NOC 00015: Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

Senior managers in construction, transportation, production and utilities plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the overall operations of goods production, utility, transportation and construction companies. They formulate policies which establish the direction to be taken by these companies, either alone or in conjunction with other members of a board of directors. They work in establishments throughout the following industries: fishing, forestry, logging and agriculture; mining, oil and gas extraction; construction; transportation and warehousing; printing; manufacturing; and utilities or they may own and operate their own business.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 0.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): yes, 1.5× tier.

TEER 0: Management occupations. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

• Senior managers with Canadian work experience

  At least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in this occupation within the last 3 years, in Canada.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 00015

With 12+ months of Canadian work here, from November 3, 2026, by years of skilled Canadian work:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Establish objectives for the company and formulate or approve policies and programs
• Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
• Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement company policies and programs; establish financial and administrative controls; formulate and approve promotional campaigns; and approve overall personnel planning
• Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff
• Coordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
• Represent the company, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the company, in negotiations or other official functions.
• Senior managers in this unit group may specialize in areas such as finance, marketing or human resources or in a particular product area.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• chief executive officer (CEO) - manufacturing company
• chief financial officer (CFO) - urban transit system
• executive vice-president - railway
• finance vice-president - mining company
• logging company corporate controller
• marketing vice-president - airline
• operations vice-president - electric power company
• petroleum production company regional vice-president
• publishing house general manager
• residential construction company president
• trucking company general manager

Employment requirements

• A university degree or college diploma in engineering, business administration, commerce or other discipline related to the company's product is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a middle manager in goods production, utilities, transportation or construction are usually required.
• Specialization in a particular functional area or product is possible through specific university or college training in that area or through previous experience.
• Senior managers in finance usually require a professional accounting designation.

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