According to a recent report, on January 31, this year, the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (DHRSD) and Statistics Canada have replaced the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of 2006 with the new version of NOC 2011.
The NOC codes are extensively used for immigration, which represents the standard norms for federal employment. These codes portray, among other things, duties of employment, required qualifications, and existing regional wages for more than 40,000 jobs in 500 professional groups.
In every 5 years, the NOC matrix is upgraded, drawing from latest data collected in the national census of Canada along with consultations with the top most economic shareholders.
Overseas personnels, who are planning for or on their way to apply via an economically driven migration program, like Federal Skilled Worker, Temporary Work Permits or Provincial Nominee Programs, may directly get affected by these changes.
The applicants, who have submitted their Federal Skilled Worker applications, at the Centralized Intake Office prior to the period of January 31, 2012, the CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) has assured that their applications will be assessed in accordance with the old system of NOC. Thus, who submit their applications after January 31; have to follow the guidelines of NOC 2011.
At present, the CIC is reviewing the impact of these latest changes on some precise immigration programs. Updates regard this review are expected to be made all the way through the upcoming year as they turn out to be accessible.
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