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Primary NOC same as LMIA?

britinvancouver

Hero Member
Sep 13, 2014
217
6
Vancouver, BC
Category........
NOC Code......
1242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
15-07-2015
Passport Req..
22-09-2015
LANDED..........
07-10-2015
Hi

Just wondering, does my primary NOC have to be the same as the one that is on my LMIA and role I'm obviously currently doing. Or can it be the one I have most foreign experience in?

It's just the NOC in Canada I learnt on the job so there's no real date when I became qualified. I have my ITA and all my documents ready I'm just umming and ahhhing over this one question!

Thanks
 

Nightrocker

Hero Member
Feb 27, 2011
806
30
Canada
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-04-2011
Med's Request
08-06-2011
Med's Done....
13-06-2011
VISA ISSUED...
24-07-2011
LANDED..........
23-08-2011
britinvancouver said:
Hi

Just wondering, does my primary NOC have to be the same as the one that is on my LMIA and role I'm obviously currently doing. Or can it be the one I have most foreign experience in?

It's just the NOC in Canada I learnt on the job so there's no real date when I became qualified. I have my ITA and all my documents ready I'm just umming and ahhhing over this one question!

Thanks
Not sure if this is going to help in any way.

[size=10pt]What do you mean by Primary Occupation?[/size]

Your primary occupation means the job you have experience in (within the last five years) and want to base your immigration application on, if you are invited to apply.

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=1007&t=29

You should also visit this thread: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ee-application-primary-occupation-noc-t270819.0.html
 

britinvancouver

Hero Member
Sep 13, 2014
217
6
Vancouver, BC
Category........
NOC Code......
1242
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
15-07-2015
Passport Req..
22-09-2015
LANDED..........
07-10-2015
Thanks for your response. I've been through some of the threads and I can't seem to find whether it is mandatory to put the same NOC as my LMIA (as I believe that NOC isn't really what I do anyway).
 

SandyMaple

Full Member
Feb 22, 2017
26
1
I have a total experience of 7 years.. where the latest 1.5 years were in 1 NOC (2171) and before that for 5.5 years, were in another NOC(2183).
Can I select my primary NOC to be 2171, as I want my primary to be this.
 

rish6

Hero Member
Sep 5, 2013
234
3
Not sure if this is going to help in any way.

[size=10pt]What do you mean by Primary Occupation?[/size]

Your primary occupation means the job you have experience in (within the last five years) and want to base your immigration application on, if you are invited to apply.

Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=1007&t=29

You should also visit this thread: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ee-application-primary-occupation-noc-t270819.0.html
Nightrocker, if u have two ncos X n Y. X is your EE noc and Y is your LMIA noc, is that feasible and possible?