June 12th, 2023 at 08:27 am
Big Changes in Canada Express Entry: New Canada TEER System 2023
The TEER system classifies occupations under Canada’s new NOC 2021 framework. Important Canada immigration programs, like Express Entry, PNP, and others, largely run because of the NOC (National Occupational Classification) system.
The many jobs that are present in the Canadian labor market are classified or categorized. As a result, selecting the appropriate occupation when registering as a candidate in an immigration program is helpful for Canadian immigration candidates.
NOC System
The NOC system is explained in the following few essential aspects, along with how it relates to you as a Canadian immigration candidate.
- All of the occupations that are present in the Canadian labor market are classified or categorize using the NOC, or National Occupational Classification, system. This classification was created by ESDC and Statistics Canada, and it is updated every ten years.
- Second, the NOC system assists Canadian businesses and job searchers in defining and comprehending the nature of a job or line of activity in the Canadian labor market.
- Thirdly, to register your profile and apply for a visa in Canada through well-known immigration programs like Express Entry or PNP, you must select an appropriate NOC vocation from the list of NOCs in Canada.
Canada has implemented the new NOC 2021 system as of November 16, 2022, replacing the previous NOC 2016 system. Based on the TEER category system, the NOC system
How the New TEER System Works
On November 16, 2022, the IRCC made the transition to NOC 2021 Version 1.0. See the essential characteristics of the new TEER system under NOC 2021 below:
- First and foremost, the TEER (Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities) required to do a job are represented by six categories under the new approach.
- Second, the New TEER system replaces the Old 4-digit occupation codes with 5-digit codes for each NOC occupation.
The qualifying requirements for all programs using the new TEER 1 system under NC 2021 have also been modified by IRCC.
New TEER Categories vs Old Skill Type or Level
From 16 November 2022, the Canada immigration programs will use TEER categories instead of NOC skill types or levels:
- First, most positions remained in the TEER group, corresponding to the competence level in the following table.
- Next, a small number of positions have been reclassified as TEERs.
- Additionally, occupations at skill level B are now TEER 2 or TEER 3 positions. To determine which TEER category your occupation falls under, you may discover it on the new NOC Occupation List.
| Skill Type or Level | TEER Category |
| Skill Type 0 | TEER 0 |
| Skill Type A | TEER 1 |
| Skill Type B | TEER 2 and TEER 3 |
| Skill Type C | TEER 4 |
| Skill Type D | TEER 5 |
TEER Categories and Examples of Jobs
| TEER | Occupation Types | Examples |
| TEER 0 | Management Occupations |
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| TEER 1 | Occupations that usually require a university degree |
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| TEER 2 | Occupations that usually require
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| TEER 3 | Occupations that usually require
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| TEER 4 | Occupations that usually require
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| TEER 5 | Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
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Programs for Canadian Immigration Affected by the New NOC System Change
Below is a list of immigration programs with altered eligibility standards as a result of this modification:
- Express Entry
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Canadian Experience Class
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Atlantic Immigration Program
- Provincial Nominee Program
- Caregivers Programs
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
- Agri-Food Pilot
- Out-of-Status Construction Workers
- International Mobility Program
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Updated Eligibility Criteria or the Express Entry System After the New NOC 2021
The revised Express Entry requirements following the implementation of New NOC 2021 Version 1.0 are listed below:
| Eligibility criteria | Canadian Experience Class | Federal Skilled Worker Program | Federal Skilled Trades Program |
| Language skills | English or French skills
· CLB 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 occupation · CLB 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 occupations |
English or French skills · CLB 7 |
English or French skills
· CLB 5 for speaking and listening · CLB 4 for reading and writing |
| Type/Level of work experience | Canadian work experience in an occupation listed in 1 or more of these NOC TEER Categories:
· TEER 0 · TEER 1 · TEER 2 · TEER 3 |
Work experience in an occupation listed in 1 of these NOC TEER Categories:
· TEER 0 · TEER 1 · TEER 2 · TEER 3 |
Work experience in a skilled trade under key groups of TEER 2 or TEER 3:
· Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers, excluding transportation officers and controllers · Also, General trades · Next, Supervisors in natural resources, agriculture, and related production · Besides that, Occupations in natural resources and related production · In addition, Processing, manufacturing, and utility supervisors, and utility operators and controllers · Aside from that, Central control and process operators and aircraft assembly assemblers and inspectors, excluding aircraft assemblers, and aircraft assembly inspectors · Likewise, Cooks, butchers, and bakers · Lastly, chefs |
| Amount of work experience | One year in Canada in the last 3 years (either combination of full-time or part-time work) | One year continuous within the last 10 years (combination of part-time, full-time, or more than 1 job in your primary occupation) | Two years within the last 5 years (either combination of full-time or part-time work) |
| Job offer | Not required. | Not required.
But you can get selection criteria (FSW) points for having a valid job offer. |
Required:
· Most importantly, a valid job offer of full-time employment for a total period of at least 1 year · Also, a certificate of qualification in that skilled trade issued by a Canadian provincial, territorial, or federal authority |
| Education | Not required. | Secondary education required. You can get more selection criteria (FSW) points for your post-secondary education. |
Not required. |
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