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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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March 22, 2021
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.
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- NS Demand: Express Entry Category B stream:
This stream is now permanently closed
Nova Scotia (NSNP) periodically opens for a few hundred applications a popular stream that does not need a job offer, called NS Demand: Express Entry Category B. Candidates need to be aware of when the stream opens, as it closes in less than a few hours (follow us on our social media platforms to be aware on when that happens). The in-demand occupations list is as follows:
Nova Scotia PNP - Physician streams:
Nova Scotia has also 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 2 occupations that are in-demand in the province: General and Specialist Practitioners (NOC 3111 and 3112). 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 2 occupations that are in-demand in the province: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413) and Transport truck drivers (NOC 7511). 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: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413) and Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214). 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.
This stream is now permanently closed
Nova Scotia (NSNP) periodically opens for a few hundred applications a popular stream that does not need a job offer, called NS Demand: Express Entry Category B. Candidates need to be aware of when the stream opens, as it closes in less than a few hours (follow us on our social media platforms to be aware on when that happens). The in-demand occupations list is as follows:
- NOC 1111 – Financial auditors and accountants
- NOC 1114 – Other financial officers
- NOC 1123 – Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
- NOC 1241 – Administrative assistants
- NOC 1311 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- NOC 2131 – Civil engineers
- NOC 3012 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
- NOC 3233 – Licensed practical nurses
- NOC 4021 – College and other vocational instructors
- NOC 4211 – Paralegal and related occupations
- NOC 4212 – Social and community service workers
Nova Scotia PNP - Physician streams:
Nova Scotia has also 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 2 occupations that are in-demand in the province: General and Specialist Practitioners (NOC 3111 and 3112). 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 2 occupations that are in-demand in the province: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413) and Transport truck drivers (NOC 7511). 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: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 3413) and Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214). 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 as follows:
The in-demand occupations list is as follows:
- 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
Last update: September 18, 2019
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 is required, you can check the requirements in the Saskatchewan Express Entry and the Occupation In-Demand streams guides):
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 is required, you can check the requirements in the Saskatchewan Express Entry and the Occupation In-Demand streams guides):
| NOC Code | Occupation Name | Skill Level or Type | Required Licence? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1112 | Financial and investment analysts | A | No |
| 1114 | Other financial officers | A | No |
| 1121 | Human resources professionals | A | No |
| 1122 | Professional occupations in business management consulting | A | No |
| 1123 | Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations | A | No |
| 1211 | Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | B | No |
| 1212 | Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers | B | No |
| 1213 | Supervisors, library, correspondence and related information workers | B | No |
| 1214 | Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | B | No |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations | B | No |
| 1221 | Administrative officers | B | No |
| 1222 | Executive assistants | B | No |
| 1223 | Human resources and recruitment officers | B | No |
| 1224 | Property administrators | B | No |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents and officers | B | No |
| 1226 | Conference and event planners | B | No |
| 1241 | Administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1242 | Legal administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1243 | Medical administrative assistants | B | No |
| 1251 | Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations | B | No |
| 1252 | Health information management occupations | B | No |
| 1253 | Records management technicians | B | No |
| 1254 | Statistical officers and related research support occupations | B | No |
| 1311 | Accounting Technicians | B | Yes |
| 1313 | Insurance underwriters | B | No |
| 2112 | Chemists | A | No |
| 2121 | Biologists and related scientists | A | No |
| 2123 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | A | Yes |
| 2131 | Civil engineers | A | Yes |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers | A | Yes |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronics engineers | A | Yes |
| 2134 | Chemical engineers | A | Yes |
| 2141 | Industrial and manufacturing engineers | A | Yes |
| 2142 | Metallurgical and materials engineers | A | Yes |
| 2143 | Mining engineers | A | Yes |
| 2144 | Geological engineers | A | Yes |
| 2147 | Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) | A | Yes |
| 2148 | Other professional engineers | A | Yes |
| 2151 | Architects | A | Yes |
| 2154 | Land Surveyors | A | Yes |
| 2161 | Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries | A | No |
| 2171 | Information systems analysts and consultants | A | No |
| 2172 | Database analysts and data administrators | A | No |
| 2173 | Software engineers and designers | A | Yes |
| 2174 | Computer programmers and interactive media developers | A | Yes |
| 2175 | Web designers and developers | A | Yes |
| 2211 | Chemical technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2212 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2221 | Biological technologists and technicians | B | Yes |
| 2222 | Agricultural and fish products inspectors | B | No |
| 2223 | Forestry technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2224 | Conservation and fishery officers | B | No |
| 2225 | Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists | B | Yes |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2232 | Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2233 | Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2234 | Construction estimators | B | No |
| 2241 | Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2242 | Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) | B | No |
| 2243 | Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics | B | No |
| 2244 | Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | B | No |
| 2251 | Architectural technologists and technicians | B | Yes |
| 2252 | Industrial designers | B | No |
| 2253 | Drafting technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2254 | Land survey technologists and technicians | B | No |
| 2255 | Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology | B | No |
| 2261 | Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians | B | No |
| 2262 | Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers | B | No |
| 2263 | Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety | B | No |
| 2264 | Construction inspectors | B | No |
| 2272 | Air traffic controllers and related occupations | B | No |
| 2281 | Computer network technicians | B | No |
| 2282 | User support technicians | B | No |
| 2283 | Information systems testing technicians | B | No |
| 3122 | Chiropractor | A | Yes |
| 3143 | Occupational Therapists | A | Yes |
| 3211 | Medical laboratory technologists | B | Yes |
| 3212 | Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants | B | No |
| 3214 | Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | B | No |
| 3215 | Medical radiation technologists | B | Yes |
| 3216 | Medical sonographers | B | Yes |
| 3217 | Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists, n.e.c. | B | No |
| 3219 | Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) | B | No |
| 3223 | Dental technologists, technicians and laboratory assistants | B | No |
| 3234 | Paramedical occupations | B | Yes |
| 3237 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment | B | No |
| 4011 | University professors and lecturers | A | No |
| 4021 | College and other vocational instructors | A | No |
| 4033 | Educational counsellors | A | No |
| 4151 | Psychologists | A | Yes |
| 4152 | Social Workers | A | Yes |
| 4153 | Family, marriage and other related counsellors | A | No |
| 4156 | Employment counsellors | A | No |
| 4161 | Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4162 | Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts | A | No |
| 4163 | Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants | A | No |
| 4164 | Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4165 | Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4166 | Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4167 | Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers | A | No |
| 4169 | Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c. | A | No |
| 4211 | Paralegal and related occupations | B | No |
| 4212 | Social and community service workers | B | Yes |
| 4214 | Early Childhood Educators | B | Yes |
| 4215 | Instructors of persons with disabilities | B | Yes |
| 4216 | Other instructors | B | No |
| 6211 | Retail sales supervisors | B | No |
| 6221 | Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade | B | No |
| 6222 | Retail and wholesale buyers | B | No |
| 6235 | Financial sales representatives | B | No |
| 6312 | Executive housekeepers | B | No |
| 6313 | Accommodation, travel, tourism and related services supervisors | B | No |
| 6315 | Cleaning supervisors | B | No |
| 6316 | Other services supervisors | B | No |
| 6321 | Chefs | B | No |
| 6322 | Cooks | B | Yes |
| 6331 | Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers - retail and wholesale | B | No |
| 6332 | Bakers | B | Yes |
| 6342 | Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners | B | No |
| 6344 | Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations | B | No |
| 6345 | Upholsterers | B | No |
| 7201 | Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations | B | Yes |
| 7202 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | B | Yes |
| 7203 | Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | B | Yes |
| 7204 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | B | Yes |
| 7205 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers | B | Yes |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | B | Yes |
| 7232 | Tool and die makers | B | No |
| 7234 | Boilermakers | B | Yes |
| 7235 | Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | B | Yes |
| 7236 | Ironworkers | B | Yes |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators | B | Yes |
| 7241 | Electrician (except industrial and power system) | B | Yes |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians | B | Yes |
| 7243 | Power system electricians | B | Yes |
| 7244 | Electrical power line and cable workers | B | Yes |
| 7245 | Telecommunications line and cable workers | B | No |
| 7246 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers | B | No |
| 7251 | Plumbers | B | Yes |
| 7252 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | B | Yes |
| 7271 | Carpenters | B | Yes |
| 7272 | Cabinetmakers | B | Yes |
| 7281 | Bricklayers | B | Yes |
| 7282 | Concrete finishers | B | No |
| 7283 | Tilesetters | B | Yes |
| 7284 | Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | B | No |
| 7291 | Roofers and shinglers | B | Yes |
| 7292 | Glaziers | B | Yes |
| 7293 | Insulators | B | Yes |
| 7294 | Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | B | Yes |
| 7295 | Floor covering installers | B | No |
| 7301 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | B | No |
| 7302 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | B | No |
| 7304 | Supervisors, railway transport operations | B | No |
| 7305 | Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | B | No |
| 7311 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | B | No |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | B | Yes |
| 7313 | Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics | B | No |
| 7314 | Railway carmen/women | B | No |
| 7315 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | B | No |
| 7321 | Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | B | Yes |
| 7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers | B | Yes |
| 7332 | Appliance servicers and repairers | B | No |
| 7333 | Electrical mechanics | B | No |
| 7334 | Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics | B | No |
| 7335 | Other small engine and small equipment repairers | B | No |
| 7362 | Railway conductors and brakemen/women | B | No |
| 7371 | Crane operators | B | Yes |
| 7373 | Water well drillers | B | Yes |
| 7381 | Printing press operators | B | No |
| 7384 | Other trades and related occupations, n.e.c. | B | No |
| 8211 | Supervisors, logging and forestry | B | No |
| 8221 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying | B | No |
| 8222 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services | B | No |
| 8231 | Underground production and development miners | B | No |
| 8241 | Logging machinery operators | B | No |
| 8252 | Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers | B | No |
| 8255 | Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services | B | No |
| 9211 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | B | No |
| 9212 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | B | No |
| 9213 | Supervisors, food and beverage processing | B | No |
| 9215 | Supervisors, forest products processing | B | No |
| 9226 | Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | B | No |
| 9231 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing | B | No |
| 9232 | Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing | B | No |
| 9241 | Power engineers and power systems operators | B | No |
| 0013 | Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services | 0 | No |
| 0014 | Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 0 | No |
| 0016 | Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities | 0 | No |
| 0111 | Financial managers | 0 | No |
| 0112 | Human resources managers | 0 | No |
| 0113 | Purchasing managers | 0 | No |
| 0114 | Other administrative services managers | 0 | No |
| 0121 | Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers | 0 | No |
| 0122 | Banking, credit and other investment managers | 0 | No |
| 0124 | Advertising, marketing and public relations managers | 0 | No |
| 0125 | Other business services managers | 0 | No |
| 0131 | Telecommunication carriers managers | 0 | No |
| 0132 | Postal and courier services managers | 0 | No |
| 0211 | Engineering Managers | 0 | Yes |
| 0212 | Architecture and science managers | 0 | No |
| 0213 | Computer and information systems managers | 0 | No |
| 0421 | Administrators - post-secondary education and vocational training | 0 | No |
| 0423 | Managers in social, community and correctional services | 0 | No |
| 0601 | Corporate sales managers | 0 | No |
| 0621 | Retail and wholesale trade managers | 0 | No |
| 0631 | Restaurant and food service managers | 0 | No |
| 0632 | Accommodation service managers | 0 | No |
| 0651 | Managers in customer and personal services, n.e.c. | 0 | No |
| 0711 | Construction managers | 0 | No |
| 0712 | Home building and renovation managers | 0 | No |
| 0714 | Facility operation and maintenance managers | 0 | No |
| 0731 | Managers in transportation | 0 | No |
| 0811 | Managers in natural resources production and fishing | 0 | No |
| 0821 | Managers in agriculture | 0 | No |
| 0822 | Managers in Horticulture | 0 | Yes |
| 0911 | Manufacturing managers | 0 | No |
| 0912 | Utilities managers | 0 | No |