IMMIGRATION

Sector & Labour Market Priorities List

Eligible Sectors and NOCs under the Altona/Rhineland RCIP

Only applications from the following sectors will be accepted into the Altona/Rhineland RCIP for the 2026 calendar year.

Note, if you are an employer and the priority occupation you are seeking to fill is not listed, please contact our office to discuss your workforce needs.

PRIORITY SECTORS

(Based on NOC 2021)

3 – Health
4 – Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Service
6 – Sales and Services
7 – Trades and Transport
8 – Natural Resources and Agriculture
9 – Manufacturing and Utilities

Priority Occupations

National Occupation Categories (NOC)	Occupation Name	Sector(s)
22212	Drafting Technologists and Technicians	Manufacturing and Utilities
31301	Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses	Health
33102	Nurse Aids, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates	Health
42202	Early Childhood Educators and Assistants	Education, Law and Social, Community and Government Services
62020	Food Service Supervisors	Sales and service
62100	Technical Sales Specialist	Natural Resources and Agriculture
63200	Cooks	Sales and Service
64400	Customer Service Representatives – Financial Institutions	Sales and Service
72100	Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors	Manufacturing and Utilities
72106	Welders and Related Machine Operators	Manufacturing and Utilities, Trades and Transport
72401	Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics	Natural Resources and Agriculture
73401	Printing Press Operators	Manufacturing and Utilities
75101	Material Handlers	Manufacturing and Utilities
82030	Agricultural Service Contactors and Farm Supervisors	Natural Resources and Agriculture
84120	Specialized Livestock Workers and Farm Machinery Operators	Natural Resources and Agriculture
85100	Livestock Labourers	Natural Resources and Agriculture
92012	Supervisors, Food and Beverage Processing	Natural Resources and Agriculture
94105	Metalworking and Forging Machine Operators	Manufacturing and Utilities
94140	Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing	Natural Resources and Agriculture
94141	Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers	Natural Resources and Agriculture
94152	Binding and Finishing Machine Operators	Manufacturing and Utilities
94204	Mechanical Assemblers and Inspectors	Manufacturing and Utilities
94213	Industrial Painters, Coaters and Metal Finishing Process Operators	Manufacturing and Utilities
95106	Labourers in Food and Beverage Processing	Natural Resources and Agriculture
95109	Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities	Natural Resources and Agriculture, Manufacturing and Utilities

Management of Allocations

Under the Sales and Service sub-sector for Food and Beverage Retailers, the number of employees each designated employer can recruit is capped at two (2).

Recommendations will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the year.