`21300` Civil engineers

Yes. NOC 21300 is a high-wage occupation.

Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage TEER 1

TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.

Points from November 3, 2026

12+ months Canadian experience in this occupation	+40 extra, on top of work-length points
Qualifying job offer in this occupation	70

Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, water and waste management systems and structural steel fabrications
Develop construction specifications and procedures
Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
Interpret, review and approve survey and civil design work
Conduct field services for civil works

A new Labour Market Integration factor replaces the Canadian work experience points.
Canadian experience in a high-wage occupation adds 20, 40 or 70 points on top of work-length points.
A job offer in a high-wage occupation gives 50, 70 or 100 points, and no LMIA is needed.
The two routes do not add up. You get the higher one: up to 150 points (140 with a spouse).
Invitation rounds pause for up to two weeks while IRCC recalculates every profile.