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The impacts of NOC change on Express Entry candidates?
Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has transitioned the National Occupation Code (NOC, 2021 version) system on 16th November, 2022. The change was proposed or announced on 27th July, 2022.
This will shift in eligibility for more than 100 plus immigration programs in Canada. For example, while the current NOC system (NOC 2016) requires that an Express Entry candidate has work experience classified under NOC skill types 0, A or B, IRCC’s shift to NOC 2021 will bring with it a shift to the Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) system.
This is how the skill type categories of the current NOC system match up with the TEER categories of the 2021 NOC system.
| 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 |
Finally, anyone who got their ITA prior to November 16 must submit their Express Entry application using NOC 2016 (using the NOC code provided at the time of receipt).
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