Category 1

Senior managers with Canadian work experience
Occupation | 2021 NOC Code

• Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities | 00015
• Senior managers – trade, broadcasting and other services | 00014
• Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 00013
• Senior managers – financial, communications and other business services | 00012

Researchers with Canadian work experience

Occupation | 2021 NOC Code

• Post-secondary teaching and research assistants | 41201
• University professors and lecturers | 41200

Category 2

Skilled military recruits occupations
Occupation | 2021 NOC Code

• Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces | 43204
• Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces | 42102
• Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces | 40042

Additional requirements for military personnel:

• To qualify under the skilled military recruit category, candidates must also:
• Be serving in a recognized foreign military with at least 10 years of continuous service;
• Have a full-time job offer for at least three years with the Canadian Armed Forces; and
• Hold a post-secondary credential from a program of at least two years in length.

Category 3

Transport occupations
Occupation | 2021 NOC Code

• Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 72600
• Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics, and mechanical repairers | 72410
• Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | 72404
• Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors | 22313