Shortage Occupations
The following occupations are listed in Skill Type 0, Skill Level A or B of the Canadian National Occupation Classification List (NOC).
Your experience must be within the past ten (10) years, and must correspond to the Canadian occupational definition of your listed migration occupation.
Hence, the importance of correctly documented work experience references to ensure you are awarded experience points (FACTOR 3 points) in your listed occupation.
Canada also maintains a separate list of RESTRICTED OCCUPATIONS in respect of which work experience points cannot be allocated.
You may be eligible to immigrate to Canada under a Federal Skilled Worker Visa if you have at least one year of experience in one or more of the following in-demand occupations:
- Financial Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Managers in Health Care
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Accommodation Service Managers
- Construction Managers
- Financial Auditors and Accountants
- Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
- Mining Engineers
- Geological Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Specialist Physicians
- General Practitioners and Family Physicians
- Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Head Nurses and Supervisors
- Registered Nurses
- Medical Radiation Technologists
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- University Professors
- College and Other Vocational Instructors
- Chefs
- Cooks
- Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
- Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
- Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
- Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
- Industrial Electricians
- Plumbers
- Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers
- Welders and Related Machine Operators
- Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
- Crane Operators
- Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
- Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
- Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
- Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities