Canada has revised National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021and added 16 New jobs in its list of eligible occupations under that worker immigration program.
By this change Bus drivers are also eligible to qualify under the Express Entry system’s Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program for immigration to Canada.
For the new occupations added, the applicant must get a college diploma, an apprenticeship training of fewer than two years, or more than six months of on-the-job training.
The full list of newly-added jobs on the list of eligible occupations under the FSW includes:
NOC 13102 Payroll administrators
NOC 33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
NOC 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 43100 Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants
NOC 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs
NOC 43201 Correctional service officers
NOC 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
NOC 63211 Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations
NOC 73200 Residential and commercial installers and servicers
NOC 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators
NOC 73209 Other repairers and servicers
NOC 73300 Transport truck drivers
NOC 73301 Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators
NOC 73400 Heavy equipment operators
NOC 93200 Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
What is Salary of Bus Driver In Canada
How Much a Truck Driver earn In Canada
Bus Drivers are in great demand in various provinces across Canada to transport Children to and from schools.
Demand For School Bus Drivers is now so high that school districts across the country regularly have to announce school bus delays or cancellations due to a lack of personnel.
The demand is so high that often the replacement drivers against the regularly employed drivers are not available in many provinces.
As per estimates, as per current availability of drivers, next three years would witness high shortage of Bus Drivers in almost all provinces. All Job posting sites have rush of vacancies for drivers on their sites. After recent changes to NOC, Canada has allowed school districts and other employers to recruit qualified foreign nationals to drive buses in Canada.