Express Entry: Category-based selection

In category-based rounds of invitations, IRCC invites candidates in the Express Entry pool who are eligible for a specific category established by the Minister to meet an identified economic goal.

Current categories

1. French-language proficiency
2. Healthcare and social services occupations
3. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations
4. Trade occupations
5. Agriculture and agri-food occupations
6. Education occupations

Who’s eligible for the trade occupations category

To be eligible, you must:

• have accumulated, within the past 3 years, at least 6 months of full-time, continuous work experience (or an equal amount of part-time experience)
• in a single occupation listed in the table below
• in Canada or abroad
• meet all requirements in the instructions for that round

Occupation	2021 NOC code	2021 TEER category
Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services	82021	2
Floor covering installers	73113	3
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)	73112	3
Roofers and shinglers	73110	3
Concrete finishers	73100	3
Other technical trades and related occupations	72999	2
Water well drillers	72501	2
Electrical mechanics	72422	2
Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics	72402	2
Heavy-duty equipment mechanics	72401	2
Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics	72400	2
Bricklayers	72320	2
Cabinetmakers	72311	2
Carpenters	72310	2
Gas fitters	72302	2
Plumbers	72300	2
Industrial electricians	72201	2
Electricians (except industrial and power system)	72200	2
Welders and related machine operators	72106	2
Sheet metal workers	72102	2
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors	72100	2
Home building and renovation managers	70011	0
Construction managers	70010	0
Cooks	63200	3
Construction estimators	22303	2

 

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/rounds-invitations/category-based-selection.html

 

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