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Canada has a need for professionals in many diverse areas of work. To immigrate, your job profile and work experience must match with certain types of professions and jobs in Canada.
The immigration selection process does not require you to have a credential assessment, recognition of your credentials and licensing. But, they are important steps to help you find work in Canada . Although it is not practical to list each job title and responsibilities in this website, when we start the process we can make an assessment and initiate action.
Most of the occupations can be broadly classified under the following categories.
University Professors & Lecturers
University professors teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct research at universities and degree-granting colleges. University professors / Lecturers are included in this unit group.
Main duties:
University professors perform some or all of the following duties:
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School Teachers and Vocational Instructors
This unit group includes teachers, both primary and secondary, instructors who teach applied arts, academic, technical and vocational subjects to students at school level in any discipline such as agricultural colleges, technical institutes, language schools and other vocational schools. This unit group also includes trainers who are employed by private training establishments, companies, community agencies and governments to teach internal training or development courses.
Main duties:
College and other vocational instructors perform some or all of the following duties:
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Bankers , Finance and Insurance Clerks
Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Accounting and Related Clerks , Payroll Clerks , Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services , Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks and Collectors They are employed by banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies, and by other establishments throughout the private and public sectors .
Main duties:
Supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
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Insurance Agents, Underwriters and Brokers |
Insurance agents and brokers sell life, automobile, property, health and other types of insurance to individuals, businesses and public institutions. Insurance brokers purchase insurance from a variety of companies on behalf of clients. Insurance agents are employed by individual insurance companies or are independent representatives of specific insurance companies. Insurance brokers are employed by brokerage firms, or may work in partnerships or hold sole proprietorship.
Example Titles
insurance agent
insurance broker
insurance sales representative
Main duties:
Insurance agents and brokers perform some or all of the following duties:
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These include doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, social workers and hospital technicians.
General Practitioners and Family Physicians
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Residents in training to be general practitioners and family physicians are included in this unit group.
Main duties:
General practitioners and family physicians perform some or all of the following duties:
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Dentists and Dental Surgeons
Dentists diagnose, treat, prevent and control disorders of the teeth and mouth. They work in private practice or may be employed in hospitals, clinics, public health facilities or universities.
Main duties:
Dentists perform some or all of the following duties:
Dentists may specialize in such areas as oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, oral pathology, oral radiology or public health dentistry.
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Pharmacists
Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. They are employed in community and hospital pharmacies, or they may be self-employed. Industrial pharmacists participate in the research, development, promotion and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. They are employed in pharmaceutical companies and government departments and agencies.
Main duties:
Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists perform some or all of the following duties:
Industrial pharmacists perform some or all of the following duties:
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Registered Nurses
This unit group includes registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses and graduates of a nursing program who are awaiting registration (graduate nurses). They provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. They are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, doctors' offices, clinics, community agencies, companies and private homes, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties:
General duty registered nurses perform some or all of the following duties:
Registered nurses may specialize in areas such as surgery, obstetrics care, psychiatric care, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, community health, occupational health, emergency care, rehabilitation or oncology.
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Social Workers
Social workers help individuals, couples, families, groups, communities and organizations develop the skills and resources they need to enhance social functioning and provide counselling, therapy and referral to other supportive social services. Social workers also respond to other social needs such as unemployment, racism and poverty. They are employed by hospitals, school boards, social service agencies, child welfare organizations, correctional facilities, community agencies, employee assistance programs and Aboriginal band councils, or they may work in private practice.
Main duties:
Social workers perform some or all of the following duties:
Social workers may specialize in fields of practice such as child welfare, family services, corrections, gerontology or addictions.
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Health Technicians
Some of the health workers / Technicians in hospital setting or clinics have the following titles.
technician, diagnostic echography
technician, diagnostic ultrasonography
technician, diagnostic ultrasound
technician, electrolysis
technician, electroencephalograph (EEG)
technician, electrocardiographic (ECG)
technician, EMG (electromyography)
technician, food and nutrition – dietetics
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Engineers
Civil, structural, electrical, mechanical, aviation, industrial, power, chemical and textile engineers are some of the types under job title of engineers.. These professions have different job specifications and job responsibilities. Engineers often work in a multidisciplinary environment and acquire knowledge and skills through work experience that may allow them to practice in associated areas of science, engineering, sales, marketing or management.
Licensing by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is required to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practice as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.). Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program , and after three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.
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Technicians & Technologists
If you are a technician or a technologist, your occupation may fall under one of the following job titles, who may be eligible for immigration to Canada.
technician, aeromedicine |
technician, aerospace engineering |
technician, agricultural engineering |
technician, aircraft engines |
technician, aircraft gas turbine engines |
technician, aircraft hydraulics shop |
technician, aircraft instruments |
technician, aircraft mechanical systems |
technician, aircraft propeller systems |
technician, aircraft reciprocating engines |
technician, aircraft structural repair |
technician, airframes - military |
technician, alarm system |
technician, ambulance |
technician, animal care |
technician, animal health |
technician, application testing |
technician, architectural |
technician, assistive listening devices |
technician, audiology |
technician, audiometric |
technician, autopsy |
technician, aviation medicine |
technician, biochemistry (except medical) |
technician, blood bank |
technician, body department - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, bridge design |
technician, building materials |
technician, cable television |
technician, cardiac catheterization |
technician, cardiology |
technician, cast room |
technician, central supply room - hospital |
technician, chemical engineering |
technician, chemical processing quality control |
technician, civil engineering |
technician, communication lines |
technician, composite repair |
technician, computer equipment - household and business equipment |
technician, computer field service |
technician, computer service |
technician, concrete |
technician, conservation - museums and art galleries |
technician, construction |
technician, construction engineering |
technician, contact lenses |
technician, dairy products |
technician, darkroom - photographic processing |
technician, dental equipment - military |
technician, dental laboratory |
technician, dentures |
technician, diagnostic echography |
technician, diagnostic ultrasonography |
technician, diagnostic ultrasound |
technician, dyeing |
technician, echoencephalography |
technician, educational resources |
technician, electrical testing - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, electrical tests - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, electrocardiographic (ECG) |
technician, electrocardiography |
technician, electrocardiology |
technician, electroencephalograph (EEG) |
technician, electrolysis |
technician, electromyography (EMG) |
technician, electromyography (EMG) lab |
technician, electronic games - household and business equipment |
technician, electronics - household and business equipment |
technician, EMG (electromyography) |
technician, EMG (electromyography) lab |
technician, environmental |
technician, field service - household and business equipment |
technician, film processing |
technician, finishing department - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, fisheries |
technician, food |
technician, food and nutrition - dietetics |
technician, food processing quality control |
technician, forest engineering |
technician, forest resource management |
technician, forestry |
technician, forestry conservation and preservation |
technician, formulation |
technician, geographic information systems (GIS) |
technician, geological engineering |
technician, geological information system |
technician, geological mapping |
technician, geological survey |
technician, geomatics - aerial surveys |
technician, geomatics - cartography |
technician, geomatics - geographical information systems (GIS) |
technician, geomatics - photogrammetry |
technician, geomatics - remote sensing |
technician, geomatics - surveying |
technician, geophysical data |
technician, geophysical survey |
technician, GIS (geographic information system) |
technician, graphic arts |
technician, gravity data |
technician, hair replacement |
technician, hearing aids |
technician, hearing assessment |
technician, hearing disorders |
technician, highway |
technician, highway traffic |
technician, household and business equipment |
technician, hulls - military |
technician, hydrology |
technician, industrial engineering |
technician, industrial instruments |
technician, internet web site |
technician, laboratory animals |
technician, land information system (LIS) |
technician, land survey |
technician, lawn and garden equipment |
technician, library |
technician, LIS (land information system) |
technician, logs |
technician, loom - textile manufacturing |
technician, mammography |
technician, manufacturing |
technician, mass spectrometer |
technician, mass spectrometry |
technician, materials - military |
technician, materials testing |
technician, mechanical engineering |
technician, mechanical tests - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, medical records |
technician, metallurgical engineering |
technician, microbiology (except medical) |
technician, mine production |
technician, mine survey |
technician, mineralogy |
technician, mining |
technician, mining engineering |
technician, mining survey |
technician, morgue |
technician, museum |
technician, NDT (non-destructive testing) maintenance |
technician, noise abatement |
technician, noise reduction |
technician, non-destructive examinations |
technician, non-destructive inspection |
technician, nuclear medicine |
technician, occupational therapy |
technician, open-end - textile manufacturing |
technician, operating room - nursing |
technician, ophthalmic (except retail) |
technician, ophthalmic goods antireflection (AR) coating |
technician, ophthalmic lab - retail |
technician, optical laboratory |
technician, optical laboratory - retail |
technician, orthopedic |
technician, orthotic |
technician, outdoor power equipment |
technician, paint department - motor vehicle manufacturing |
technician, paints |
technician, petrochemical engineering |
technician, petroleum engineering |
technician, petrology |
technician, pharmacy |
technician, photo |
technician, photo lab |
technician, photocopy machines |
technician, photogrammetric |
technician, physical rehabilitation |
technician, physiotherapy |
technician, pilot plant |
technician, planning |
technician, plastics |
technician, plastics and synthetic resins |
technician, pollution control |
technician, preventive medicine - military |
technician, process - chemical processing |
technician, propulsion |
technician, prosthetic |
technician, prosthetic-orthotic |
technician, pulp and paper |
technician, radiation oncology |
technician, radio installation and repair |
technician, radio maintenance |
technician, radioisotope |
technician, radiotherapy |
technician, railway |
technician, real estate appraisal |
technician, recreation vehicles |
technician, refinery process |
technician, regional transmitter |
technician, remote sensing (RS) |
technician, reservoir engineering |
technician, restoration |
technician, road traffic |
technician, rotorcraft mechanical systems |
technician, RS (remote sensing) |
technician, safe and vault |
technician, security alarms |
technician, ship repair |
technician, short-wave receiving station |
technician, silkscreen |
technician, silviculture |
technician, small engine |
technician, software testing |
technician, soil science - mining |
technician, solar heating |
technician, solid waste disposal |
technician, speech |
technician, spinning - textile manufacturing |
technician, stereo repair |
technician, structural engineering |
technician, structural repair |
technician, surgical - nursing |
technician, surveying and optical instruments |
technician, synthetic textiles |
technician, telecommunications |
technician, telephone communications |
technician, telephone line |
technician, terminal equipment - military |
technician, textile |
technician, textile dyes |
technician, thermology and electrolysis |
technician, topographic survey |
technician, ultrasonography |
technician, ultrasound |
technician, urban planning |
technician, veterinary |
technician, veterinary laboratory |
technician, video equipment installation and repair - household and business equipment |
technician, visual orthesis |
technician, visual orthotic devices |
technician, water distribution systems |
technician, water well drilling |
technician, web |
technician, wildlife |
technician, wildlife resources |
technician, X-ray (radiology) |
technological institute instructor |
technological institute teacher |
technological subjects vocational instructor |
technologist, aerospace engineering |
technologist, analytical chemistry |
technologist, anatomical pathology |
technologist, anesthesia |
technologist, animal care |
technologist, animal health |
technologist, architectural |
technologist, autopsy - medical laboratory |
technologist, biochemistry |
technologist, biochemistry (except medical) |
technologist, biochemistry laboratory |
technologist, brachytherapy |
technologist, CAD (computer-aided design) |
technologist, cardiac catheterization |
technologist, cardiology |
technologist, cardiovascular perfusion |
technologist, chemical engineering |
technologist, chemical processing quality control |
technologist, chemical products quality control |
technologist, civil engineering |
technologist, civil engineering studies |
technologist, clinical laboratory |
technologist, computer-aided design (CAD) |
technologist, construction |
technologist, diagnostic medical radiation |
technologist, diagnostic radiography |
technologist, dyeing and finishing |
technologist, ECG (electrocardiographic) |
technologist, echoencephalographic |
technologist, echography |
technologist, electrocardiographic (ECG) |
technologist, electrocardiography |
technologist, electrocardiology |
technologist, electroencephalograph |
technologist, electroencephalograph (EEG) |
technologist, electromyography (EMG) |
technologist, electroneurodiagnostic (END) |
technologist, EMG (electromyography) |
technologist, END (electroneurodiagnostic) |
technologist, evoked potential (EP) |
technologist, extracorporal circulation |
technologist, fisheries |
technologist, food |
technologist, food processing quality control |
technologist, forest engineering |
technologist, forest products |
technologist, forestry |
technologist, forestry conservation and preservation |
technologist, geographic information systems (GIS) |
technologist, geological engineering |
technologist, geological information system |
technologist, geomatics - aerial surveys |
technologist, geomatics - cartography |
technologist, geomatics - geographical information systems |
technologist, geomatics - photogrammetry |
technologist, geomatics - remote sensing |
technologist, geomatics - surveying |
technologist, GIS (geographic information systems) |
technologist, groundwater |
technologist, home economics |
technologist, HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) |
technologist, hydrographic survey |
technologist, industrial engineering |
technologist, industrial hygiene |
technologist, inhalation |
technologist, land information system (LIS) |
technologist, land survey |
technologist, LIS (land information system) |
technologist, magnetic resonance |
technologist, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
technologist, mammography |
technologist, manufacturing |
technologist, marine engineering |
technologist, marine geoscience |
technologist, materials testing |
technologist, mechanical engineering |
technologist, medical laboratory |
technologist, medical radiation |
technologist, metallurgical engineering |
technologist, microbiology (except medical) |
technologist, mine development |
technologist, mine survey |
technologist, mineralogy |
technologist, mining |
technologist, mining engineering |
technologist, mining survey |
technologist, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) |
technologist, NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) |
technologist, nuclear engineering |
technologist, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) |
technologist, nuclear medicine |
technologist, oil geology |
technologist, oncology |
technologist, ophthalmic |
technologist, orthopedic |
technologist, perfusion |
technologist, PET (positron-emission tomography |
technologist, petrochemical engineering |
technologist, petrochemical laboratory |
technologist, petroleum engineering |
technologist, petroleum geology |
technologist, petroleum research |
technologist, photogrammetric |
technologist, pilot plant |
technologist, positron-emission tomography (PET) |
technologist, pulmonary function |
technologist, pulp and paper |
technologist, quality control - industrial engineering |
technologist, quality control of chemical products |
technologist, radiation oncology |
technologist, radiation oncology simulator |
technologist, radiation therapy |
technologist, radiography |
technologist, radioisotope |
technologist, radiology |
technologist, radiotherapy |
technologist, remote sensing (RS) |
technologist, residential buildings |
technologist, respiratory |
technologist, RS (remote sensing) |
technologist, silviculture |
technologist, soil testing |
technologist, structural design |
technologist, textile |
technologist, topographic survey |
technologist, traffic |
technologist, ultrasonography |
technologist, ultrasound |
technologist, vascular |
technologist, veterinary |
technologist, welding |
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Computer and information systems managers / professionals plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of organizations that analyze, design, develop, implement, operate and administer computer and telecommunications software, networks and information systems. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors and perform some or all of the following duties:
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Example Titles:
computer and related services manager |
computer animator |
computer application programmer |
computer applications engineer |
computer applications manager |
computer applications sales engineer |
computer assisted electromechanical design draftsperson |
computer audit specialist |
computer based trainer |
computer communications technician |
computer consultant |
computer department co-ordinator |
computer development division head |
computer education director |
computer engineer (except software) |
computer equipment installer |
computer equipment operator |
computer equipment repairer |
computer equipment sales specialist |
computer equipment technician - household and business equipment |
computer facility manager |
computer field service technician |
computer game developer |
computer graphics design technician |
computer graphics operator |
computer graphics specialist |
computer graphics technician |
computer hardware engineer |
computer hardware specialist |
computer hardware technologist |
computer help desk representative - systems |
computer help desk supervisor |
computer inspector-tester |
computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer |
computer manager |
computer networks manager |
computer numerical control (CNC) machinist |
computer numerical control (CNC) Mastercam programmer |
computer numerically controlled (CNC) band saw operator |
computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine set-up operator - metal machining |
computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining centre operator |
computer numerically controlled coordinate measuring machine (CNC-CMM) programmer |
computer operations supervisor |
computer operator |
computer operators supervisor |
computer peripheral equipment operator |
computer photocompositor |
computer phototypesetter |
computer products dealer - retail |
computer products store manager |
computer programmer |
computer programming instructor - college or vocational institute |
computer programs manager |
computer projects manager |
computer repair technician |
computer salesperson - retail |
computer science college teacher |
computer science professor - university |
computer search librarian |
computer service technician |
computer services sales representative |
computer simulations analyst |
computer software design manager |
computer software engineer |
computer software sales representative |
computer system operations manager |
computer system sales representative |
computer systems analysis technical consultant |
computer systems analyst |
computer systems development co-ordinator |
computer systems development manager |
computer systems engineer |
computer systems manager |
computer tape librarian |
computer technology school director |
computer technology teacher - secondary school |
computer telecommunications software specialist |
computer telecommunications specialist |
computer terminal operator |
computer trainer |
computer training instructor |
computer training representative |
computer typesetter |
computer-aided design (CAD) specialist - drafting |
computer-aided design (CAD) technologist |
computer-aided page maker-up |
computer-assisted design and drafting technologist |
computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) programmer |
computer-assisted drafting (CAD) instructor - college or vocational institute |
computer-assisted drafting (CAD) technician |
computer-assisted letterer-engraver |
computer-assisted machinist |
computerized accounting clerk |
computerized information systems manager |
computerized panel saw tender |
computerized technical information manager |
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Managers, Administrative Officers, Supervisors
This unit group includes those who provide services to management such as analyzing the operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization in order to propose, plan and implement improvements, or analyzing advertising needs and developing appropriate advertising plans. They are employed by management consulting firms, advertising agencies and throughout the public and private sectors or are self-employed.
Managers / Management consultants perform some or all of the following duties:
Advertising and promotion consultants perform some or all of the following duties:
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Administrative officers oversee and implement administrative procedures, establish work priorities and co-ordinate the acquisition of administrative services such as office space, supplies and security services. They are employed throughout the private and public sectors.
Administrative officers perform some or all of the following duties:
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There are hundreds of other professions which are not listed here but are recognized for the purposes of National Occupation Code (NOC) categorization who are qualified for immigration to Canada. You may check your job title from the NOC Job Code listings covered by Citizenship & Canada Immigration.
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