{"id":109558,"date":"2023-01-20T10:10:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/heavy-equipment-operators-can-now-immigrate-to-canada-through-express-entry\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T10:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:10:14","slug":"heavy-equipment-operators-can-now-immigrate-to-canada-through-express-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/heavy-equipment-operators-can-now-immigrate-to-canada-through-express-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Equipment Operators\u00a0Can Now Immigrate To Canada Through Express Entry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-express-entry-immigration\/\">Express Entry\u00a0<\/a>system\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/qui-peut-immigrer-au-canada-dans-le-cadre-du-programme-des-travailleurs-qualifies\/\">\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker<\/a>\u00a0(FSW) program now allows foreign nationals who are heavy equipment operators\u00a0to immigrate to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The change to the FSW which made that possible came on Nov. 16 last year, when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added 16 new jobs to its list of eligible occupations.<\/p>\n<p>IRCC increased the number of eligible occupations under the FSW on the same day the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/how-canadas-overhauled-national-occupational-classification-will-affect-express-entry\/\">National\u00a0Occupational Classification\u00a0<\/a>(NOC) 2021 came into effect to 359.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/manitoba-invites-322-canada-immigration-candidates-in-first-pnp-draw-of-2023\/\">Manitoba Invites 322 Canada Immigration Candidates In First PNP Draw Of 2023<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/pei-pocketed-almost-8-9m-in-deposits-from-defunct-pnp-entrepreneur-streams-last-year\/\">PEI Pocketed Almost $8.9m In Deposits From Defunct PNP Entrepreneur Streams Last Year<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/ontario-targets-primarily-skilled-trades-candidates-in-first-canada-immigration-draws-of-2023\/\">Ontario Targets Primarily Skilled Trades Candidates In First Canada Immigration Draws Of 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The 16 new occupations are all deemed to be jobs for which the worker must\u00a0get\u00a0a college diploma, an\u00a0apprenticeship training of less than two\u00a0years, or\u00a0more than six\u00a0months of on-the-job training.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of newly-added jobs on the list of eligible occupations under the FSW includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NOC 13102\u00a0Payroll\u00a0administrators<\/li>\n<li>NOC 33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants<\/li>\n<li>NOC 33102\u00a0Nurse\u00a0aides, orderlies and patient service associates<\/li>\n<li>NOC 33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants<\/li>\n<li>NOC 43100 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants<\/li>\n<li>NOC 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs<\/li>\n<li>NOC 43201 Correctional service officers<\/li>\n<li>NOC 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers<\/li>\n<li>NOC 63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73209 Other repairers and servicers<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73300 Transport truck drivers<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators<\/li>\n<li>NOC 73400 Heavy equipment operators<\/li>\n<li>NOC 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heavy equipment operators, those workers who operate the\u00a0heavy\u00a0equipment\u00a0used in the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, gas and oil pipelines, tunnels, buildings and other structures, in surface mining and quarrying activities, and in material handling, are in demand across Canada.<\/p>\n<h3>Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs Abound In Canada<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Indeed.ca listed 2,707 jobs for\u00a0heavy\u00a0equipment\u00a0operators in Canada in mid-January and Job Bank shows these workers earn a median annual income of $58,500 based on a standard work week.<\/p>\n<p>They are typically employed by construction companies,\u00a0heavy\u00a0equipment\u00a0contractors, public works departments and pipeline, logging, cargo-handling and other companies.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, the construction industry\u2019s labour shortage is dire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve moved from a shortage to a crisis, not only for Canada\u2019s economy but for the construction industry,\u201d Mary Van Buren, president of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), reportedly told Daily Commercial News. \u201cWe had about 93,000 open jobs and that was as of September, October.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>If you are a candidate looking for a Canada job, or an employer looking to recruit foreign talent from abroad, immigration.ca can help. Access our expertise through our in-house recruitment enterprise\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skilledworker.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>www.skilledworker.com<\/b><\/a><b>, \u201cthe leader in foreign recruitment\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Paul de Jong, president of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCAC), reportedly told Daily Commercial News every single firm that belongs to PCAC is suffering due to a lack of workers. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is that a frustration in terms of the practicality of it all, it actually becomes a serious problem with respect to the investment climate because a project owner will engage with a contractor to do a project and ask for a labour plan, and if the contractor is not able to furnish an airtight labour plan, the contractor may suffer a delay of scope of work,\u201d he reportedly said.<\/p>\n<h3>Job Bank Rates Prospects For Heavy Equipment Operators As Moderate To Good For Next Three Years<\/h3>\n<p>Economic immigration through Express Entry, though, offers both a way for foreign nationals to get their permanent residence here and for employers to recruit qualified foreign nationals to fill heavy equipment operator positions in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Job Bank, the federal government\u2019s job board, gives a ranking of moderate to good for the employment prospects of\u00a0heavy equipment operators in most provinces\u00a0across Canada for the next three years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTobchIUqnk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Foreign nationals hoping to apply for permanent residence through the\u00a0FSW must have one year of paid work experience within the last decade in jobs categorized as TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 of the\u00a0NOC 2021 system.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants under this program must also take a language test to prove they possess sufficient language skills to establish themselves in Canada successfully. Language tests evaluate an applicant\u2019s abilities with regards to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>listening<\/li>\n<li>speaking<\/li>\n<li>reading<\/li>\n<li>writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to be eligible for the\u00a0FSW, an applicant needs to obtain at least the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7 in all categories and show that he\u00a0or she has enough money to support him or herself and any relatives upon arrival in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Express Entry\u00a0system\u2019s\u00a0Federal Skilled Worker\u00a0(FSW) program now allows foreign nationals who are heavy equipment operators\u00a0to immigrate to Canada. The change to the FSW which made that possible came on Nov. 16 last year, when Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) added 16 new jobs to its list of eligible occupations. 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