Canada PNP In-Demand NOC Occupations Lists
Some Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) have specific streams that are targeted to candidates with work experience in a specific occupation, which is in-demand in that particular province.
When this is the case, there is usually no need to hold a job offer in order to be eligible to the stream.
However, only a few provinces have these kinds of streams, and sometimes there are other factors that would prohibit a candidate living and working outside of Canada from applying.
Nova Scotia In-Demand Occupations
Nova Scotia (NSNP) periodically opens for a few hundred applications a popular stream that does not need a job offer.
- NOC 1111 – Financial auditors and accountants
- NOC 1114 – Other financial officers
- NOC 1123 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- NOC 1241 – Administrative assistants
- NOC 1311 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- NOC 2131 – Civil engineers
- NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses
- NOC 4021 – College and other vocational instructors
- NOC 4211 – Paralegal and related occupations
- NOC 4212 – Social and community service workers
New Brunswick In-Demand Occupations
New Brunswick (NBPNP) has a stream, called NB Express Entry, that accepts applications from candidates without a job offer,
but that must have French proficiency (at least CLB7) and score at least 67 points on the Express Entry self-assessment grid.
The in-demand occupations list is as follows:
The in-demand occupations list is as follows:
- NOC 0013 – Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services
- NOC 0311 – Managers in health care
- NOC 0631 – Restaurant and food service managers
- NOC 1112 – Financial and investment analysts
- NOC 1121 – Human resources professionals
- NOC 1222 – Executive assistants
- NOC 1225 – Purchasing agents and officers
- NOC 1241 – Administrative assistants
- NOC 1311 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- NOC 2171 – Information systems analysts and consultants
- NOC 2172 – Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 2173 – Software engineers and designers
- NOC 2174 – Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- NOC 2281 – Computer network technician
- NOC 4214 – Early childhood educators and assistants
- NOC 5125 – Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- NOC 6211 – Retail sales supervisors
- NOC 6222 – Retail and wholesale buyers
- NOC 6322 – Cooks
Saskatchewan In-Demand Occupations
Saskatchewan (SINP) has 2 streams (the Saskatchewan Express Entry and the Occupation In-Demand streams) that do not require a job offer to be eligible,
but candidates need to (i) score at least 60 points on the assessment grid,
and (ii) receive an invitation to apply which depends on the cutoff score and the candidate’s occupation/NOC code).
| NOC Code | Occupation Name | Skill Level or Type | Required Licence? |
| 0013 | Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services | 0 | No |
| 0014 | Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 0 | No |
| 0016 | Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities | 0 | No |
| 0111 | Financial managers | 0 | No |
| 0112 | Human resources managers | 0 | No |
| 0113 | Purchasing managers | 0 | No |
| 0114 | Other administrative services managers | 0 | No |
| 0121 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 0 | No |
| 0122 | Banking, credit and other investment managers | 0 | No |
| 0124 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 0 | No |
| 0125 | Other business services managers | 0 | No |
| 0131 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 0 | No |
| 0132 | Postal and courier services managers | 0 | No |
| 0211 | Engineering Managers | 0 | Yes |
| 0212 | Architecture and science managers | 0 | No |
| 0213 | Computer and information systems managers | 0 | No |
| 0421 | Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training | 0 | No |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 0 | No |
| 0601 | Corporate sales managers | 0 | No |
| 0621 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0 | No |
| 0631 | Restaurant and food service managers | 0 | No |
| 0632 | Accommodation service managers | 0 | No |
| 0651 | Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. | 0 | No |
| 0711 | Construction managers | 0 | No |
| 0712 | Home building and renovation managers | 0 | No |
| 0714 | Facility operation and maintenance managers | 0 | No |
| 0731 | Managers in transportation | 0 | No |
| 0811 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing | 0 | No |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture | 0 | No |
| 0822 | Managers in Horticulture | 0 | Yes |
| 0911 | Manufacturing managers | 0 | No |
| 0912 | Utilities managers | 0 | No |
| 1112 | Financial and investment analysts | A | No |
| 1114 | Other financial officers | A | No |
| 1121 | Human resources professionals | A | No |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | A | No |
| 1123 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | A | No |
| 1211 | Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | B | No |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | B | No |
| 1213 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers | B | No |
| 1214 | Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | B | No |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations | B | No |
| 1221 | Administrative officers | B | No |
| 1222 | Executive assistants | B | No |
| 1223 | Human resources and recruitment officers | B | No |
| 1224 | Property administrators | B | No |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents and officers | B | No |
| 1226 | Conference and event planners | B | No |
| 1241 | Administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1242 | Legal administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1243 | Medical administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1251 | Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | B | No |
| 1252 | Health information management occupations | B | No |
| 1253 | Records management technicians | B | No |
| 1254 | Statistical officers and related research support occupations | B | No |
| 1311 | Accounting Technicians | B | Yes |
| 1313 | Insurance underwriters | B | No |
| 2112 | Chemists | A | No |
| 2121 | Biologists and related scientists | A | No |
| 2123 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | A | Yes |
| 2131 | Civil engineers | A | Yes |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers | A | Yes |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronics engineers | A | Yes |
| 2134 | Chemical engineers | A | Yes |
| 2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | A | Yes |
| 2142 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | A | Yes |
| 2143 | Mining engineers | A | Yes |
| 2144 | Geological engineers | A | Yes |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | A | Yes |
| 2148 | Other professional engineers | A | Yes |
| 2151 | Architects | A | Yes |
| 2154 | Land Surveyors | A | Yes |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | A | No |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | A | No |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators | A | No |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | A | Yes |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers | A | Yes |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | A | Yes |
| 2211 | Chemical technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2212 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2221 | Biological technologists and technicians | B | Yes |
| 2222 | Agricultural and fish products inspectors | B | No |
| 2223 | Forestry technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2224 | Conservation and fishery officers | B | No |
| 2225 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | B | Yes |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2232 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2233 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2234 | Construction estimators | B | No |
| 2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2242 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | B | No |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | B | No |
| 2244 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | B | No |
| 2251 | Architectural technologists and technicians | B | Yes |
| 2252 | Industrial designers | B | No |
| 2253 | Drafting technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2254 | Land survey technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2255 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | B | No |
| 2261 | Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians | B | No |
| 2262 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers | B | No |
| NOC Code | Occupation Name | Skill Level or Type | Required License? |
| 2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | A | Yes |
| 2252 | Industrial designers | B | No |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians | B | Yes |
| 2233 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | B | No |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | A | No |
| 2283 | Information systems testing technicians | B | No |
| 2263 | Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety | B | No |
| 4215 | Instructors of persons with disabilities | B | Yes |
| 7293 | Insulators | B | Yes |
| 1313 | Insurance underwriters | B | No |
| 0121 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 0 | No |
| 7236 | Ironworkers | B | Yes |
| 6344 | Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations | B | No |
| 2254 | Land survey technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2154 | Land Surveyors | A | Yes |
| 2225 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | B | Yes |
| 1242 | Legal administrative assistants | B | No |
| 8241 | Logging machinery operators | B | No |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | B | Yes |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture | 0 | No |
| 0651 | Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. | 0 | No |
| 0822 | Managers in Horticulture | 0 | Yes |
| 0811 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing | 0 | No |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 0 | No |
| 0731 | Managers in transportation | 0 | No |
| 0911 | Manufacturing managers | 0 | No |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | A | No |
| 2232 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers | A | Yes |
| 1243 | Medical administrative assistants | B | No |
| 3212 | Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants | B | No |
| 3211 | Medical laboratory technologists | B | Yes |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists | B | Yes |
| 3216 | Medical sonographers | B | Yes |
| 2142 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | A | Yes |
| 2143 | Mining engineers | A | Yes |
| 7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers | B | Yes |
| 7334 | Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics | B | No |
| 4161 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 2261 | Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians | B | No |
| 3143 | Occupational Therapists | A | Yes |
| 0114 | Other administrative services managers | 0 | No |
| 0125 | Other business services managers | 0 | No |
| 1114 | Other financial officers | A | No |
| 4216 | Other instructors | B | No |
| 3219 | Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | B | No |
| 2148 | Other professional engineers | A | Yes |
| 4169 | Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c. | A | No |
| 6316 | Other services supervisors | B | No |
| 7335 | Other small engine and small equipment repairers | B | No |
| 3237 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | B | No |
| 7384 | Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. | B | No |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | B | Yes |
| 4211 | Paralegal and related occupations | B | No |
| 3234 | Paramedical occupations | B | Yes |
| 7284 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | B | No |
| 7251 | Plumbers | B | Yes |
| 0132 | Postal and courier services managers | 0 | No |
| 9241 | Power engineers and power systems operators | B | No |
| 7243 | Power system electricians | B | Yes |
| 7381 | Printing press operators | B | No |
| 1123 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | A | No |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | A | No |
| 1224 | Property administrators | B | No |
| 4151 | Psychologists | A | Yes |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents and officers | B | No |
| 0113 | Purchasing managers | 0 | No |
| 7314 | Railway carmen/women | B | No |
| 7362 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | B | No |
| 1253 | Records management technicians | B | No |
| 4167 | Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | B | No |
| 0631 | Restaurant and food service managers | 0 | No |
| 6222 | Retail and wholesale buyers | B | No |
| 0621 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0 | No |
| 6211 | Retail sales supervisors | B | No |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers | B | Yes |
| 0016 | Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities | 0 | No |
| 0013 | Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services | 0 | No |
| 0014 | Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 0 | No |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers | B | Yes |
| 4164 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4152 | Social Workers | A | Yes |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | A | Yes |
| 1254 | Statistical officers and related research support occupations | B | No |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | B | Yes |
| 7235 | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | B | Yes |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | B | No |
| 9213 | Supervisors, food and beverage processing | B | No |
| 9215 | Supervisors, forest products processing | B | No |
| 1211 | Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | B | No |
| 1213 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers | B | No |
| 8211 | Supervisors, logging and forestry | B | No |
| 1214 | Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | B | No |
| 9211 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | B | No |
| 8221 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying | B | No |
| 7305 | Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | B | No |
| 9226 | Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | B | No |
| 9212 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | B | No |
| NOC Code | Occupation Name | Skill Level or Type | Required Licence? |
| 7304 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | B | No |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations | B | No |
| 6342 | Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners | B | No |
| 2255 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | B | No |
| 6221 | Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade | B | No |
| 0131 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 0 | No |
| 7246 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers | B | No |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers | B | No |
| 7283 | Tilesetters | B | Yes |
| 7232 | Tool and die makers | B | No |
| 8231 | Underground production and development miners | B | No |
| 4011 | University professors and lecturers | A | No |
| 6345 | Upholsterers | B | No |
| 2282 | User support technicians | B | No |
| 0912 | Utilities managers | 0 | No |
| 7373 | Water well drillers | B | Yes |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | A | Yes |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators | B | Yes |
Ontario In-Demand Occupations
Here is a comprehensive list of priority occupations in demand in Ontario under OINP. Candidates having considerable work experience in these profiles and domains stand good chance of getting selected for Canada immigration.
Ontario Tech Draw – List of targeted NOC‘s:
| National Occupation Classification | Job Title |
| NOC 2173 | Software Engineers and Designers |
| NOC 2174 | Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers |
| NOC 2147 | Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers and Designers) |
| NOC 2175 | Web Designers and Developers |
| NOC 2172 | Database Analysts and Data Administrators |
| NOC 0213 | Computer and Information Systems Managers |
Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream are:
| National Occupation Classification | Job Title |
| NOC 0114 | Other Administrative Services Manager |
| NOC 0601 | Corporate Sales Managers |
| NOC 1122 | Professional Occupations in Business Management Consulting |
| NOC 0124 | Advertising, Marketing and Public Relation Managers |
| NOC 0621 | Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers |
| NOC 1111 | Financial Auditors and Accountants |
| NOC 3012 | Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses |
| NOC 0111 | Financial Managers |
| NOC 1114 | Other Financial Officers |
| NOC 0651 | Managers in Customer and Personal Services |
Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream
Major group 72: Industrial, electrical and construction trades.
Major group 73: Maintenance and equipment operation trades.
Major group 82: Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production.
Minor group 633: Butchers and bakers.
Ontario’s Targeted Trade Occupations:
The OINP targeted candidates with work experience in the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes:
7235 Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters
7236 Iron workers
7241 Electricians
7244 Electrical power line and cable workers
7252 Steamfitters, pipe fitters and sprinkler system installers
7271 Carpenters
7282 Concrete finishers
7291 Roofers
7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
7312 Heavy duty equip mechanics
7313 Refrigeration and AC mechanics
7316 Machine fitters
7318 Elevator constructors and mechanics
7371 Crane operators
Another stream, called In-Demand Skills targets workers who already have a 9-month work experience in Ontario and have a job offer in one of the in-demand occupations below:
- NOC 3413 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- NOC 4412 – Home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
- NOC 7441 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- NOC 7511 – Transport truck drivers
- NOC 7521 – Heavy equipment operators (except crane)
- NOC 7611 – Construction trades helpers and labourers
- NOC 8431 – General farm workers
- NOC 8432 – Nursery and greenhouse workers
- NOC 8611 – Harvesting labourers
- NOC 9462 – Industrial butchers, meat cutters, poultry preparers, related workers
British Columbia In-Demand Occupations
British Columbia (BC PNP) has a particular stream, called BC Tech Pilot, that targets IT and Technology skilled workers, and allows candidates to benefit from quicker processing times.
However, a job offer in one of the following in-demand occupations is needed:
- NOC 0131 – Telecommunication carriers managers
- NOC 0213 – Computer and information systems managers
- NOC 0512 – Managers – publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
- NOC 2131 – Civil engineers
- NOC 2132 – Mechanical engineers
- NOC 2133 – Electrical and electronics engineers
- NOC 2134 – Chemical engineers
- NOC 2147 – Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
- NOC 2171 – Information systems analysts and consultants
- NOC 2172 – Database analysts and data administrators
- NOC 2173 – Software engineers and designers
- NOC 2174 – Computer programmers and interactive media developers
- NOC 2175 – Web designers and developers
- NOC 2221 – Biological technologists and technicians
- NOC 2241 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
- NOC 2242 – Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- NOC 2243 – Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
- NOC 2281 – Computer network technicians
- NOC 2282 – User support technicians
- NOC 2283 – Information systems testing technicians
- NOC 5121 – Authors and writers
- NOC 5122 – Editors
- NOC 5125 – Translators, terminologists and interpreters
- NOC 5224 – Broadcast technicians
- NOC 5225 – Audio and video recording technicians
- NOC 5226 – Other technical and co-ordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
- NOC 5227 – Support occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and the performing arts
- NOC 5241 – Graphic designers and illustrators
- NOC 6221 – Technical sales specialists – wholesale trade
Manitoba In-Demand Occupations
Manitoba (MPNP) has an Express Entry aligned stream, called Manitoba Express Entry pathway, in which candidates do not need a job offer to be eligible. However, they will need to have close friends and/or relatives residing in Manitoba to receive an invitation to apply.
The list of in-demand occupations is pretty long, you can find it here.
The list of in-demand occupations is pretty long, you can find it here.
For French-speaking candidates, you can still apply even if your work experience is not listed in this list.
For the Morden’s Community Driven Immigration Initiative (MCDII), the targeted in-demand jobs are:
- Welders
- Early Childhood Educators (children less than 5 years old)
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Food Service Supervisors (fast food)
- Construction Managers
- Carpenters
- Painters and Decorators (Painter in manufacturing or construction setting)
- Cooks
Having an experience in one of these occupations does not necessarily mean receiving a provincial nomination.
Indeed, the Morden program only accepts around 50 families per year, and only the occupations that are most in need in the city of Morden will be chosen.
High Demand Occupations In Alberta
| S.no | NOC | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOC 1224 | Property Administrators |
| 2 | NOC 2175 | Web Designers and Developers |
| 3 | NOC 4011 | University Professors and Lecturers |
| 4 | NOC 0621 | Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers |
| 5 | NOC 6411 | Sales and Account Representatives – Wholesale Trade (non-technical) |
| 6 | NOC 6211 | Retail Sales Supervisors |
| 7 | NOC 6232 | Real Estate Agents and Salespersons |
| 8 | NOC 1215 | Supervisors, Supply Chain, Tracking and Scheduling Co-ordination Occupations |
| 9 | NOC 6235 | Financial Sales Representatives |
| 10 | NOC 6321 | Chefs |
| 11 | NOC 6332 | Bakers |
| 12 | NOC 0811 | Managers in Natural Resources Production and Fishing |
| 13 | NOC 0731 | Managers in Transportation |
| 14 | NOC 2143 | Mining Engineers |
| 15 | NOC 6311 | Food Service Supervisors |
| 16 | NOC 9213 | Supervisors, Food, Beverage and Associated Products |
| 17 | NOC 2271 | Air Pilots, Flight Engineers and Flying Instructors |
| 18 | NOC 2262 | Engineering Inspectors and Regulatory Officers |
| 19 | NOC 9617 | Labourers in Food, Beverage and Associated Products Processing |
| 20 | NOC 7511 | Transport Truck Drivers |
| 21 | NOC 7311 | Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics |
| 22 | NOC 7301 | Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades |
| 23 | NOC 7231 | Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors |
| 24 | NOC 7283 | Tile setters |
| 25 | NOC 7534 | Air Transport Ramp Attendants |
| 26 | NOC 7315 | Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors |
| 27 | NOC 6523 | Airline Ticket and Service Agents |
| 28 | NOC 7332 | Appliance Servicers and Repairers |
| 29 | NOC 9232 | Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Process Operators |
| 30 | NOC 9462 | Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers |
| 31 | NOC 7272 | Cabinetmakers |
| 32 | NOC 7292 | Glaziers |
| 33 | NOC 9436 | Lumber Graders and Other Wood Processing Inspectors and Graders |
| 34 | NOC 9411 | Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing |
| 35 | NOC 9432 | Pulp Mill Machine Operators |
| 36 | NOC 7314 | Railway Care Men/Women |
| 37 | NOC 9224 | Supervisors, Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing |
| 38 | NOC 9227 | Supervisors, Other Products Manufacturing and Assembly |
| 39 | NOC 7304 | Supervisors, Railway Transport Operations |
| 40 | NOC 6341 | Hairstylists and Barbers |
| 41 | NOC 0114 | Other Administrative Services Managers |