NATIONAL OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION
Skilled workers are people who may
become permanent residents because they have the ability to become economically
established in Canada.
You must meet the following minimum work
experience requirements to allow you to apply as a skilled worker:
You must have at least one year of full-time
work experience. You must have been paid for this work.
Your work experience must be in the category
of Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B on the Canadian National Occupational
Classification (NOC). (See below for instructions.)
You must have had this experience within the
last 10 years.
National Occupation
Classification (NOC)
The NOC is a classification system for jobs in the Canadian economy. It describes
duties, skills, talents and work settings for occupations.
Determine Your NOC Category
Follow these steps to see if your work experience meets the requirements to apply as a
skilled worker.
Note: After checking the external Web
sites mentioned in each step below, press the back button on your Web browser to return to
this Web page.
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Find the title of any full-time jobs you had
in the past 10 years using National
Occupation Classification list. This is a list of all jobs that are in Skill Type 0,
Skill Level A or B on the NOC. Write down the four-digit code located to the left of
your job's title. |
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Go to the NOC Web site and type
your four-digit job-code in the "Quick Search" box. Make sure you press the
"GO" button. A description of your occupation will appear. Make sure the
description and "Main Duties" describe what you did at your last jobs.
Note: you do not have to meet the "Employment
Requirements" listed in the description.
If the initial description and list of main duties matches
what you did at your last jobs, you can count this experience when you apply as a skilled
worker. You can also earn points in Factor 3 of the Selection
Factors.
If the description does not match your work
experience then you might not have the experience you need to apply as a skilled worker.
Look through the NOC list
to see if another occupation matches your experience. Check all of the jobs you had in the
past 10 years to see if you have at least one year of work experience in a job that will
qualify you as a skilled worker.
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Check the list of restricted occupations. If
your work experience is in a restricted occupation then you cannot use it to
qualify for the Skilled Worker category. |
You do not meet the minimum requirements
if:
none of your work experience is listed in
the NOC list;
your experience did not occur in the
10 years before you applied; or
your only work experience is in a restricted
occupation.
If you do not meet the minimum work experience
requirements, your application as a Skilled Worker will be refused.
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