The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is a unique federal economic immigration initiative designed to prioritize the immigration of skilled tradespeople to Canada. It offers a pathway for these professionals from around the globe to settle permanently in Canada, providing them with a stable and prosperous future.
Eligible trade occupations under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system are organized under the following groups.
| Job Title | NOC TEER Code |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 72401 |
| Bricklayers | 72320 |
| Cabinetmakers | 72311 |
| Gas fitters | 72302 |
| Industrial electricians | 72201 |
| Sheet metal workers | 72102 |
| Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | 72100 |
| Home building and renovation managers | 70011 |
| Construction managers | 70010 |
| Cooks | 63200 |
| Construction estimators | 22303 |
| Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | 72010 |
| Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations | 72011 |
| Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades | 72012 |
| Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades | 72013 |
| Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades | 72020 |
| Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews | 72021 |
| Supervisors, printing and related occupations | 72022 |
| Supervisors, railway transport operations | 72023 |
| Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators | 72024 |
| Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations | 72025 |
| Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors | 72100 |
| Tool and die makers | 72101 |
| Sheet metal workers | 72102 |
| Boilermakers | 72103 |
| Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters | 72104 |
| Ironworkers | 72105 |
| Welders and related machine operators | 72106 |
| Electricians (except industrial and power system) | 72200 |
| Industrial electricians | 72201 |
| Power system electricians | 72202 |
| Electrical power line and cable workers | 72203 |
| Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers | 72204 |
| Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians | 72205 |
| Plumbers | 72300 |
| Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers | 72301 |
| Gas fitters | 72302 |
| Carpenters | 72310 |
| Cabinetmakers | 72311 |
| Bricklayers | 72320 |
| Insulators | 72321 |
| Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics | 72400 |
| Heavy-duty equipment mechanics | 72401 |
| Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics | 72402 |
| Railway carmen/women | 72403 |
| Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors | 72404 |
| Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers | 72410 |
| Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators | 72411 |
| Oil and solid fuel heating mechanics | 72420 |
| Appliance servicers and repairers | 72421 |
| Electrical mechanics | 72422 |
| Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics | 72423 |
| Other small engine and small equipment repairers | 72429 |
| Crane operators | 72500 |
| Water well drillers | 72501 |
| Other technical trades and related occupations | 72999 |
| Concrete finishers | 73100 |
| Tile setters | 73101 |
| Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers | 73102 |
| Roofers and shinglers | 73110 |
| Glaziers | 73111 |
| Painters and decorators (except interior decorators) | 73112 |
| Floor covering installers | 73113 |
| General building maintenance workers and building superintendents | 73201 |
| Pest controllers and fumigators | 73202 |
| Other repairers and servicers | 73209 |
| Transport truck drivers | 73300 |
| Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators | 73301 |
| Railway and yard locomotive engineers | 73310 |
| Railway conductors and brakemen/women | 73311 |
| Heavy equipment operators | 73400 |
| Printing press operators | 73401 |
| Drillers and blasters - surface mining, quarrying and construction | 73402 |
| Supervisors, logging and forestry | 82010 |
| Supervisors, mining and quarrying | 82020 |
| Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services | 82021 |
| Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors | 82030 |
| Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services | 82031 |
| Underground production and development miners | 83100 |
| Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers | 83101 |
| Logging machinery operators | 83110 |
| Fishing masters and officers | 83120 |
| Fishermen/women | 83121 |
| Supervisors, mineral and metal processing | 92010 |
| Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities | 92011 |
| Supervisors, food and beverage processing | 92012 |
| Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing | 92013 |
| Supervisors, forest products processing | 92014 |
| Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing | 92015 |
| Supervisors, motor vehicle assembling | 92020 |
| Supervisors, electronics and electrical products manufacturing | 92021 |
| Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing | 92022 |
| Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing | 92023 |
| Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly | 92024 |
| Power engineers and power systems operators | 92100 |
| Water and waste treatment plant operators | 92101 |
| Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing | 93100 |
| Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing | 93101 |
| Pulping, papermaking and coating control operators | 93102 |
| Cooks | 63200 |
| Butchers - retail and wholesale | 63201 |
| Bakers | 63202 |
| Chefs | - |
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