Are there any skilled jobs in Canada?

Job roles in Canada requiring certain professional skills, education, or work experience to be considered eligible for that role are categorized as skilled jobs in Canada. The country uses a system known as the National Occupational Classification (NOC) to segregate skilled and unskilled job roles in Canada. In 2022, Canada implemented the Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) to classify job roles in Canada. The NOC categorizes skilled and unskilled jobs based on skills, education, or experience required to be eligible for that job role.

 

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What is skilled work experience in Canada?

According to the IRCC, workers having professional experience in any of the job roles listed under TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 are considered skilled work experience in Canada. Canada has six different TEER categories described in the table below:

TEER level	Type of occupation	Examples of job roles
TEER 0	Job roles requiring a degree in management	Public relations manager, Financial Manager, Administrative manager, Advertising and Marketing manager, Project manager, Construction managers
TEER 1	Job roles requiring a university degree in a relevant field	Software engineers, Financial advisors, Data scientists, Registered nurses, Cybersecurity analysts, Teachers and Professors
TEER 2	Job roles requiring a college diploma, internship training of more than 2 years, or supervisory occupations	Lab technicians, Web technicians, Logistic supervisors, Construction supervisors, Retail and Sales supervisors
TEER 3	Job roles requiring a college or high school diploma or on-the-job training for more than 6 months	Bakers, Bookkeepers, Paralegals, Early childhood educators, Laboratory assistants
TEER 4	Job roles requiring a high school diploma or on-the-job training for less than 6 months	Caregivers, Home child care providers, Visual merchandisers
TEER 5	Job roles requiring short-term work demonstration and no formal educational degree	Door-to-door distributors, maintenance workers, Delivery service drivers, Janitors, cleaners, Food and beverage servers

 

 Among these six categories, job roles listed under TEER 0, 1, 2, and 3 are considered skilled jobs in Canada. The IRCC has a list of job roles and NOC codes for each type of job role, which can be used to find out the NOC Code and TEER category of the job role you are associated with.

 

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How can skilled workers migrate to Canada?

Skilled workers with valid job offers under TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 can migrate to Canada via the Express Entry program. The Express Entry System manages three immigration programs listed below:

 

• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
• Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
• Canadian Experience Class(CEC)

 

Depending on the type of profession they are associated with, skilled workers and traders can apply for the FSWP or FSTP under the Express Entry system to migrate to Canada and obtain Canada PR.

 

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