NOC 64310: Travel counsellors

Travel counsellors advise clients on travel options and tour packages, make bookings and reservations, prepare tickets and receive payment. They are employed in travel agencies, transportation and tourism firms and hotel chains.

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 64310 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 64310

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:

• Provide travel information to clients regarding destinations, transportation and accommodation options and travel costs, and recommend suitable products
• Plan and organize vacation travel for individuals or groups
• Make transportation and accommodation reservations using computerized reservation and ticketing system
• Sell single fare tickets and package tours to clients
• Promote particular destinations, tour packages and other travel services
• Investigate new travel destinations, hotels and other facilities and attractions
• Provide travel tips regarding tourist attractions, foreign currency, customs, languages and travel safety.

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

Example job titles

• reservation agent - travel agency
• travel agent
• travel consultant

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• A college diploma or vocational training in travel or tourism is usually required.
• Certification with the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) may be required.

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