NOC 32124: Pharmacy technicians

Pharmacy technicians perform technical functions relating to prescriptions including gathering patients' information, product preparation, product distribution and inventory control. They work closely with pharmacists to provide pharmaceutical care to clients. Pharmacy technicians are employed in retail and hospital pharmacies, long-term care facilities and by pharmaceutical manufacturers. Pharmacy technicians who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• 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): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

• Healthcare and social services

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

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

CRS points for work in NOC 32124

Skilled Canadian work in this occupation earns the standard points, the same before and after November 3, 2026, with no high-wage add-on:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Assist pharmacists to maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
• Assess prescriptions for completeness and ensure information is accurate
• Gather and enter client information in databases and prepare medications for clients in collaboration with pharmacists
• Compound pharmaceutical products such as intravenous injections, oral solutions, ointments and creams
• Process payment of prescriptions and other pharmacy services including direct billing to third party insurers
• Provide instructions on how to use health aids, and medical devices such as drug administration devices and monitoring devices
• May help with scheduling and workflow.

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

Example job titles

• pharmacy technician
• pharmacy technician supervisor

Employment requirements

• Pharmacy technicians usually require a two-year pharmacy technician college program or completion of a two- to three-year college program in pharmaceutics and supervised practical training.
• Completion of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) certification exams is required for pharmacy technicians.
• Registration with a regulatory body is required for pharmacy technicians in all provinces except Quebec.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 64100Pharmacy clerk
• 33103Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants