NOC 31303 “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals”
Immigrating to Canada with the job code of “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals” using the Express Entry Permanent Residency pathway requires that you correctly identify the National Occupation Classification (“NOC”) Code for your occupation.
The NOC code is the most important piece of information you require to immigrate to Canada. Without knowing your job classification or NOC code you are unable to work out your eligility to immigrate to Canada or make an application. The NOC is developed and maintained between Statistics Canada (STC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
The National Occupation Classification for “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals” is Noc 31303.
Note: NOC 31303 “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals” replaces NOC 3212. The new NOC structure for Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants uses the NOC Code 31303 and the Skill requirement of “Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate) or Previous experience and expertise in subject matter knowledge from a related occupation found in TEER 2 (when applicable).”.
The level of demand in Canada for NOC 31303 is High. This means that according to Statistics Canada, the role of “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals” in Canada currently has more jobs advertised than available candidates.
Why Do I Need to Know the NOC Code for “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals”?
Whenever applicants for Canadian Immigration are asked to identify work experience, they must do so on the requisite forms by stating the NOC code that best fits their employment, skills and experience. Some Canada immigration pathways are only open to applicants that have experience in occupations identified by very specific NOC codes.
Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility (TEER)
- The NOC structure for Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants uses the NOC Code 31303 and the Skill requirement of “Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate) or Previous experience and expertise in subject matter knowledge from a related occupation found in TEER 2 (when applicable).”.
- The TEER level for 31303 is “Completion of a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate) or Previous experience and expertise in subject matter knowledge from a related occupation found in TEER 2 (when applicable).”.
Employment Description for 31303 “Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals”
To be able to use National Occupation Classification 31303 your work history and experience should closely match the following description:
- “This unit group includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives who provide primary health care and treatment in conjunction with physicians and in collaboration with other health professionals. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants provide a range of health services to patients delivering preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients’ health. Midwives provide full-course care to women and their babies during the pre- and post-natal period. Nurse practitioners are employed in community health centres, hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centres. Physician assistants usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Midwives are employed in hospitals, clinics, birthing centres or in private practice.”
Canada Visa Options for NOC 31303
There are a number of Canada Visa options for NOC 31303 including:
- Federal Skilled Visas
- Canadian Experience Class
- Provincial Nomination
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) which use the NOC 31303
NOC code 31303 is used for Provincial Nomination in following streams:
- PNP Skilled Worker streams
- PNP Semi-Skilled Worker streams
- PNP Graduate streams
- PNP Family Sponsorship streams.
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