The 38 Qualifying Occupations

On November 28, 2008, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced the new instructions for the processing of all Federal Skilled Worker applications received since February 27, 2008. Under the Immigration Minister's new instructions, Canadian Immigration Visa Officers reviewing Federal Skilled Worker applications will process those from candidates who have at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent paid work experience in the past 10 years in one of the following 38 qualifying occupations. These are listed by National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories. For more details click here>>

0111 Financial Managers

0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers

0311 Managers in Health Care

0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers

0632 Accommodation Service Managers

0711 Construction Managers

1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants

2113 Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists

2143 Mining Engineers

2144 Geological Engineers

2145 Petroleum Engineers

3111 Specialist Physicians

3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians

3141 Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists

3143 Occupational Therapists

3142 Physiotherapists

3151 Head Nurses and Supervisors

3152 Registered Nurses

3215 Medical Radiation Technologists

3233 Licensed Practical Nurses

4121 University Professors

4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors

6241 Chefs

6242 Cooks

7213 Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades

7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades

7217 Contractors, Supervisors, Construction Equipment Crews

7241 Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)

7242 Industrial Electricians

7251 Plumbers

7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers

7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators

7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

7371 Crane Operators

7372 Drillers, Blasters: Surface Mining, Quarrying, Construction

8221 Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying

8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

9212 Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing