The eligible occupations under the FST are also going to carry forward as the NOC 2021 comes into effect on November 16. 

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Under that program, the IRCC accepts a maximum of 3,000 applications each calendar year. Eligible trades are separated into two categories: those with individual sub-caps of 100 applications and those with no sub-cap.

Up To 3,000 Applications Accepted Under The FST

Here are the new NOC codes for those trades where applications are accepted up to a maximum of 100 or until the total class cap of 3,000 applications is reached:

1. 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
2. 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
3. 72014 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and services
4. 72310 Carpenters
5. 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
6. 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
7. 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry
8. 82020 Supervisors, mining and quarrying
9. 82021 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services
10. 83110 Logging machinery operators
11. 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
12. 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing
13. 92011 Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
14. 92013 Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
15. 93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
16. 92100 Power engineers and power systems operators
17. 92101 Water and waste treatment plant operators

Here are the new NOC codes for those trades where applications are accepted until the total class cap of 3,000 is reached, with no sub-cap applying:

1. 72100 Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
2. 72102 Sheet metal workers
3. 72104 Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters
4. 72105 Ironworkers
5. 72106 Welders and related machine operators
6. 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7. 72201 Industrial electricians
8. 72202 Power system electricians
9. 72203 Electrical power line and cable workers
10. 72204 Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers 
11. 72205 Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
12. 72300 Plumbers
13. 72301 Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
14. 72302 Gas fitters
15. 72400 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
16. 72401 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
17. 72402 Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
18. 72403 Railway carmen/women
19. 72404 Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
20. 72406 Elevator constructors and mechanics
21. 72500 Crane operators
22. 72402 Drillers and blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction
23. 72501 Water well drillers
24. 83100 Underground production and development miners
25. 83101 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers
26. 93101 Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing

In addition to all these eligible occupations under the FST and FSW, Canada’s immigration department is also making another 16 occupations eligible for economic immigration as of November 16 when the NOC 2021 comes into effect – but exactly under which program each of these occupations will fall has not yet been announced.

Here is the list of occupations which will also be eligible as of November 16:

1. 13102 Payroll administrators
2. 33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
3. 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
4. 33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
5. 43100 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
6. 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs 
7. 43201 Correctional service officers 
8. 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers 
9. 63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations 
10. 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers 
11. 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators 
12. 73209 Other repairers and servicers 
13. 73300 Transport truck drivers 
14. 73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
15. 73400 Heavy equipment operators
16. 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors