NOC 14301: Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks

Correspondence, publication and regulatory clerks write correspondence, proofread material for accuracy, compile material for publication, verify, record and process forms and documents, such as applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations and requisitions, and perform other related clerical duties in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules. They are employed by newspapers, periodicals, publishing firms and by establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 14301 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

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

CRS points for work in NOC 14301

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Classified advertising clerks
• Receive customers' orders for classified advertising, write and edit copy, calculate advertising costs and bill customers.
• Correspondence clerks
• Write business and government correspondence such as replies to requests for information and assistance, damage claims, credit and billing enquiries and service complaints.
• Proofreaders and editorial assistants
• Assist in the preparation of periodicals, advertisements, catalogues, directories and other material for publication
• Verify facts and conduct research
• Read material prior to publication to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical or compositional errors.
• Readers and press clippers
• Read newspapers, magazines, press releases and other publications to locate and file articles of interest to staff and clients.
• Regulatory clerks
• Compile, verify, record and process applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations, requisitions and other forms and documents in accordance with established procedures using processing systems
• Authorize and issue licences, permits, registration papers, reimbursements and other material after requested documents have been processed and approved.

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

Example job titles

• advertising clerk
• application clerk
• authorization clerk
• by-law clerk
• classified advertising clerk
• contract clerk
• correspondence clerk
• customs clerk
• directory compiler
• documentation clerk
• editorial assistant
• licence clerk
• passport clerk
• proofreader
• publication clerk
• registration clerk
• registry clerk
• translation clerk

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Additional courses or a diploma in writing, journalism or a related field may be required.
• Previous clerical or administrative experience may be required.

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