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Chapter 4

Creating your Express Entry profile

By this point, you should have checked to see if you meet the eligibility requirements of
one of the three programs managed by Express Entry:

1. The Federal Skilled Worker Prog ram (FSWP)
2. The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FST)
3. Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

If you haven’t evaluated your eligibility for on e of the prog rams abov e, use the
government’s to discover if you meet the eligibility requirements.
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Provided you are eligible, there are a number of impor tant steps that you need to take:

STEP 1: Find your NOC

The Canadian government classifies oc cupation s using the Nation al Occupation al
Classification (NOC) system. This allow s them to analyze you r oc cupation based on skill
type and level, as follows:

Skill Type 0 (zero): management jobs, such as:
restaurant managers
mine managers
shore captains (fishing)

Skill Level A: professional jobs that usually call for a degree from a university, such as:

doctors
dentists
architects

Skill Level B: technical jobs that usually call for high school or training as an
apprentice, such as:

chefs
plumbers
electricians