38 Occupations List
for Skilled Worker Permanent Residence
As part of an Action Plan for Faster Immigration, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced new instructions for the processing of all Federal Skilled Worker applications received since February 27, 2008.
Under the Immigration Minister's new instructions, the list of qualifying skilled occupations has been narrowed down to 38 specific high-demand occupations. These 38 Skilled-Worker qualifying occupations are listed below:
(NOC Job 0111)
(NOC Job 0213)
(NOC Job 0311)
Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 0631)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 0632)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 0711)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 1111)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 2113)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 2143)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 2144)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Restaurant and Food Service Managers (NOC Job 2145)
Restaurant and food service managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food and beverage services. They are employed in food and beverage service establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Specialist Physicians (NOC Job 3111)
Specialists in clinical medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in surgery perform and supervise surgical procedures. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine and in surgery usually work in hospitals.
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General Practitioners and Family Physicians (NOC Job 3112)
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics.
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General Practitioners and Family Physicians (NOC Job 3141)
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics.
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General Practitioners and Family Physicians (NOC Job 3143)
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics.
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Physiotherapists (NOC Job 3142)
Physiotherapists assess patients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients. Physiotherapists are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or they may work in private practice.
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Physiotherapists (NOC Job 3151)
Physiotherapists assess patients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients. Physiotherapists are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or they may work in private practice.
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Registered Nurses (NOC Job 3152)
This unit group includes registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered psychiatric nurses and graduates of a nursing program who are awaiting registration (graduate nurses). They provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. They are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors offices, clinics, community agencies, companies and private homes, or they may be self-employed.
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Medical Radiation Technologists (NOC Job 3215)
Medical Radiation Technologists operate radiographic and radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment and produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease. They are employed in hospitals, cancer treatment centres, clinics and radiological laboratories.
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Licensed Practical Nurses (NOC Job 3233)
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are included in this unit group.
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Licensed Practical Nurses (NOC Job 4121)
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are included in this unit group.
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Licensed Practical Nurses (NOC Job 4131)
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. They are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors offices, clinics, companies, private homes and community health centres. Operating room technicians are included in this unit group.
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Chefs (NOC Job 6241)
This unit group includes various types of chefs who plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities and who prepare and cook meals and specialty foods. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other health care institutions, central food commissaries, clubs and similar establishments, and on ships.
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Cooks (NOC Job 6242)
Cooks prepare and cook a wide variety of foods. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other health care institutions, central food commissaries, educational institutions and other establishments. Cooks are also employed aboard ships and at construction and logging campsites. Apprentice cooks are included in this unit group.
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Cooks (NOC Job 7213)
Cooks prepare and cook a wide variety of foods. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other health care institutions, central food commissaries, educational institutions and other establishments. Cooks are also employed aboard ships and at construction and logging campsites. Apprentice cooks are included in this unit group.
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Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades (NOC Job 7215)
This unit group includes carpentry and cabinetmaking trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, maintenance departments of industrial establishments, and custom furniture and fixture manufacturing or repair companies.
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Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades (NOC Job 7217)
This unit group includes carpentry and cabinetmaking trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, maintenance departments of industrial establishments, and custom furniture and fixture manufacturing or repair companies.
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Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) (NOC Job 7241)
Electricians in this unit group lay out, assemble, install, test, troubleshoot and repair electrical wiring, fixtures, control devices and related equipment in buildings and other structures. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of buildings and other establishments, or they may be self-employed.
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Industrial Electricians (NOC Job 7242)
Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments.
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Plumbers (NOC Job 7251)
Plumbers install, repair and maintain pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution and waste water disposal in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. They are employed in maintenance departments of factories, plants and similar establishments, by plumbing contractors, or they may be self-employed.
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Plumbers (NOC Job 7252)
Plumbers install, repair and maintain pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution and waste water disposal in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. They are employed in maintenance departments of factories, plants and similar establishments, by plumbing contractors, or they may be self-employed.
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Welders and Related Machine Operators (NOC Job 7265)
Welders operate welding equipment to weld ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This unit group also includes machine operators who operate previously set up production welding, brazing and soldering equipment. They are employed by companies that manufacture structural steel and platework, boilers, heavy machinery, aircraft and ships and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops, or they may be self-employed.
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Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics (NOC Job 7312)
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics repair, troubleshoot, adjust, overhaul and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, forestry, mining, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, farming and similar activities. They are employed by companies which own and operate heavy equipment, and by heavy equipment dealers, rental and service establishments, and railway transport companies and urban transit systems.
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Crane Operators (NOC Job 7371)
Crane operators operate cranes or draglines to lift, move, position or place machinery, equipment and other large objects at construction or industrial sites, ports, railway yards, surface mines and other similar locations. They are employed by construction, industrial, mining, cargo handling and railway companies.
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Drillers and Blasters . Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction (NOC Job 7372)
Drillers in this unit group operate mobile drilling machines to bore blast holes in open-pit mines and quarries and to bore holes for blasting and for building foundations at construction sites. Blasters in this unit group fill blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore and rock or to demolish structures. They are employed by mining, quarrying and construction companies and by drilling and blasting contractors.
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Drillers and Blasters . Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction (NOC Job 8221)
Drillers in this unit group operate mobile drilling machines to bore blast holes in open-pit mines and quarries and to bore holes for blasting and for building foundations at construction sites. Blasters in this unit group fill blast holes with explosives and detonate explosives to dislodge coal, ore and rock or to demolish structures. They are employed by mining, quarrying and construction companies and by drilling and blasting contractors.
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Oil and Gas Drilling and Service Supervisors (NOC Job 8222)
Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in drilling for oil or gas, operating service rigs, or providing oil and gas well services. They are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.
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Oil and Gas Drilling and Service Supervisors (NOC Job 9212)
Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in drilling for oil or gas, operating service rigs, or providing oil and gas well services. They are employed by drilling and well service contractors and by petroleum producing companies.
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