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In-Demand NOC Occupations Lists (PNP)

Check out in this page a summary of all in-demand NOC occupations that could get you a provincial nomination (PNP)

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February 17, 2023

Some Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) have specific streams that are targeted to candidates with work experience in a specific occupation, which is in-demand in that particular province. When this is the case, there is usually no need to hold a job offer in order to be eligible to the stream. However, only a few provinces have these kinds of streams, and sometimes there are other factors that would prohibit a candidate living and working outside of Canada from applying.

This article will let you know the occupations that are in-demand in the provinces, if applicable. Click below on the province you are interested in.

Nova Scotia In-Demand Occupations

Nova Scotia PNP - Physician streams:

Nova Scotia has two another streams (the Labour Market Priorities for Physicians stream which is aligned with Express Entry, and the Physician stream that is not aligned) that have 3 occupations that are in-demand in the province:

NOC 31102 - General practitioners and family physicians
NOC 31100 - Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
NOC 31101 - Specialists in surgery

However, to be eligible to the stream, you need to have a job offer with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre.

Nova Scotia PNP - Occupations In Demand stream:

Nova Scotia has also another stream (the Occupations In Demand stream) that has a few occupations that are in-demand in the province:

NOC 33102 - Nurse Aides
NOC 65200 - Food and beverage servers
NOC 65201 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
NOC 65310 - Light duty cleaners
NOC 73300 - Transport truck drivers
NOC 73400 - Heavy equipment operators
NOC 75110 - Construction trades helpers and labourers

However, to be eligible to the stream, you need to have a job offer from a Nova Scotia employer.

Nova Scotia PNP - International Graduates in Demand stream:

Nova Scotia has introduced a new stream (the International Graduates in Demand stream) that has 2 occupations that are in-demand in the province:

NOC 33102: nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates
NOC 42202: early childhood educators and assistants

However, to be eligible to the stream, you need to have a job offer from a Nova Scotia employer and have completed a minimum 30-week related course of study.

New Brunswick In-Demand Occupations

New Brunswick (NBPNP) has a stream, called NB Express Entry, that accepts applications from candidates without a job offer, but that must have French proficiency (at least CLB7) and score at least 67 points on the Express Entry self-assessment grid.

The in-demand occupations list is no longer published by the NBPNP. The following list presents the in-demand occupations before they stopped the publication:

NOC 0013 - Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
NOC 0311 - Managers in health care
NOC 0631 - Restaurant and food service managers
NOC 1112 - Financial and investment analysts
NOC 1121 - Human resources professionals
NOC 1222 - Executive assistants
NOC 1225 - Purchasing agents and officers
NOC 1241 - Administrative assistants
NOC 1311 - Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
NOC 2171 - Information systems analysts and consultants
NOC 2172 - Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 2173 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 2174 - Computer programmers and interactive media developers
NOC 2281 - Computer network technician
NOC 4214 - Early childhood educators and assistants
NOC 5125 - Translators, terminologists and interpreters
NOC 6211 - Retail sales supervisors
NOC 6222 - Retail and wholesale buyers
NOC 6322 - Cooks

Saskatchewan In-Demand Occupations

Saskatchewan Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand streams

Saskatchewan (SINP) has 2 streams (the Saskatchewan Express Entry and the Occupation In-Demand streams) that do not require a job offer to be eligible, but candidates need to (i) score at least 60 points on the assessment grid, and (ii) receive an invitation to apply (which depends on the cutoff score and the candidate's occupation/NOC code).

As of September 18, 2019, the SINP has increased by around 200 the number of eligible occupations in its list of in-demand occupations. However, having work experience in one of the NOC codes below does not necessarily mean that you will receive an invitation from the SINP.

Below is the list of in-demand NOC codes for the two SINP streams (if a licence and/or education are required, you can check the requirements in the Saskatchewan Express Entry and the Occupation In-Demand streams guides):

NOC Code	Occupation Name	TEER Category	Required Licence and/or Education?
00012	Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services	0	No
00013	Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations	0	No
00015	Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities	0	No
10010	Financial managers	0	No
10011	Human resources managers	0	No
10012	Purchasing managers	0	No
10020	Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers	0	No
10021	Banking, credit and other investment managers	0	No
10022	Advertising, marketing and public relations managers	0	No
10029	Other business services managers	0	No
10030	Telecommunication carriers managers	0	No
20010	Engineering managers	0	Yes
20011	Architecture and science managers	0	No
20012	Computer and information systems managers	0	No
40020	Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training	0	No
40030	Managers in social, community and correctional services	0	No
60010	Corporate sales managers	0	No
60020	Retail and wholesale trade managers	0	No
60030	Restaurant and food service managers	0	No
60031	Accommodation service managers	0	No
60040	Managers in customer and personal services	0	No
70010	Construction managers	0	No
70011	Home building and renovation managers	0	No
70012	Facility operation and maintenance managers	0	No
70020	Managers in transportation	0	No
70021	Postal and courier services managers	0	No
80010	Managers in natural resources production and fishing	0	No
80020	Managers in agriculture	0	No
80021	Managers in horticulture	0	Yes
90010	Manufacturing managers	0	No
90011	Utilities managers	0	No
11101	Financial and investment analysts	1	No
11102	Financial advisors	1	No
11109	Other financial officers	1	No
11200	Human resources professionals	1	No
11201	Professional occupations in business management consulting	1	No
11202	Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations	1	No
21101	Chemists	1	No
21110	Biologists and related scientists	1	No
21112	Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists	1	Yes
21120	Public and environmental health and safety professionals	1	No
21200	Architects	1	Yes
21203	Land surveyors	1	Yes
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries	1	No
21211	Data scientists	1	Yes
21220	Cybersecurity specialists	1	No
21221	Business systems specialists	1	No
21222	Information systems specialists	1	No
21223	Database analysts and data administrators	1	No
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers	1	Yes
21231	Software engineers and designers	1	Yes
21232	Software developers and programmers	1	Yes
21233	Web designers	1	Yes
21234	Web developers and programmers	1	Yes
21300	Civil engineers	1	Yes
21301	Mechanical engineers	1	Yes
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers	1	Yes
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)	1	Yes
21320	Chemical engineers	1	Yes
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers	1	Yes
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers	1	Yes
21330	Mining engineers	1	Yes
21331	Geological engineers	1	Yes
21399	Other professional engineers	1	Yes
31200	Psychologists	1	Yes
31201	Chiropractors	1	Yes
31203	Occupational therapists	1	Yes
41200	University professors and lecturers	1	No
41210	College and other vocational instructors	1	No
41300	Social workers	1	Yes
41320	Educational counsellors	1	No
41321	Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)	1	No
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	No
41401	Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts	1	No
41402	Business development officers and market researchers and analysts	1	No
41403	Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	No
41404	Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	No
41405	Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	No
41406	Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers	1	No
41409	Other professional occupations in social science	1	No
12010	Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers	2	No
12011	Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers	2	No
12012	Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers	2	No
12013	Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations	2	No
12100	Executive assistants	2	No
12101	Human resources and recruitment officers	2	No
12102	Procurement and purchasing agents and officers	2	No
12103	Conference and event planners	2	No
12110	Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations	2	No
12111	Health information management occupations	2	No
12112	Records management technicians	2	No
12113	Statistical officers and related research support occupations	2	No
12200	Accounting technicians and bookkeepers	2	Yes
12202	Insurance underwriters	2	No
22100	Chemical technologists and technicians	2	No
22101	Geological and mineral technologists and technicians	2	No
22110	Biological technologists and technicians	2	Yes
22111	Agricultural and fish products inspectors	2	No
22112	Forestry technologists and technicians	2	No
22113	Conservation and fishery officers	2	No
22114	Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists	2	Yes
22210	Architectural technologists and technicians	2	Yes
22211	Industrial designers	2	No
22212	Drafting technologists and technicians	2	No
22213	Land survey technologists and technicians	2	No
22214	Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology	2	No
22220	Computer network and web technicians	2	No
22221	User support technicians	2	No
22222	Information systems testing technicians	2	No
22230	Non-destructive testers and inspectors	2	No
22231	Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers	2	No
22232	Occupational health and safety specialists	2	No
22233	Construction inspectors	2	No
22300	Civil engineering technologists and technicians	2	No
22301	Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians	2	No
22302	Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians	2	No
22303	Construction estimators	2	No
22310	Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians	2	No
22311	Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)	2	No
22312	Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics	2	No
22313	Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors	2	No
32102	Paramedical occupations	2	Yes
32112	Dental technologists and technicians	2	No
32120	Medical laboratory technologists	2	Yes
32121	Medical radiation technologists	2	Yes
32122	Medical sonographers	2	Yes
32123	Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists	2	No
32124	Pharmacy technicians	2	No
32129	Other medical technologists and technicians	2	No
42202	Early childhood educators and assistants	2	Yes
42203	Instructors of persons with disabilities	2	Yes
62021	Executive housekeepers	2	No
62022	Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors	2	No
62024	Cleaning supervisors	2	No
62029	Other services supervisors	2	No
62100	Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade	2	No
62101	Retail and wholesale buyers	2	No
62200	Chefs	2	No
62202	Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations	2	No
72010	Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations	2	Yes
72011	Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations	2	Yes
72012	Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades	2	Yes
72013	Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades	2	Yes
72014	Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers	2	Yes
72020	Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades	2	No
72021	Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews	2	No
72023	Supervisors, railway transport operations	2	No
72024	Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators	2	No
72025	Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations	2	No
72100	Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	2	Yes
72101	Tool and die makers	2	No
72103	Boilermakers	2	Yes
72104	Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters	2	Yes
72105	Ironworkers	2	Yes
72106	Welders and related machine operators	2	Yes
72200	Electricians (except industrial and power system)	2	Yes
72201	Industrial electricians	2	Yes
72202	Power system electricians	2	Yes
72203	Electrical power line and cable workers	2	Yes
72300	Plumbers	2	Yes
72301	Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers	2	Yes
72310	Carpenters	2	Yes
72311	Cabinetmakers	2	Yes
72320	Bricklayers	2	Yes
72321	Insulators	2	Yes
72400	Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	2	No
72401	Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	2	Yes
72402	Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	2	No
72403	Railway carmen/women	2	No
72404	Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors	2	No
72410	Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers	2	Yes
72411	Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators	2	Yes
72421	Appliance servicers and repairers	2	No
72422	Electrical mechanics	2	No
72423	Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics	2	No
72429	Other small engine and small equipment repairers	2	No
72500	Crane operators	2	Yes
72501	Water well drillers	2	Yes
72601	Air traffic controllers and related occupations	2	No
72999	Other technical trades and related occupations	2	No
82010	Supervisors, logging and forestry	2	No
82020	Supervisors, mining and quarrying	2	No
82021	Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	2	No
82030	Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors	2	No
82031	Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services	2	No
92010	Supervisors, mineral and metal processing	2	No
92011	Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities	2	No
92012	Supervisors, food and beverage processing	2	No
92014	Supervisors, forest products processing	2	No
92023	Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing	2	No
92100	Power engineers and power systems operators	2	No
13100	Administrative officers	3	No
13101	Property administrators	3	No
13102	Payroll administrators	3	No
13110	Administrative assistants	3	No
13111	Legal administrative assistants	3	No
13112	Medical administrative assistants	3	No
13201	Production and transportation logistics coordinators	3	No
33100	Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants	3	No
33101	Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations	3	No
33102	Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates	3	No
33103	Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants	3	No
33109	Other assisting occupations in support of health services	3	No
43100	Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants	3	No
43109	Other instructors	3	No
43200	Sheriffs and bailiffs	3	No
43201	Correctional service officers	3	No
43202	By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers	3	No
63102	Financial sales representatives	3	No
63200	Cooks	3	Yes
63201	Butchers - retail and wholesale	3	No
63202	Bakers	3	Yes
63211	Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations	3	No
63221	Upholsterers	3	No
73100	Concrete finishers	3	No
73101	Tilesetters	3	Yes
73102	Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers	3	No
73110	Roofers and shinglers	3	Yes
73111	Glaziers	3	Yes
73112	Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	3	Yes
73113	Floor covering installers	3	No
73200	Residential and commercial installers and servicers	3	No
73201	General building maintenance workers and building superintendents	3	No
73202	Pest controllers and fumigators	3	No
73209	Other repairers and servicers	3	No
73300	Transport truck drivers	3	No
73301	Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators	3	No
73311	Railway conductors and brakemen/women	3	No
73400	Heavy equipment operators	3	No
73401	Printing press operators	3	No
83100	Underground production and development miners	3	No
83110	Logging machinery operators	3	No
93100	Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing	3	No
93101	Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing	3	No
93200	Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors	3	No

Hard-to-Find Skills stream
Another stream, called the Hard-to-Find Skills stream targets workers who have a job offer in one of the in-demand occupations below:

NOC 14400 - Shippers and receivers
NOC 14401 - Storekeepers and partspersons
NOC 14404 - Dispatchers
NOC 32109 - Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
NOC 33102 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient associates
NOC 33103 - Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 33109 - Other assisting occupations in support of health services
NOC 44101 - Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations*
NOC 64314 - Hotel front desk clerks
NOC 65102 - Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers
NOC 65200 - Food and beverage servers
NOC 65201 - Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
NOC 65310 - Light duty cleaners
NOC 65312 - Janitors, caretakers and heavy-duty cleaners
NOC 73201 - General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
NOC 73300 - Transport truck drivers
NOC 73400 - Heavy Equipment operators (except crane)
NOC 75101 - Material handlers
NOC 75110 - Construction trades helpers and labourers
NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
NOC 85111 - Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers
NOC 94105 - Metalworking and forging machine operators
NOC 94106 - Machining tool operators
NOC 94120 - Sawmill machine operators
NOC 94140 - Process control and machine operators, food, beverage and associated processing
NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
NOC 94204 - Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
NOC 94213 - Industrial painters, coaters and Metal finishing process operators
NOC 95101 - Labourers in Metal fabrication
NOC 95106 - Labourers in food, beverage and associated Products processing
NOC 95109 - Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities

* This stream is not available for Home Support Workers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations (NOC 44101) who reside in the client's residence or their place of work.

Tech Talent Pathway stream
Another stream, called the Tech Talent Pathway stream targets workers who have a job offer in one of the in-demand Tech occupations below. This stream can be aligned with Express Entry.

NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21310 - Electrical and Electronics engineers
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
NOC 21211 - Data Scientist
NOC 21220 - Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221 - Business system specialist
NOC 21222 - Information System specialist
NOC 21233 - Web designer
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrator
NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
NOC 21233 - Web designers
NOC 22220 - Computer network and web technicians
NOC 22221 - User support technicians
NOC 22222 - Information systems testing technicians

International Healthcare Worker EOI
In December 2021, the SINP launched a new International Healthcare Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) Pool. This is a a pre-application form that can be filled by healthcare workers (inside or outside Canada) in order to show their interest in working in Saskatchewan. This pool will be used to match eligible healthcare workers with healthcare sector employers. Candidates may then apply through the SINP Employment Offer stream or the Hard-to-Fill Skills stream.

The International Healthcare Workers EOI system is open to the following occupations:

NOC 12111 - Health Information Management Practitioner
NOC 21120 - Public and environmental health and safety professionals
NOC 22232 - Occupational health and safety specialists
NOC 31301 - Registered Nurse and Registered Psychiatric Nurse
NOC 31201 - Chiropractors
NOC 31302 - Nurse Practitioner
NOC 32103 - Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
NOC 31303 - Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
NOC 31120 - Pharmacist
NOC 31112 - Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist
NOC 31202 - Physiotherapists
NOC 32109 - Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
NOC 31203 - Occupational Therapist
NOC 32120 - Medical laboratory technologists
NOC 32121 - Medical radiation technologists
NOC 32122 - Medical sonographers
NOC 32123 - Cardiology Technologist and Electrophysiological Diagnostic Technologist
NOC 32124 - Pharmacy Technician
NOC 32129 - Other medical technologists and technicians
NOC 33103 - Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 32112 - Dental technologists and technicians
NOC 33100 - Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
NOC 32101 - Licensed practical nurses
NOC 32102 - Paramedical occupations
NOC 33109 - Other assisting occupations in support of health services
NOC 33102 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient associates
NOC 31200 - Psychologists
NOC 41301 - Therapists in counselling and related to specialized therapies

Saskatchewan Experience streams
The Saskatchewan Experience streams all require a job offer and working for the employer for at least 6 months to be eligible. Each stream has specific NOC job codes in order to be eligible:

Existing Work Permit - Semi-skilled Agriculture Worker
- NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
- NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
- NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85103 - Nursery and Greenhouse labourers
Hospitality Workers
- NOC 65200 - Food/Beverage Server
- NOC 65201 - Food Counter Attendant/Kitchen Helper
- NOC 65310 - Housekeeping/Cleaning Staff
Long-Haul Truck Driver
- NOC 73300 - Long-haul truck drivers
Health Professionals
- Physicians, nurses, and other health professions. The SINP does not provide a specific list of NOC codes.

Ontario In-Demand Occupations

PNP Human Capital Priorities stream:

Ontario (OINP) has one stream called Human Capital Priorities that does not required holding a job offer. On July 11, 2019, OINP announced that it will start inviting candidates with experience in the following NOC codes in the Technology sector:

NOC 21211 - Data Scientists
NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
NOC 21233 - Web designers
NOC 21233 - Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers

PNP In-Demand Skills stream:

Another stream, called In-Demand Skills targets workers who already have a 9-month work experience in Ontario and have a job offer in one of the in-demand occupations below:

Eligible for jobs offers inside or outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA):
- NOC 44101 - Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations
- NOC 75110 - Construction trades helpers and labourers
- NOC 84120 - Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
- NOC 85100 - Livestock labourers
- NOC 85101 - Harvesting labourers
- NOC 85103 - Nursery and greenhouse labourers
- NOC 94141 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
- NOC 65202 - Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
Eligible for job offers only outside the Greater Toronto Area (GTA):
- NOC 94100 - Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
- NOC 94105 - Metalworking and forging machine operators
- NOC 94106 - Machining tool operators
- NOC 94107 - Machine operators of other metal products
- NOC 94110 - Chemical plant machine operators
- NOC 95102 - Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities
- NOC 94111 - Plastics processing machine operators
- NOC 94124 - Woodworking machine operators
- NOC 94132 - Industrial sewing machine operators
- NOC 94140 - Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
- NOC 94201 - Electronics assemblers, fabricators, inspectors and testers
- NOC 94204 - Mechanical assemblers and inspectors
- NOC 94213 - Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators
- NOC 94219 - Other products assemblers, finishers and inspectors

British Columbia In-Demand Occupations

British Columbia (BC PNP) has a particular program, called BC Tech, that targets IT and Technology skilled workers, and allows candidates to benefit from quicker processing times. As this program is an "add-on" to the Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams, candidates will also need a job offer in one the following eligible occupations:

NOC 10030 - Telecommunication carriers managers
NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21100 - Physicists and astronomers
NOC 21210 - Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
NOC 21211 - Data scientists
NOC 21220 - Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221 - Business systems specialists
NOC 21222 - Information systems specialists
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
NOC 21233 - Web designers
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
NOC 21300 - Civil engineers
NOC 21301 - Mechanical engineers
NOC 21310 - Electrical and electronics engineers
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
NOC 21320 - Chemical engineers
NOC 21399 - Other professional engineers
NOC 22110 - Biological technologists and technicians
NOC 22220 - Computer network and web technicians
NOC 22221 - User support technicians
NOC 22222 - Information systems testing technicians
NOC 22310 - Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
NOC 50011 - Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
NOC 22312 - Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
NOC 51111 - Authors and writers (except technical)
NOC 51112 - Technical writers
NOC 51120 - Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
NOC 52119 - Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
NOC 52112 - Broadcast technicians
NOC 52113 - Audio and video recording technicians
NOC 52120 - Graphic designers and illustrators
NOC 53111 - Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators

Below are the lists of priority occupations that may be invited to apply in periodic targeted draws, besides the BC Tech occupations, under the Skilled Worker, International Graduate and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled streams. Candidates will still need a job offer in one the following eligible occupations:

Targeted draw - Care economy: Healthcare occupations
- NOC 30010 - Managers in health care
- NOC 31100 - Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
- NOC 31101 - Specialists in surgery
- NOC 31102 - General practitioners and family physicians
- NOC 31110 - Dentists
- NOC 31112 - Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
- NOC 31120 - Pharmacists
- NOC 31121 - Dietitians and nutritionists
- NOC 31200 - Psychologists
- NOC 31201 - Chiropractors
- NOC 31202 - Physiotherapists
- NOC 31203 - Occupational therapists
- NOC 31204 - Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
- NOC 31209 - Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- NOC 31300 - Nursing coordinators and supervisors
- NOC 31301 - Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC 31302 - Nurse practitioners
- NOC 31303 - Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
- NOC 32101 - Licensed practical nurses
- NOC 32102 - Paramedical occupations
- NOC 32103 - Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
- NOC 32109 - Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
- NOC 32110 - Denturists
- NOC 32111 - Dental hygienists and dental therapists
- NOC 32112 - Dental technologists and technicians
- NOC 32120 - Medical laboratory technologists
- NOC 32121 - Medical radiation technologists
- NOC 32122 - Medical sonographers
- NOC 32123 - Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
- NOC 32129 - Other medical technologists and technicians
- NOC 32200 - Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
- NOC 33100 - Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
- NOC 33102* - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
- NOC 41300 - Social workers
- NOC 41301 - Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
- NOC 42201 - Social and community service workers
Targeted draw - Care economy: Childcare occupations
- NOC 42202 - Early childhood educators and assistants
Targeted draw - Other priority occupations
- NOC 31103 - Veterinarians
- NOC 32104 - Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
- NOC 41200 - University professors and lecturers

*For the purposes of the BC PNP, only health care assistants / health care aides are eligible under NOC 33102.

Manitoba In-Demand Occupations

Manitoba (MPNP) has an Express Entry aligned stream, called Manitoba Express Entry pathway, in which candidates do not need a job offer to be eligible. However, they will need to have close friends and/or relatives residing in Manitoba to receive an invitation to apply.

The list of in-demand occupations is pretty long, you can find it here. For French-speaking candidates, you can still apply even if your work experience is not listed in this list.

For the Morden's Community Driven Immigration Initiative (MCDII), the targeted in-demand jobs are:

NOC 42202 - Early Childhood Educators and Assistants (those with two years of recent work experience teaching or assisting with children less than 5 years old).

Having an experience in one of these occupations does not necessarily mean receiving a provincial nomination. Indeed, the Morden program only accepts around 50 families per year, and only the occupations that are most in need in the city of Morden will be chosen.

Quebec In-Demand Occupations

Please note that Quebec will still use the 2016 NOC for its economic immigration programs, until the implementation of the 2021 NOC by 2024.

Quebec has a three particular pilot streams that target specific skilled workers. However, a job offer in one of the following in-demand occupations is needed to be eligible for the stream:

Permanent immigration pilot program for food processing workers
To be eligible, the work experience and the job offer in Quebec must correspond to one of the following occupations:

NOC 9462 – Industrial butcher and meat cutter, poultry preparer and related worker
NOC 9617 – Labourer in food and beverage processing
NOC  9618 – Labourer in fish and seafood
NOC  6732 – Specialized cleaner
NOC 9461 – Process control and machine operator, food and beverage processing
NOC  8431 – General farm worker, but only in the position of chicken catcher
NOC 9463 – Fish and seafood plant worker

Both work experience and job offer must also belong to one of the following eligible sectors:

NAICS 311 – Food manufacturing

NAICS 3121 – Beverage manufacturing

Permanent immigration pilot program for orderlies
To be eligible, the job offer in Quebec must correspond to the following occupation:

NOC 3413 – Nurse aide, orderly and patient service associate

Under the Work stream, 12 months out of the 24 months of work experience required as an orderly in Quebec (NOC 3413) could have been obtained outside Quebec in the health sector and related to basic personal care. The following occupation are eligible for the 12-month period:

NOC 3011 – Nursing coordinator and supervisor
NOC 3012 – Registered nurse and registered psychiatric nurse
NOC 3124 – Allied primary health practitioner
NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurse
NOC 4412 – Home support worker, housekeeper and related occupations, only when the applicant primarily performs one or several of the following duties in an institutional setting: providing personal care, dispensing bedside care and personal care and administering routine medical care.

Under the Work-study stream, 12 months of work experience as an orderly (NOC 3413) in Quebec are required.

Permanent immigration pilot program for workers in the artificial intelligence, information technologies and visual effects sectors
Under the Artificial intelligence stream, the job offer in Quebec must be in the artificial intelligence sector with an official notice, issued by the Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre en technologies de l'information et des communications, attesting that the job is in the artificial intelligence sector and that the skill profile of the candidate meets the requirements of the job.
Under the Information technologies and visual effects stream, the work experience and the job offer in Quebec must correspond to one of the following occupations:

NOC 2171 – Information systems analyst and consultant
NOC 5241 – Graphic designer and illustrator, but only if your job is in the visual effects sector
NOC 0213 – Computer and information systems manager
NOC 2173 – Software engineer and designer
NOC 2133 – Electrical and electronics engineer
NOC 5131 – Producer, director, choreographer and related occupations, but only if your job is in the visual effects sector
NOC 2174 – Computer programmer and interactive media developer
NOC 5225 – Audio and video recording technician, but only if your job is in the visual effects sector
NOC 2281 – Computer network technician
NOC 2241 – Electrical and electronics engineering technologist and technician

Alberta In-Demand Occupations

Since December 2021, the AAIP has launched a program called Accelerated Tech Pathway. The latter allows candidates with a job offer in the technology sector to be invited to submit an application more quickly and to benefit from less processing times. The eligible NOC codes are the following:

NOC 00012 - Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services
NOC 10011 - Human resources managers
NOC 10022 - Advertising, marketing and public relations managers
NOC 10030 - Telecommunication carriers managers
NOC 11200 - Human resources professionals
NOC 11202 - Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
NOC 12101 - Human resources and recruitment officers
NOC 20010 - Engineering managers
NOC 20011 - Architecture and science managers
NOC 20012 - Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21210 - Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
NOC 21211 - Data scientists
NOC 21220 - Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221 - Business systems specialists
NOC 21222 - Information systems specialists
NOC 21233 - Web designers
NOC 21223 - Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 21231 - Software engineers and designers
NOC 21230 - Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21232 - Software developers and programmers
NOC 21234 - Web developers and programmers
NOC 21300 - Civil engineers
NOC 21301 - Mechanical engineers
NOC 21310 - Electrical and electronics engineers
NOC 21311 - Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
NOC 22110 - Biological technologists and technicians
NOC 22212 - Drafting technologists and technicians
NOC 22220 - Computer network and web technicians
NOC 22221 - User support technicians
NOC 22222 - Information systems testing technicians
NOC 22301 - Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
NOC 22302 - Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
NOC 22310 - Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
NOC 32120 - Medical laboratory technologists
NOC 32129 - Other medical technologists and technicians
NOC 33101 - Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
NOC 41402 - Business development officers and market researchers and analysts
NOC 50011 - Managers - publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
NOC 51120 - Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
NOC 52120 - Graphic designers and illustrators
NOC 60010 - Corporate sales managers
NOC 72200 - Electricians (except industrial and power system)
NOC 72201 - Industrial electricians
NOC 72205 - Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians