 0015 Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c.
      6 0016 Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities
      7 0111 Financial managers
      8 0112 Human resources managers
      9 013 Purchasing managers
      10 0114 Other administrative services managers
      11 0121 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers
      12 0122 Banking, credit and other investment managers
      13 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
      14 0125 Other business services managers
      15 0131 Telecommunication carriers managers
      16 0132 Postal and courier services managers
      17 0211 Engineering managers
      18 0212 Architecture and science managers
      19 0213 Computer and information systems managers
      20 0311 Managers in health care
      21 0411 Government managers – health and social policy development and program administration
      22 0412 Government managers – economic analysis, policy development and program administration
      23 0413 Government managers – education policy development and program administration
      24 0414 Other managers in public administration
      25 0421 Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training
      26 0422 School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education
      27 0423 Managers in social, community and correctional services
      28 0431 Commissioned police officers
      29 0432 Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers
      30 0433 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces
      31 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
      32 0512 Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
      33 0513 Recreation, sports and fitness program and service directors
      34 0601 Corporate sales managers
      35 0621 Retail and wholesale trade managers
      36 0631 Restaurant and food service managers
      37 0632 Accommodation service managers
      38 0651 Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c.
      39 0711 Construction managers
      40 0712 Home building and renovation managers
      41 0714 Facility operation and maintenance managers
      42 0731 Managers in transportation
      43 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
      44 0821 Managers in agriculture
      45 0822 Managers in horticulture
      46 0823 Managers in aquaculture
      47 0911 Manufacturing managers
      48 0912 Utilities managers
      49 1111 Financial auditors and accountants
      50 1112 Financial and investment analysts
      51 1113 Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
      52 1114 Other financial officers
      53 1121 Human resources professionals
      54 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting
      55 1123 Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
      56 1211 Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers
      57 1212 Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
      58 1213 Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers
      59 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
      60 1215 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
      61 1221 Administrative officers
      62 1222 Executive assistants
      63 1223 Human resources and recruitment officers
      64 1224 Property administrators
      65 1225 Purchasing agents and officers
      66 1226 Conference and event planners
      67 1227 Court officers and justices of the peace
      68 1228 Employment insurance, immigration, border services and revenue officers
      69 1241 Administrative assistants
      70 1242 Legal administrative assistants
      71 1243 Medical administrative assistants
      72 1251 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations
      73 1252 Health information management occupations
      74 1253 Records management technicians
      75 1254 Statistical officers and related research support occupations
      76 1311 Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
      77 1312 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
      78 1313 Insurance underwriters
      79 1314 Assessors, valuators and appraisers
      80 1315 Customs, ship and other brokers
      81 2111 Physicists and astronomers
      82 2112 Chemists
      83 2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
      84 2114 Meteorologists and climatologists
      85 2115 Other professional occupations in physical sciences
      86 2121 Biologists and related scientists
      87 2122 Forestry professionals
      88 2123 Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists
      89 2131 Civil engineers
      90 2132 Mechanical engineers
      91 2133 Electrical and electronics engineers
      92 2134 Chemical engineers
      93 2141 Industrial and manufacturing engineers
      94 2142 Metallurgical and materials engineers
      95 2143 Mining engineers
      96 2144 Geological engineers
      97 2145 Petroleum engineers
      98 2146 Aerospace engineers
      99 2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
      100 2148 Other professional engineers, n.e.c.
      101 2151 Architects
      102 2152 Landscape architects
      103 2153 Urban and land use planners
      104 2154 Land surveyors
      105 2161 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
      106 2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
      107 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
      108 2173 Software engineers and designers
      109 2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
      110 2175 Web designers and developers
      111 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians
      112 2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
      113 2221 Biological technologists and technicians
      114 2222 Agricultural and fish products inspectors
      115 2223 Forestry technologists and technicians
      116 2224 Conservation and fishery officers
      117 2225 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
      118 2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
      119 2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
      120 2233 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
      121 2234 Construction estimators
      122 2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
      123 2242 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
      124 2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
      125 2244 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
      126 2251 Architectural technologists and technicians
      127 2252 Industrial designers
      128 2253 Drafting technologists and technicians
      129 2254 Land survey technologists and technicians
      130 2255 Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
      131 2261 Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
      132 2262 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
      133 2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
      134 2264 Construction inspectors
      135 2271 Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
      136 2272 Air traffic controllers and related occupations
      137 2273 Deck officers, water transport
      138 2274 Engineer officers, water transport
      139 2275 Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
      140 2281 Computer network technicians
      141 2282 User support technicians
      142 2283 Information systems testing technicians
      143 3011 Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors
      144 3012 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
      145 3111 Specialist physicians
      146 3112 General practitioners and family physicians
      147 3113 Dentists
      148 3114 Veterinarians
      149 3121 Optometrists
      150 3122 Chiropractors
      151 3124 Allied primary health practitioners
      152 3125 Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
      153 3131 Pharmacists
      154 3132 Dietitians and nutritionists
      155 3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
      156 3142 Physiotherapists
      157 3143 Occupational therapists
      158 3144 Other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
      159 3211 Medical laboratory technologists
      160 3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
      161 3213 Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
      162 3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
      163 3215 Medical radiation technologists
      164 3216 Medical sonographers
      165 3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c.
      166 3219 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health)
      167 3221 Denturists
      168 3222 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
      169 3223 Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants
      170 3231 Opticians
      171 3232 Practitioners of natural healing
      172 3233 Licensed practical nurses
      173 3234 Paramedical occupations
      174 3236 Massage therapists
      175 3237 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
      176 4011 University professors and lecturers
      177 4012 Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
      178 4021 College and other vocational instructors
      179 4031 Secondary school teachers
      180 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers
      181 4033 Educational counsellors
      182 4111 Judges
      183 4112 Lawyers and Quebec notaries
      184 4151 Psychologists
      185 4152 Social workers
      186 4153 Family, marriage and other related counsellors
      187 4154 Professional occupations in religion
      188 4155 Probation and parole officers and related occupations
      189 4156 Employment counsellors
      190 4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
      191 4162 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
      192 4163 Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
      193 4164 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
      194 4165 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
      195 4166 Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers
      196 4167 Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
      197 4168 Program officers unique to government
      198 4169 Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.
      199 4211 Paralegal and related occupations
      200 4212 Social and community service workers
      201 4214 Early childhood educators and assistants
      202 4215 Instructors of persons with disabilities
      203 4216 Other instructors
      204 4217 Other religious occupations
      205 4311 Police officers (except commissioned)
      206 4312 Firefighters
      207 4313 Non-commissioned ranks of the Canadian Forces
      208 5111 Librarians
      209 5112 Conservators and curators
      210 5113 Archivists
      211 5121 Authors and writers
      212 5122 Editors
      213 5123 Journalists
      214 5125 Translators, terminologists and interpreters
      215 5131 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
      216 5132 Conductors, composers and arrangers
      217 5133 Musicians and singers
      218 5134 Dancers
      219 5135 Actors and comedians
      220 5136 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
      221 5211 Library and public archive technicians
      222 5212 Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
      223 5221 Photographers
      224 5222 Film and video camera operators
      225 5223 Graphic arts technicians
      226 5224 Broadcast technicians
      227 5225 Audio and video recording technicians
      228 5226 Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
      229 5227 Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
      230 5231 Announcers and other broadcasters
      231 5232 Other performers, n.e.c.
      232 5241 Graphic designers and illustrators
      233 5242 Interior designers and interior decorators
      234 5243 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
      235 5244 Artisans and craftspersons
      236 5245 Patternmakers – textile, leather and fur products
      237 5251 Athletes
      238 5252 Coaches
      239 5253 Sports officials and referees
      240 5254 Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness
      241 6211 Retail sales supervisors
      242 6221 Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
      243 6222 Retail and wholesale buyers
      244 6231 Insurance agents and brokers
      245 6232 Real estate agents and salespersons
      246 6235 Financial sales representatives
      247 6311 Food service supervisors
      248 6312 Executive housekeepers
      249 6313 Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors
      250 6314 Customer and information services supervisors
      251 6315 Cleaning supervisors
      252 6316 Other services supervisors
      253 6321 Chefs
      254 6322 Cooks
      255 6331 Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
      256 6332 Bakers
      257 6341 Hairstylists and barbers
      258 6342 Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
      259 6343 Shoe repairers and shoemakers
      260 6344 Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations
      261 6345 Upholsterers
      262 6346 Funeral directors and embalmers
      263 7201 Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
      264 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
      265 7203 Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
      266 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
      267 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
      268 7231 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
      269 7232 Tool and die makers
      270 7233 Sheet metal workers
      271 7234 Boilermakers
      272 7235 Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
      273 7236 Ironworkers
      274 7237 Welders and related machine operators
      275 7241 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
      276 7242 Industrial electricians
      277 7243 Power system electricians
      278 7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
      279 7245 Telecommunications line and cable workers
      280 7246 Telecommunications installation and repair workers
      281 7247 Cable television service and maintenance technicians
      282 7251 Plumbers
      283 7252 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
      284 7253 Gas fitters
      285 7271 Carpenters
      286 7272 Cabinetmakers
      287 7281 Bricklayers
      288 7282 Concrete finishers
      289 7283 Tile setters
      290 7284 Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
      291 7291 Roofers and shinglers
      292 7292 Glaziers
      293 7293 Insulators
      294 7294 Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
      295 7295 Floor covering installers
      296 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
      297 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
      298 7303 Supervisors, printing and related occupations
      299 7304 Supervisors, railway transport operations
      300 7305 Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
      301 7311 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
      302 7312 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
      303 7313 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
      304 7314 Railway Carmen/women
      305 7315 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
      306 7316 Machine fitters
      307 7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
      308 7321 Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
      309 7322 Motor vehicle body repairers
      310 7331 Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
      311 7332 Appliance servicers and repairers
      312 7333 Electrical mechanics
      313 7334 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
      314 7335 Other small engine and small equipment repairers
      315 7361 Railway and yard locomotive engineers
      316 7362 Railway conductors and brakemen/women
      317 7371 Crane operators
      318 7372 Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
      319 7373 Water well drillers
      320 7381 Printing press operators
      321 7384 Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c.
      322 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry
      323 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
      324 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
      325 8231 Underground production and development miners
      326 8232 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
      327 8241 Logging machinery operators
      328 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers
      329 8255 Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
      330 8261 Fishing masters and officers
      331 8262 Fishermen/women
      332 9211 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
      333 9212 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
      334 9213 Supervisors, food, beverage and associated products processing
      335 9214 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
      336 9215 Supervisors, forest products processing
      337 9217 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing
      338 9221 Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
      339 9222 Supervisors, electronics manufacturing
      340 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing
      341 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
      342 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
      343 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
      344 9231 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
      345 9232 Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators
      346 9235 Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
      347 9241 Power engineers and power systems operators
      348 9243 Water and waste treatment plant operators

      Skill Shortage List 2025: a number of professions in-demand in Canada:

      • 0011 Legislators
      • 0012 federal government that is senior and officials
      • 0013 managers which are senior monetary, communications along with other company solutions
      • 0014 supervisors which are senior wellness, education, social and community solutions and membership organizations
      • 0015 senior supervisors – trade, broadcasting along with other services, n.e.c.
      • 0016 managers which can be senior construction, transportation, manufacturing and resources
      • 0111 managers being monetary
      • 0112 sources supervisors being man
      • 0113 Purchasing managers
      • 0114 other solutions managers that is administrative

      For immigration functions, Skill Levels and Skill Types of the NOC are:

      • Skill Type 0: professions regarding administration
      • Skill Level A: vocations which can be expert usually desire a college degree
      • Skill Level B: technical occupations that usually have to have a university diploma or apprentice instruction
      • Skill Level C: an occupation that is advanced generally requires a high school diploma, Skill Level D: labour occupation that always only needs education

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      To be eligible for an admission towards the Express Entry Pool like a Federal Skilled Worker, candidates must meet the conditions that are after

      Essential Conditions:

      Possess one-year of continuous paid this is certainly full time experience or even the comparable in part-time constant employment in the earlier ten years in one of 347 qualified occupations listed underneath the applicable National Occupational Classification system; 

      The work experience must be categorized within Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations), ability A (expert vocations), or Skill Level B (Technical Occupations and Skilled investments) in the meaning of the National Occupational Classification system; AND

      Score sufficient points beneath the worker this is certainly competent grid comprising of six choice aspects. The pass that is present is 67 points;

      Undergo language screening from a recognized party this is certainly third demonstrate intermediate-level language skills in English or French equivalent to the Canadian Language Benchmark of 7

      Possess settlement funding this is certainly appropriate

      Undergo a successful protection back ground and assessment that is medical.

      Canada releases a list of vocations when you look at the regular time of interval, that are dealing with the shortage of skilled applicants into the labour marketplace this is certainly local. Any immigrant that is skilled is having the desired work experience with the in-demand vocations are selected for the PR Visa process.

      The Federal federal government of Canada features multi-year immigration to improve the entry rate of competent immigrants through different financial immigration programs like Express entry system, Provincial Nominee Program, etc to facilitate much more skilled immigrants in Canada.

      The selection criteria among these immigration programs mainly depend on the candidate’s credentials like age, language skills, educational qualifications, etc.

      Occupation in-demand permits the immigrants to apply for Canada PR Visa without the job-offer. Prospects are just needed to have work experience with vocations being facing the shortage of competent labour.

      What is NOC?

      National Occupation Classification – NOC is used by the federal government that is Canadian supply a framework for evaluation and assessment of occupation in Canada. This is a code that is four-digit work information for almost any occupation in labour marketplace. A nationally acknowledged system, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses to evaluate candidate’s work experience

      The digit that is first NOC code signifies Skill Type of occupation:

      NOC Code Occupation Skill Type FSWP Class
      0 Management Occupations Skilled Worker
      1 Business, finance, and management occupations Skilled Worker
      2 Natural and applied sciences and professions which are relevant Skilled Worker
      3 Health occupation Skilled Worker
      4 Occupations in education, law, and school, federal government and community services Skilled Worker
      5 Professions in art, culture, recreation, and sport Skilled Worker
      6 Product sales and service occupations Skilled Worker
      7 Trade, transport, and equipment related and operated occupations Skilled Worker
      8 Natural resources, agriculture, and production-related occupations Skilled Worker
      9 Vocations in manufacturing and resources Skilled Worker

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      Canada PNP Occupation in-demand record

      Every province in Canada comes with an immigration pathway which allows all of them to nominate prospective immigrants that will easily conform to the province’s life that is daily aid in the introduction of the province. This immigration pathway tends to be known as Provincial Nomination Program (PNPs).

      There are PNPs which have a flow enabling all of them to choose skilled immigrants with work experience in popular vocations into the provinces being particular. Following would be the a number of the PNP career in-demand lists:

      • British Columbia Occupation in-demand record
      • Alberta Occupation in-demand list
      • Saskatchewan Occupation in-demand record
      • Nova Scotia Occupation in-demand record
      • Quebec need list that is profession high
      • Ontario Occupation in-demand number

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