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Is the position "Category Manager" eligible to apply for Express Entry?

Sam2497

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Nov 3, 2018
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Hi everyone,
During the eligibility check, I landed on above 2 questions on which I'd appreciate your assistance.

Q1:
How many years of skilled work experience I have?, I'm able to answer it as "Six or more" as I understand that my position as a category manager falls under the managerial jobs and it is within the NOC skill level 0. Below is the glossary from CIC that I mentions that managerial jobs are under the NOC skill level 0.
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Glossary
Skilled Work Experience
In Canada, the National Occupational Classification (NOC) is the official list of all the jobs in the Canadian labour market. It describes each job according to skill type, group and level.

"Skilled work" in the NOC is:

  • managerial jobs (NOC Skill Level 0),
  • professional jobs (NOC Skill Type A), or
  • technical jobs and skilled trades/manual work (NOC Skill Type B).
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However, my confusion is on the Question 2 which is;
In the last five years, do you have at least two years of experience in one of these types of jobs (skilled trades)?
  • industrial, electrical and construction trades (NOC codes that start in 72)
  • maintenance and equipment operation trades (NOC codes that start in 73)
  • supervisors and technical jobs in natural resources, agriculture and related production (NOC codes that start in 82)
  • processing, manufacturing and utilities supervisors and central control operators (NOC codes that start in 92)
  • chefs and cooks or (NOC codes that start in 632)
  • butchers and bakers (NOC codes that start in 633
Answer to be selected;
-None
-Less than two years
-Two years or more

If you are not sure of the NOC for your job, you can find it on the
Find your NOC
page.
(required)
The confusion is that while my position "Category Manager" falls under Managerial Jobs (NOC skill level 0), it does not seem to be one of the 6 types of jobs above listed with the NOC codes given above. My position Category Manager got the NOC code of 0621 which does not fall within the above requested NOC codes.

Again, I also read somewhere in cic.gc.ca the below caption;
If you want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant (Express Entry)
Your job, and the work you have done in the past, must be skill type 0, or level A or B to use Express Entry. The Express Entry system manages applications for permanent residence if you want be considered:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/find-national-occupation-code.html

Can anyone/ everyone help me clarifying on above?

Thank you