The National Occupational Classification (NOC Canada) is the nationally accepted reference on occupations in Canada. It organizes over 40,000 job titles into 500 occupational group descriptions. It is used daily by thousands of people to compile, analyze and communicate information about occupations, and to understand the jobs found throughout Canada’s labour market.

The NOC Canada provides a standardized framework for organizing the world of work in a coherent system. It is used to manage the collection and reporting of occupational statistics and to provide understandable labour market information. The structure and content of the NOC are also implemented in a number of major services and products throughout the private and public sectors.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), in partnership with Statistics Canada (STC), update the NOC Canada according to 5-year Census cycles. Revisions are based on extensive occupational research and consultations conducted across the country, reflecting the evolution of the Canadian labour market.

We hope that your session on the NOC Canada 2011 Web site is informative and helpful.

The National Occupational Classification (NOC Canada) 2011 is the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada. It is used daily by thousands of people to understand the jobs found throughout Canada’s labour market. Learn more about the NOC 2011.

The NOC 2011 updates both the National Occupational Classification 2006 of Employment and Social Development Canada and Statistics Canada’s National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006. This revised edition eliminates the differences between the two former systems.

 

We use the National Occupational Classification (NOC Canada) system to classify jobs (occupations). Jobs are grouped based on the type of:

• job duties
• work a person does

For immigration purposes, the main job groups are:

• Skill Type 0 (zero): management jobs, such as:
  • restaurant managers
  • mine managers
  • shore captains (fishing)
• Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university, such as:
  • doctors
  • dentists
  • architects
• Skill Level B: technical jobs and skilled trades that usually call for a college diploma or training as an apprentice, such as:
  • chefs
  • plumbers
  • electricians
• Skill Level C: intermediate jobs that usually call for high school and/or job-specific training, such as:
  • industrial butchers
  • long-haul truck drivers
  • food and beverage servers
• Skill Level D: labour jobs that usually give on-the-job training, such as:
  • fruit pickers
  • cleaning staff
  • oil field workers

Our immigration programs use the NOC Canada to decide if a job or type of work experience meets their eligibility. We consider “skilled” jobs those with NOC Skill Type 0, A or B. We assess jobs against the 2016 version of the NOC.

If you want to apply as a skilled worker, find your job title, code and skill level or type in the NOC.

If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry)

Your job, and the work you have done in the past, must be skill type 0, or level A or B to use Express Entry. The Express Entry system manages applications for permanent residence if you want be considered:

• as a Federal Skilled Worker
• under the Federal Skilled Trades Program
• or under the Canadian Experience Class

If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Atlantic Immigration Pilot)

Your work experience must be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C.

If your job is skill level C or D

• you may be able to come to Canada as a provincial nominee (all skill types/levels),
• you may be able to come to Canada through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (skill type/level 0, A, B, or C), or
• you may be able to work here for up to two years.

People who come to work on a temporary basis are not permanent residents. However, some go on to immigrate here on a permanent basis.

Consult the NOC Tutorial for additional information on Classification Structure. Select the desired skill type below to access the detailed Occupational Structure.

• 0 Management occupations
• 1 Business, finance and administration occupations
• 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
• 3 Health occupations
• 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
• 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
• 6 Sales and service occupations
• 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
• 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
• 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

 

NOC CODE LIST

Very important  LINK

http://noc.esdc.gc.ca/English/NOC/QuickSearch.aspx?ver=ver=16&val65=*