Do Canada's recent immigration changes affect your PR application?

With the transition to NOC 2021, Canada has now made workers in sixteen occupations eligible for Express Entry, while three occupations become ineligible.

However, the three newly ineligible occupations will remain eligible for programs with broader occupational eligibility criteria, such as some streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

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For all three Express Entry programs (Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program), requirements will now be updated to align with the new NOC 2021 structure.


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NOC 2016’s Skill Type and Skill Levels will be replaced with NOC 2021’s TEER Categories:

Skill Type/Level	TEER Category
Skill Type 0	TEER 0
Skill level A	TEER 1
Skill level B	TEER 2 and TEER 3

If you plan to submit a new Express Entry profile, you need to

• search for your occupation under the NOC 2021 list on the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) website
• submit your TEER Category and 5-digit occupation code when filling out your profile

If you have already submitted a profile, but have not been sent an invitation to apply (ITA), you need to

• search for your occupation under the NOC 2021 list on the ESDC website
• update your profile with your TEER Category and 5-digit occupation code

If you have received an ITA before November 16, 2022, you must submit your application for permanent residence using NOC 2016.

Updated NOC 2021 eligibility criteria for Express Entry
Canadian Experience Class

Eligibility criteria	Requirement
Language skills	English or French skills CLB 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 occupations CLB 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 occupations
Type/Level of work experience	Canadian work experience in an occupation listed in 1 or more of these NOC TEER Categories: TEER 0 TEER 1 TEER 2 TEER 3
Amount of work experience	One year in Canada in the last 3 years (either combination of full-time or part-time work)
Job offer	Not required
Education	Not required

Federal Skilled Worker Program

Eligibility criteria	Requirement
Language skills	English or French skills CLB 7
Type/Level of work experience	Work experience in an occupation listed in 1 of these NOC TEER Categories: TEER 0 TEER 1 TEER 2 TEER 3
Amount of work experience	One year continuous within the last 10 years (combination of part-time, full-time or more than 1 job in your primary occupation)
Job offer	Not required. But you can get selection criteria (FSW) points for having a valid job offer.
Education	Secondary education required. You can get more selection criteria (FSW) points for your post-secondary education.

Federal Skilled Trades Program

Eligibility criteria	Requirement
Language skills	English or French skills CLB 5 for speaking and listening CLB 4 for reading and writing
Type/Level of work experience	Work experience in a skilled trade under key groups of TEER 2 or TEER 3
Amount of work experience	Two years within last 5 years (either combination of full-time or part-time work)
Job offer	Required a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority
Education	Not required

The points you get for your application will now follow the above charts.