53121 Actors, comedians and circus performers
No. NOC 53121 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 3
TEER 0 to 3 work still counts for Canadian experience work-length points.
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Example job titles
- acrobat
- acting teacher - private or studio
- actor/actress
- circus performer
- clown
- comedian
- drama teacher - private or studio
- narrator
Main duties
- Actors and comedians
- Study and rehearse lines, gestures and expressions to interpret a role
- Portray roles in video or motion picture productions, television shows, theatre productions, radio dramas, commercials and other productions or perform the narration
- Sing or dance as required by specific roles
- Perform comedy acts in nightclubs alone or as members of comedy troupes
- Improvise a role.
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
53100Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries53110Photographers53111Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators53120Dancers53122Painters, sculptors and other visual artists53123Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers53124Artisans and craftspersons53125Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products53200Athletes53201Coaches53202Sports officials and referees