IT professionals not eligible for Skilled Worker???

[marlonmin]

Hello, I am a software engineer (NOC codes: 2147) and my application was rejected. The reason they gave is that the occupation "was not included on the list of eligible occupations specified in the instructions identified by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and published in the Canada Gazette on 28 November 2008":

Only occupations included in the following list are eligible???:

0111: Financial Managers
0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers in Health Care
0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation Service Managers
0711: Construction Managers
1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining Engineers
2144: Geological Engineers
2145: Petroleum Engineers
3111: Specialist Physicians
3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
3143: Occupational Therapists
3142: Physiotherapists
3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
3152: Registered Nurses
3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
4121: University Professors
4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
6241: Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers
7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators
7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane Operators
7372: Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

Any ideas?

[ARK]

FSW is mainly to filter out un-necessary clutters at the local visa office.So that's the only reason they have come up with the NOC list. Please do go through the list with primary job duties or responsibilities of your profile, i am sure u will fit in somewhere in the list....

Stop not till the goal is reached..

good luck

[marlonmin]

No any IT persons. Only relevant one is '0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers', but i am not a manager!

[Leon]

They added categories to the skilled worker program to make it harder to qualify.  If you don't fit on the list of 38 most wanted, you need to either have a job offer from Canada or already be in Canada for a year or more on student visa or work permit.

[ripon243]

It is not requited that u must b a manager.designation is not a factor.

But keep in mind u must have to fulfill almost all duties of noc 0213 .

Also u have to show decision making role for getting success in noc 0213.

I think this will help u a lot for next  step.

Thanks....