NOC 75212: Public works and maintenance labourers

Public works and maintenance labourers perform a variety of labouring activities to maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and similar areas. They are employed by public works departments in all levels of government or by private contractors under contract to governments.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 5 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 5: Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 75212 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 75212

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:

• Clean and maintain sidewalks, streets, roads and public grounds of municipality and other areas, working as member of crew
• Sweep debris and remove snow from streets, sidewalks, building grounds and other areas, and load snow and debris into carts or trucks
• Shovel cement and other materials into cement mixers, spread concrete and asphalt on road surfaces using shovels, rakes and hand tampers, and perform other activities to assist in maintenance and repair of roads
• Spread sand or salt on sidewalks for snow and ice control
• Dig ditches and trenches using shovels and other hand tools
• Operate jackhammers and drills to break up pavement
• Load and unload trucks with supplies and equipment
• Collect money from coin boxes of parking meters along established route
• Collect and load refuse on garbage trucks
• Assist equipment operators to secure attachments to equipment or trucks
• Assist in routine maintenance and repair of equipment
• Assist skilled tradespersons such as carpenters, plumbers and mechanics
• May operate mobile sidewalk-cleaning equipment.

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

Example job titles

• helper - garbage collection
• municipal labourer
• parking meter collector
• public works labourer
• road maintenance worker
• sewer maintenance worker
• sidewalk cleaner

Employment requirements

• Several weeks of on-the-job training are provided.

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