{"id":107691,"date":"2022-11-28T08:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/truck-drivers-now-eligible-for-canada-express-entry-with-arrival-of-noc-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T08:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:31:09","slug":"truck-drivers-now-eligible-for-canada-express-entry-with-arrival-of-noc-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/truck-drivers-now-eligible-for-canada-express-entry-with-arrival-of-noc-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Drivers Now Eligible For Canada Express Entry With Arrival Of NOC 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Truck drivers are now eligible for Express Entry<\/a> following the implementation of the new National\u00a0Occupational Classification<\/a> (NOC) 2021.<\/p>\n

The move was announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser in August but was confirmed as one of 16 new jobs added to the Federal Skilled Worker Program with the launch of the new NOC.<\/p>\n

Transport Truck Drivers take the NOC code 73300 under the new system, launched on November 16.<\/p>\n

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It is not yet clear how they will be targeted through Express Entry. Canada is expected to begin industry and occupation-specific draws early next year, so it could be that truck drivers are targeted that way.<\/p>\n

The industry suffers from chronic labour shortages, with estimates\u00a0of between 20,000 and 40,000 current vacancies, likely to grow with the number of drivers retiring over the coming years.<\/p>\n

Under the FSW, foreign nationals can apply for permanent residence in Canada provided they meet the eligibility criteria, including work experience in occupations in four of the six Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) categories of the new NOC system.<\/p>\n

Those eligible categories of occupations for the FSW now fall under the 0, 1, 2, and 3 TEER categories.<\/p>\n

That means all 16 of the occupations which now qualify as work experience for Express Entry applicants clearly fall under the FSW program as of Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

The newly-added occupations to the FSW are:<\/p>\n