41100 Judges
Yes. NOC 41100 is a high-wage occupation.
Level 3: at least 2× 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 | +70 extra, on top of work-length points |
|---|---|
| Qualifying job offer in this occupation | 100 |
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Example job titles
- chief justice
- county court judge
- Court of Queen's Bench justice
- district court judge
- family court judge
- federal trial court justice
- provincial court of appeal justice
- small claims court judge
- superior court justice
- Supreme Court justice
Main duties
- Preside over courts of law, interpret and enforce rules of procedure and make rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
- Instruct the jury on laws that are applicable to the case
- Weigh and consider evidence in non-jury trials and decide legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
- Pass sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases and determine damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases
- Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses
- Determine custody of children between contesting parents and other guardians
What changes on November 3, 2026
- 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.
Other occupations
41101Lawyers and Quebec notaries Level 3: at least 2× median wage41200University professors and lecturers Level 3: at least 2× median wage41201Post-secondary teaching and research assistants41210College and other vocational instructors Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41220Secondary school teachers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41221Elementary school and kindergarten teachers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41300Social workers Level 1: at least 1.3× median wage41301Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies41302Religious leaders41310Police investigators and other investigative occupations Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41311Probation and parole officers Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage41320Educational counsellors Level 2: at least 1.5× median wage