National Occupational Classification - Themillenniumimmigration

NOC 2016	NOC 2021	Occupation Types	Examples
Skill Level 0	TEER 0	Management occupations	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers; Financial managers
Skill Level A	TEER 1	Occupations that usually require a university degree	Financial advisors; Software engineers
Skill Level B	TEER 2	Occupations that usually require a college diploma apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations	Computer network and web technicians; Medical laboratory technologists
Skill Level B	TEER 3	Occupations that usually require a college diploma apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training	Bakers; Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
Skill Level C	TEER 4	Occupations that usually require a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training	Home child care providers; Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers
Skill Level D	TEER 5	Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education	Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers; Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors

NOC 2016

NOC 2021

Occupation Types

Examples

Skill Level 0

TEER 0

Management occupations

Advertising, marketing and public relations managers;
Financial managers

Skill Level A

TEER 1

Occupations that usually require a university degree

Financial advisors;
Software engineers

Skill Level B

TEER 2

Occupations that usually require

a college diploma
apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or
supervisory occupations

Computer network and web technicians;
Medical laboratory technologists

Skill Level B

TEER 3

Occupations that usually require

a college diploma
apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or
more than 6 months of on-the-job training

Bakers;
Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants

Skill Level C

TEER 4

Occupations that usually require

a high school diploma, or
several weeks of on-the-job training

Home child care providers;
Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers

Skill Level D

TEER 5

Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers;
Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors

Express Entry serves as a primary pathway for skilled immigrants to enter Canada, and all three programs within Express Entry will experience changes in their eligibility criteria due to the implementation of NOC 2021.

Note: CLB stands for Canadian Language Benchmark

Eligibility Criteria	Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
English or French skills	CLB 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 occupations; CLB 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 occupations.	CLB 7	CLB 5 for speaking and listening; CLB 4 for reading and writing.
Type/Level of work experience	Canadian work experience in an occupation listed in one or more of these NOC TEER Categories: TEER 0, TEER 1, TEER 2, or TEER 3.	Work experience in an occupation listed in one of these NOC TEER Categories: TEER 0, TEER 1, TEER 2, or TEER 3.	Work experience in a skilled trade under key groups of TEER 2 or TEER 3.*
Amount of work experience	One year in Canada in the last three years (either combination of full-time or part-time work).	One year continuous within the last 10 years (combination of part-time, full-time or more than one job in your primary occupation).	Two years within last five years (either combination of full-time or part-time work).
Job offer	Not required.	Not required but you can get selection criteria (FSW) points for having a valid job offer.	A valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least one year or a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial or federal authority.
Education	Not required.	Secondary education required. You can get more selection criteria (FSW) points for your post-secondary education.	Not required