NOC 2021 · 41100 · TEER 1
NOC 41100: Judges
Official NOC 2021, Job Bank and IRCC data · checked 21 October 2026
Judges adjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law. Judges preside over federal and provincial courts.
TEER
TEER 1
Usually needs a university degree
Median wage (Canada)
$387,006 / year
Job Bank, 2024
High-wage tier (from 3 Nov 2026)
Tier 1
+70 CRS for Canadian work, or 100 for a job offer
Express Entry categories
None
General and program draws only
Express Entry
How NOC 41100 counts for Express Entry
- Federal Skilled Worker: eligible occupationNeeds 1 year of continuous skilled (TEER 0–3) work in the last 10 years and 67 points on the FSW grid.
- Canadian Experience Class: eligible occupationNeeds 1 year of skilled (TEER 0–3) work in Canada in the last 3 years.
- Federal Skilled Trades: not eligibleNeeds 2 years of work in an eligible trade group in the last 5 years, plus a job offer or a Canadian certificate of qualification.
High-wage CRS points
NOC 41100 is in tier 1 of IRCC's high-wage list, in effect from 3 November 2026.
| 12+ months of Canadian work | +70 points on top of work-length points |
|---|---|
| Qualifying job offer (no LMIA) | 100 points |
You get whichever option scores higher, not both.
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NOC 41100 is not on any of IRCC's 2026 occupation categories. You can still be invited through general, program-specific or French-language draws.
IRCC category listsDuties
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Preside over courts of law, interpret and enforce rules of procedure and make rulings regarding the admissibility of evidence
- Instruct the jury on laws that are applicable to the case
- Weigh and consider evidence in non-jury trials and decide legal guilt or innocence or degree of liability of the accused or defendant
- Pass sentence on persons convicted in criminal cases and determine damages or other appropriate remedy in civil cases
- Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses
- Determine custody of children between contesting parents and other guardians
- Enforce court orders for access or support
- Supervise other judges and court officers.
- Judges may specialize in particular areas of law such as civil, criminal or family law.
For Express Entry, your experience must match the lead statement and most of these duties, not only the job title.
Job titles
Example job titles
- chief justice
- county court judge
- Court of Queen's Bench justice
- district court judge
- family court judge
- federal trial court justice
- provincial court of appeal justice
- small claims court judge
- superior court justice
- Supreme Court justice
All 31 job titles in NOC 41100
- administrative judge
- appellate court judge
- associate chief justice
- chief justice
- county court judge
- county judge
- Court of Queen's Bench justice
- deputy justice
- district and surrogate court judge
- district court judge
- family court judge
- federal court justice
- federal court justice - trial division
- Federal Court of Appeal justice
- federal trial court justice
- judge - law
- justice
- juvenile court judge
- magistrate court judge
- probate court judge
- provincial court judge
- provincial court of appeal justice
- provincial supreme court justice
- puisne judge
- small claims court judge
- superior court justice
- Supreme Court justice
- Supreme Court of Canada justice
- Tax Court judge
- trial court judge
- youth court judge
Requirements
Employment requirements
- Extensive experience as a lawyer or as a professor of law with continuous membership in the bar association is usually required.
- Membership in good standing with a provincial or territorial law society or bar association is required.
- Judges are appointed by federal or provincial cabinets.
- Those appointed to more senior positions in a court, such as chief justice, usually have experience as judges in that court.
Wages
Wages for NOC 41100 in Canada
Low, median and high wages per year in Canadian dollars, from ESDC Job Bank's 2025 wage data. This occupation is reported at an annual rate.
| Region | Low | Median | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $310,000 | $387,006 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $311,400 | $426,900 | $426,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Prince Edward Island | — | $414,900 | $455,000 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Nova Scotia | $331,920 | $414,900 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| New Brunswick | $331,920 | $414,900 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Quebec | $264,030 | $310,000 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Ontario | $387,006 | $414,900 | $416,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Manitoba | $354,017 | $354,017 | $455,000 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Saskatchewan | $376,865 | $395,708 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Alberta | $348,102 | $348,102 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| British Columbia | $369,360 | $369,360 | $414,900 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
| Nunavut | $414,900 | $414,900 | $455,000 | Administrative data for judges, 2024 |
Provinces with too little data are not shown. Wages vary by city and employer; see Job Bank for regional figures.
Job outlook
Job outlook by province, 2025–2027
Job Bank's 3-year employment outlook for this occupation, by province and territory.
UndeterminedNewfoundland and Labrador
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedPrince Edward Island
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNova Scotia
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedNew Brunswick
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedQuebec
Appointment to this occupation is dependent on an election or a nomination, rather than labour market needs.
UndeterminedOntario
Appointment to this occupation is dependent on an election or a nomination, rather than labour market needs.
UndeterminedManitoba
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
UndeterminedSaskatchewan
An employment outlook for this occupation was not assessed in this region.
UndeterminedAlberta
An employment outlook for this occupation was not assessed in this region.
UndeterminedBritish Columbia
An employment outlook was not assessed due to the number of varied occupations included in this occupational group.
UndeterminedNorthwest Territories
Appointment to this occupation is dependent on an election or a nomination, rather than labour market needs.
UndeterminedNunavut
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment.
Source: ESDC Job Bank, 3-year employment outlooks 2025–2027 (released December 2025).
Provinces
Provincial Nominee Programs
A provincial nomination adds 600 CRS points. Most provinces run occupation-targeted draws or in-demand lists, and some accept TEER 4 and 5 occupations that Express Entry does not.
Provincial lists change often, sometimes between draws. We check whether NOC 41100 is being targeted by any province as part of a consultation.
Similar occupations
Related NOC codes
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If your duties fit one of these better, use that code instead.
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- 42200 Paralegals and related occupations
Questions
NOC 41100: common questions
What is the NOC code for judges?
What TEER category is NOC 41100?
Is NOC 41100 eligible for Express Entry?
Is NOC 41100 a high-wage occupation for Express Entry?
Is NOC 41100 eligible for category-based Express Entry draws?
What is the median wage for NOC 41100 in Canada?
Classification
Where it sits in NOC 2021
- 4Occupations in education, law and social, community and government servicesBroad Category
- 41Professional occupations in law, education, social, community and government servicesMajor Group
- 411Professional occupations in lawSub-major Group
- 4110Judges, lawyers and Quebec notariesMinor Group
- 41100Judges
Enquiry
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Sources: Statistics Canada, NOC 2021 Version 1.0, Job Bank wages (2025), Job Bank outlooks 2025–2027 and IRCC. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Checked 21 October 2026.
NOC 2026 is due from Statistics Canada in December 2026. IRCC still uses NOC 2021 codes, and this page will show any change once IRCC switches.
This page is general information, not immigration advice. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government of Canada, IRCC or ESDC.
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