Is your trade worth 50 CRS points?
Search your trade. See if a certificate of qualification counts in Express Entry, and who issues it in your province.
99 trades that count
IRCC lists these NOC codes for certificate of qualification points. Open a group to see its codes.
Kitchen, salon and technical trades
- 62200Chefs
- 63200Cooks
- 63201Butchers, retail and wholesale
- 63202Bakers
- 63210Hairstylists and barbers
- 22114Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
- 22212Drafting technologists and technicians
- 22311Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
- 22312Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
You run the crew in a listed trade
- 72010Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades
- 72011Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications
- 72012Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
- 72013Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
- 72014Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers
- 72020Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
- 72021Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
- 72022Supervisors, printing and related occupations
- 72023Supervisors, railway transport operations
- 72024Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators
- 72025Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations
Wiring, welding and fabrication
- 72200Electricians (except industrial and power system)
- 72201Industrial electricians
- 72202Power system electricians
- 72203Electrical power line and cable workers
- 72204Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
- 72205Telecommunications equipment installation and cable TV service technicians
- 72100Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
- 72101Tool and die makers
- 72102Sheet metal workers
- 72103Boilermakers
- 72104Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
- 72105Ironworkers
- 72106Welders and related machine operators
Pipes, wood and brick
- 72300Plumbers
- 72301Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
- 72302Gas fitters
- 72310Carpenters
- 72311Cabinetmakers
- 72320Bricklayers
- 72321Insulators
Machines, vehicles and equipment
- 72400Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
- 72401Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- 72402Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
- 72403Railway carmen/women
- 72404Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- 72405Machine fitters
- 72406Elevator constructors and mechanics
- 72410Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics
- 72411Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians
- 72420Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics
- 72421Appliance servicers and repairers
- 72422Electrical mechanics
- 72423Motorcycle, ATV and other related mechanics
- 72429Other small engine and small equipment repairers
Inside and outside the building
- 73100Concrete finishers
- 73101Tilesetters
- 73102Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
- 73110Roofers and shinglers
- 73111Glaziers
- 73112Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
- 73113Floor covering installers
- 73200Residential and commercial installers and servicers
- 73201General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
- 73202Pest controllers and fumigators
- 73209Other repairers and servicers
You operate the big stuff
- 72500Crane operators
- 72501Water well drillers
- 73400Heavy equipment operators
- 73402Drillers and blasters, surface mining, quarrying and construction
- 73310Railway and yard locomotive engineers
- 73311Railway conductors and brakemen/women
- 73401Printing press operators
- 92100Power engineers and power systems operators
- 92101Water and waste treatment plant operators
- 93100Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
- 93101Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical
- 93102Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators
- 72999Other technical trades and related occupations
Forestry, mining, oil and gas, farms and fishing
- 82010Supervisors, logging and forestry
- 82020Supervisors, mining and quarrying
- 82021Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services
- 82030Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
- 82031Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture
- 83100Underground production and development miners
- 83101Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
- 83110Logging machinery operators
- 83120Fishing masters and officers
- 83121Fishermen/women
Supervising production in a plant
- 92010Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
- 92011Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
- 92012Supervisors, food and beverage processing
- 92013Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
- 92014Supervisors, forest products processing
- 92015Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products
- 92020Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling
- 92021Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing
- 92022Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing
- 92023Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing
- 92024Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly
Who issues your certificate
Alberta
Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training(opens in a new tab)
Alberta Journeyperson Certificate or Alberta Qualification Certificate
British Columbia
SkilledTradesBC(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of Qualification
Manitoba
Apprenticeship Manitoba(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
New Brunswick
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Northwest Territories
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
Nunavut
Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupations Certification(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Ontario
Skilled Trades Ontario(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of Qualification
Prince Edward Island
Apprenticeship Section(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Quebec (outside construction)
Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Emploi Québec)(opens in a new tab)
Certificat de qualification (e.g. electricity, pipe-fitting, mechanized moving systems)
Quebec (construction)
Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)(opens in a new tab)
Certificat de compétence-compagnon (journeyman competency certificate)
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC)(opens in a new tab)
Journeyperson certificate
Yukon
Apprenticeship Training, Government of Yukon(opens in a new tab)
Certificate of QualificationConfirm the certificate name with the authority.
Transport Canada (aviation or marine)
Transport Canada(opens in a new tab)
Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licence: M1, M2, E, S, balloons
Three rules
- You don't need work experience in the trade. IRCC's instructions say so.
- The certificate must show full qualification. Apprenticeship certificates, trainee licences and diplomas don't count.
- It must be valid when you get your ITA and when you submit your e-APR.
Questions
Check your certificate with a licensed lawyer.
Before you claim the points, have an independent licensed immigration lawyer confirm your certificate, NOC code and timing.
Last checked against IRCC instructions: October 12, 2026
Sources
- IRCC instructions, CRS criteria, certificate of qualification (A11.2)(opens in a new tab)
- IRCC CRS criteria grid(opens in a new tab)
- Red Seal, provincial and territorial authorities(opens in a new tab)
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