National Occupational Classification

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Classification nationale des professions

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National Occupational Classification, or NOC, is a systematic taxonomy of all occupations in the Canadian labour market. As a Canadian government publication it is concurrently published in French as Classification nationale des professions.{{cite web|url=http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx|title=Welcome to the National Occupational Classification 2011|author=Human Resources and Skills Development Canada|date=2011 |language=English, French|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203051440/http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/Welcome.aspx|archivedate=2012-02-03|url-status=dead|accessdate=2014-07-10|author-link=Human Resources and Skills Development Canada}} The NOC a joint project between Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Statistics Canada and classifies over 30,000 occupational titles into 500 Unit Groups, organized according to 4 skill levels and 10 skill types.{{Cite web|url=http://noc.esdc.gc.ca/English/NOC/FAQ.aspx?ver=16|title=National Occupational Classification|last=Government of Canada|first=Employment and Social Development Canada|date=2013-12-13|access-date=2018-11-06}}

The NOC is used by students, workers, employers, career and vocational counsellors, educational and training organizations. The first Edition of the NOC was published in 1992, and a Second Revised Edition was offered in 2001. Further minor revisions were made in 2006. The 2011 revision combined the variation National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) and the 2006 NOC version into one system with structural changes.{{Cite web|url=http://noc.esdc.gc.ca/English/NOC/AboutNOC.aspx?ver=11|title=National Occupational Classification|last=Government of Canada|first=Employment and Social Development Canada|date=2013-12-13|access-date=2018-11-06}} The 2016 revision was minor and the NOC content is now continually updated; however its structure is set to be revised every 10 years.{{Cite web|url=http://noc.esdc.gc.ca/English/NOC/AboutNOC.aspx?ver=16|title=National Occupational Classification|last=Government of Canada|first=Employment and Social Development Canada|date=2013-12-13|access-date=2018-11-06}} It is available online. The 2021 version will be a structural revision.

The NOC supersedes the Canadian Classification Dictionary of Occupations (CCDO), which was published by the then Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) (now ESDC) in 1981.{{Cite web|url=http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2source?lang=eng&srchtxt=CANADIAN%20CLASSIFICATION%20DICTIONARY%20OCCUPATIONS&i=1&index=alt&src_id=BT-2351997,CNMI-4E1982,S-52-5-31992,MP-53-25E1993&rlang=en&titl=Canadian%20Classification%20and%20Dictionary%20of%20Occupations&fchrcrdnm=1#resultrecs|title=Sources, Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations - TERMIUM Plus® — Search - TERMIUM Plus® - Translation Bureau|last=TERMIUM®|first=Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Translation Bureau|website=www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-11-06}}