Program delivery update: Updates to work permit instructions due to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 implementation (Phase 2)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
January 17, 2023
The instructions have been updated to change the references to the previous skill type 0 and levels A, B, C and D to the new Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories. There are six TEER categories 0 through 5.
In addition, any 4-digit National Occupational Classification (NOC) code was updated to the 5-digit code used in the 2021 version.
Updated instructions
- Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement – [R204(a)] – Agreements or Arrangements – International Mobility Program
- Experts on mission working for a United Nations office in Canada [R205(a) - C10] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement – R204(a) – Agreements and arrangements – International Mobility Program
- Participation eligibility requirements: International Experience Canada [R205(b) - C21] – International Mobility Program
- Processing applications – International Experience Canada [R205(b) - C21] – International Mobility Program
- Yukon Community Pilot – Open work permits (R205(a) - A75) – International Mobility Program
- National Occupational Classification equivalents of Canada’s commitments in the Canada-European Union free-trade agreement
- Priority processing - Global Skills Strategy – TEER 0 and 1 occupations
- Short-term (15 or 30 days) work permit exemption – Public policy – International Mobility Program
- Seafood and fish plant workers (low-wage cap exempt) – Temporary Foreign Worker Program
- Qualifying job positions for specialized knowledge workers – Intra-company transferees [R205(a) - C63] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program
- Qualifying job positions for functional managers – Intra-company transferees – [R205(a) - C62] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program
- Post-Graduation Work Permit Program – [R205(c) - C43] – International Mobility Program
- Application of consequences where an employer is found non-compliant with the conditions – Assessing the severity of violation
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