Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

• All of Canada
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nova Scotia
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon

• Skilled work

  TEER 3: usually a college diploma, apprenticeship of under two years, or more than six months of training. Express Entry programs count work in TEER 0 to 3, so Canadian experience in this occupation could count toward the Canadian Experience Class.

• Category rounds

  On IRCC's Trade occupations list, so experience in it can open category-based Express Entry rounds (12 months in the occupation within 3 years, and the program requirements still apply).From IRCC’s category-based selection page, as our rules engine reads it.

• Not high-wage

  Not on IRCC's high-wage occupation list, so a job offer in it earns no extra Express Entry points under the November 3, 2026 changes.From IRCC’s high-wage occupation list, as our rules engine reads it.

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