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NOC 00012: Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services

NOC 00012 is the NOC 2021 unit group for senior managers - financial, communications and other business services, with job titles such as president and chief executive officer - financial, communications and other business services, general manager - real estate management company and operations vice-president - satellite communication services. It is a TEER 0 occupation in broad category 0, legislative and senior management occupations.

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Unit group 00012: senior managers - financial, communications and other business services. This is the code you put on your application.

NOC 00012 job description: president and chief executive officer - financial, communications and other business services duties and responsibilities

  • Determine the company's mission and strategic direction as conveyed through policies and concrete objectives which are met through the effective management of human, financial and material resources
  • Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
  • Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall human resources planning
  • Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff; delegate the necessary authority to them and create optimum working conditions
  • Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions.

Job titles under NOC 00012

Advertising agency presidentBank presidentChief executive officer (CEO) - telephone companyChief financial officer (CFO) - advertising agencyChief operating officer - engineering firmComputing services company presidentCredit union executive directorExecutive vice-president - real estate agencyGeneral manager - real estate management companyHuman resources vice-president - bankMarketing vice-president - clerical staff servicesOperations vice-president - satellite communication servicesPresident and chief executive officer - financial, communications and other business servicesTrust company regional vice-president

See every job title and its code in the A–Z job title index, or all TEER 0 jobs.

Is NOC 00012 eligible for Express Entry?

By TEER, yes. TEER 0 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept. You still need qualifying work experience, language test results and enough CRS points to get an invitation. Category-based draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists.

Federal program TEER requirements for NOC 00012
ProgramTEER checkWhy
Federal Skilled WorkerTEER qualifiesTEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3
Canadian Experience ClassTEER qualifiesTEER 0 is within TEER 0 to 3
Federal Skilled TradesNot a listed tradeOnly certain trade groups qualify. Check IRCC
Spouse's open work permitQualifiesAll TEER 0 jobs qualify. SOWP rules

Category-based draws: NOC 00012 is on IRCC's Senior managers list (checked 2026-10-16). Under NOC 2016, TEER 0 was skill type 0 (management).

Category-based Express Entry draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists. Check the current lists on IRCC's Express Entry page and provincial nominee page.

NOC 00012: common questions

What is NOC 00012?

NOC 00012 is the code for senior managers - financial, communications and other business services in Canada's National Occupational Classification (NOC 2021). Its first digit, 0, is the broad category and its second digit, 0, is the TEER level. Immigration forms, job offers and LMIA applications use this five-digit code.

What TEER is NOC 00012?

NOC 00012 is TEER 0. Management occupations. Under the older NOC 2016 system, TEER 0 lines up with skill type 0 (management).

Is NOC 00012 eligible for Express Entry and PR?

By TEER, yes. TEER 0 is inside the TEER 0 to 3 range that the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class accept. You still need qualifying work experience, language test results and enough CRS points to get an invitation. Category-based draws and provincial nominee programs use their own occupation lists.

Is NOC 00012 in a category-based Express Entry draw?

Yes. As of IRCC's list dated 2026-10-16, NOC 00012 is in the senior managers category. Category-based draws invite candidates with at least 6 months of continuous work experience in one of the listed occupations, and IRCC updates the lists from time to time.

Is NOC 00012 eligible for a spousal open work permit (SOWP)?

Yes. All TEER 0 jobs qualify, so a worker in this job can support a spouse's open work permit, as long as their own work permit has at least 16 months left when the spouse applies (IRCC page modified 2026-06-12).

What is the NOC code for a president and chief executive officer - financial, communications and other business services?

President and chief executive officer - financial, communications and other business services is listed under NOC 00012, senior managers - financial, communications and other business services. The job title alone does not decide your code: your duties should match the main duties of NOC 00012.

How do I know if NOC 00012 is my NOC code?

Compare what you actually do with the main duties listed for NOC 00012, not just your job title. IRCC expects your duties to match the lead statement and most of the main duties of the code you choose. If they fit another code better, use that one. You can paste your duties into nocfinder to see how they line up, duty by duty.

Source: ESDC NOC 2021 · IRCC program pages. Not legal advice.