Federal Skilled Worker Categories

Express Entry launched categories to better support its economic goals. According to Canada Immigration, “Category-based rounds are intended to supplement other round types to meet the identified economic goal.

The current categories are:

French-language proficiency
Healthcare and social services occupations
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations
Trade occupations
Agriculture and agri-food occupations
Education occupations

1. French-language proficiency

French language test entered on Express Entry profile

2. Healthcare and social services occupations

Removed: Many former occupations were removed from this list

  • Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians 32104
  • Audiologists and speech language pathologists 31112
  • Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists 32123
  • Chiropractors 31201
  • Dental hygienists and dental therapists 32111
  • Dentists 31110
  • Dieticians and nutritionists 31121
  • General practitioners and family physicians 31102
  • Licensed practical nurses 32101
  • Massage therapists 32201
  • Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations 33101
  • Medical laboratory technologists 32120
  • Medical radiation technologists 32121
  • Medical sonographers 32122
  • Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 33102
  • Nurse practitioners 31302
  • Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 31300
  • Occupational therapists 31203
  • Optometrists 31111
  • Other medical technologists and technicians 32129
  • Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations 33101
  • Medical laboratory technologists 32120
  • Medical radiation technologists 32121
  • Medical sonographers 32122
  • Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates 33102
  • Nurse practitioners 31302
  • Nursing co-ordinators and supervisors 31300
  • Occupational therapists 31203
  • Optometrists 31111
  • Other medical technologists and technicians 32129
  • Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists 32103
  • Social and community service workers 42201
  • Social workers 41300
  • Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine 31100
  • Specialists in surgery 31101
  • Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies 41301
  • Veterinarians 31103


3. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations

Added: Insurance agents and brokers 63100 was added
Removed: Many former occupations were removed from this list

  • Architecture and science managers 20011
  • Civil engineering technologists and technicians 22300
  • Civil Engineers 21300
  • Cybersecurity specialists 21220
  • Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians 22310
  • Electrical and electronics engineers 21310
  • Geological Engineers 21331
  • Industrial and manufacturing engineers 21321
  • Insurance agents and brokers 63100
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 22301
  • Mechanical Engineers 21301


4. Trade occupations (and Includes Non Trades and Cooks)

Added: Cooks Machinist, Construction Managers, Estimators, Heavy Duty Mechanics, Water well drillers, Removed: Machine Fitters, Foreman landscaping

  • Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors 72100
  • Home building and renovation managers 70011
  • Construction managers 70010
  • Cooks 63200
  • Construction estimators 22303
  • Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services 82021
  • Floor covering installers 73113
  • Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) 73112
  • Roofers and shinglers 73110
  • Concrete finishers 73100
  • Other technical trades and related occupations 72999
  • Water well drillers 72501
  • Electrical mechanics 72422
  • Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 72402
  • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics 72401
  • Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics 72400
  • Bricklayers 72320
  • Cabinetmakers 72311
  • Carpenters 72310
  • Gas fitters 72302
  • Plumbers 72300
  • Industrial electricians 72201
  • Electricians (except industrial and power system) 72200
  • Welders and related machine operators 72106
  • Sheet metal workers 72102


5. Agriculture and agri-food occupations

Removed: Farm foreman and landscape foreman
Added: Butcher’s retail and Wholesale 63201


Butcher’s retail and Wholesale 63201 is the only remaining


6. Education occupations

  • Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants 43100
  • Instructors of persons with disabilities 42203
  • Early childhood educators and assistants 42202
  • Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 41221
  • Secondary school teachers 41220