94152 Binding and finishing machine operators
No. NOC 94152 is not on the high-wage list.
Not on the list TEER 4
TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled Canadian experience for Express Entry.
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Example job titles
- binder - printing
- binder and finisher
- bindery operator
- bookbinding machine operator
- Cerlox binder operator
- cutter operator - printing
- finishing machine operator - printing
- foil stamper - printing
- gathering machine set-up operator - printing
- gold leaf stamper
- laminating machine operator
- machine bookbinder
- perforator operator - printing
- stitcher operator - printing
Main duties
- Set up and operate specialized equipment and machines that cut, fold, gather and bind or finish brochures, pamphlets, business forms, magazines, books and other printed material
- Set up and operate specialized equipment and machines that die cut, emboss, imprint, laminate, heat stamp and perform other finishing operations on printed material
- Perform pre-production runs of binding or finishing jobs to verify output and to ensure that product specifications are met
- Operate automatic and semi-automatic equipment and machines to bind or finish print material according to specifications
- Pack, weigh and stack bound and finished products on pallet for shipment
- May repair and rebind damaged or worn books.
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.
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