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Transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateNovember 16, 2022
CategorySkilled work, residence
Policy toolEligibility

Policy effect

Canada formally registered regulations to replace the legacy NOC 2016 Skill Type levels with the new TEER (Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities) category framework.

Official source excerpt

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Ministerial Instructions* under subsection 10.3(1) [Footnote a](#fna) and section 14.1 [Footnote b](#fnb) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*[Footnote c](#fnc). Ottawa, September 27, 2022 Sean Simon Andrew Fraser Minister of Citizenship and Immigration **Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2022-2** ## Amendments **1 Section 1 of the *Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System*[Footnote 1](#fn1) is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:** ***TEER* Category** has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulations. (*catégorie FÉER*) **2 Paragraphs 7(1)(l) to (n) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:** - **(l)** the five-digit code in the *National Occupational Classification* that corresponds to the occupation referred to in any qualifying offer of arranged employment that they have received; - **(m)** their years of work experience in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the *National Occupational Classification*; - **(n)** their years of work experience in Canada in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the * … occupation listed in TEER Category 1 of the *National Occupational Classification* for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or **12 The Instructions are amended by adding the following after section 32:** **Transitional Provisions** ***National Occupational Classification codes*** **33 (1)** A foreign national who submitted to the Minister, prior to November 16, 2022, an expression of interest in respect of the federal skilled worker class, the Canadian experience class or the federal skilled trades class referred to in subsections 75(1), 87.1(1) or 87.2(2) of the Regulations, respectively, and who was not issued an invitation before that date must update their expression of interest with the applicable five-digit codes referred to in paragraphs 15(4)(a), 19(5)(a) or 25(2)(a) of these Instructions to be eligible to be issued an invitation on or after November 16, 2022. **Provincial nominee class** **(2)** A member of the provincial nominee class referred to in subsection 87(2) of the Regulations who submitted an expression of interest prior to November 16, 2022 and who was not issued an invitation before that date must update their expression of interest with …
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Effective 2022-11-16.Open official source
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