NOC revealed a new update will affect the Express Entry System. As per the internal briefing memo, 16 occupations will be considered eligible whereas three will be held as ineligible under the Express Entry system.
This update will be implemented in November 2022. Currently, IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) follows the 2016 NOC to assess the eligibility under the temporary residency programs and the permanent residency programs.
However, IRCC must start following the latest NOC 2021 likely to start in November 2022 according to the law in Canada.
Both (ESDC) Employment and Social Development Canada as well as the Statistics Canada manage the NOC and revise its system at an interval of 10 years. The latest NOC update 2021 will have an effect on the terminology and classification structure that will further affect the IRCC programs.
Given below is a list of the selected 16 occupations which will become eligible under the Express Entry system:
- Administrators of Payroll
- Associates- Nurse aids, Orderlies, and Patient Service
- Assistants- Pharmacy and Technical Pharmacy
- Assistants- Dental and Dental Laboratory
- Teacher Assistants- Elementary and Secondary School
- Pest Controllers, Fumigators
- Truck Drivers- Transport
- Operators for heavy equipment
- Service Officers (Correctional)
- Officers- By-law enforcement & Regulatory Officers
- Operators- Subway, Bus Drivers, and other transits
- Assembly inspectors for aircraft & Aircraft Assemblers
- Electrologists, Estheticians, and other related jobs
- Repairers, and Servicemen
- Installers and Servicers for Residential and Commercial purposes
- Sheriffs and Bailiffs
Apart from this, there are three ineligible occupations under the Express Entry System as given below:
- The first category- Other Performers
- The second category includes Program Leaders, and Instructors, concerning Sports, Fitness, and Recreation.
- The third Category includes Furriers, Tailors, Dressmakers, and Milliners.
The eligibility of the above three occupations will be based on those programs having widened eligibility criteria for occupations. For example, the Provincial Nominee Program.
The major change as per the new NOC 2021 will be reflected in the skill level with four categories which is being replaced with the skill level with six categories.
Under the new system update, each occupation will be associated with separate levels of (TEER) Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities.
Previously, NOC consisted of four skill levels. NOC A classified jobs demanding University degrees, NOC B represented jobs concerning skilled trades or college diplomas, NOC C included jobs demanding specific training, and lastly, NOC D dealt with the labor jobs that require on-the-spot training.
The Executive Committee of IRCC decided to implement and follow a new structure known as TEER in September 2020. The structure is as follows:
| NOC 2016 | NOC 2021 |
| Skill Type 0 | TEER 0 |
| Skill Level A | TEER 1 |
| Skill Level B | TEER 2 |
| Skill Level B | TEER 3 |
| Skill Level C | TEER 4 |
| Skill Level D | TEER 5 |
A hierarchical system of five-tier will be executed for classifying occupations. There will now be a codification system of five digits instead of the four-digit system. Six categories will reflect under the TEER system including 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
There are primarily two reasons behind the skill level system being replaced by the TEER system that is given below:
- To define clearly the level of education and work experience required for an occupation.
- To avoid the artificial distinction between the skilled jobs of both low-level and high-level.
This way, the stakeholders will get more clarity on the skill types required for each occupation.
