85104 Trappers and hunters
No. NOC 85104 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 5
TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled Canadian experience for Express Entry.
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Example job titles
- fur trapper
- game trapper
- hunter
- sealer
- trapper
Main duties
- Set traps with bait and position traps along trails
- Operate boats or snowmobiles or travel on foot, snowshoes or skis to patrol trapline or to reach hunting areas
- Pursue animals by observing and recognizing tracks, trails, animal droppings or broken foliage
- Remove catch and reset traps and snares
- Kill and skin catch for pelts, and treat and pack pelts for marketing or for transport to public auctions
- Kill wild animals using firearms or other weapons
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
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