NOC 95106: Labourers in food and beverage processing
Labourers in food and beverage processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to food and beverage processing. They are employed in fruit and vegetable processing plants, dairies, flour mills, bakeries, sugar refineries, meat plants, breweries and other food and beverage processing and packaging plants.
Last reviewed 2026-11-02 · Sources: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Quick answer
NOC 95106 (Labourers in food and beverage processing) is a TEER 5 occupation — not skilled work for FSW or CEC. It is not on IRCC's high-wage list. It isn't on any current category-based draw list.
TEER
TEER 5
Not skilled for FSW/CEC
High-wage
Not listed
No extra CRS points
Category draws
None
IRCC 2026 lists
| NOC 2021 code | 95106 |
|---|---|
| Title | Labourers in food and beverage processing |
| Broad category | Occupations in manufacturing and utilities |
| TEER | TEER 5 — usually short-term work demonstration and no formal education |
Example job titles
- bottle-washing machine tender - food and beverage processing
- brewery labourer
- candy packer
- dairy helper - food and beverage processing
- food processing labourer
- frozen food packer
- meat packager
- nut sorter - food and beverage processing
Main duties
- Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials throughout plant and warehouse manually, or with powered equipment
- Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines or mobile tank trucks
- Feed and unload food and beverage processing machines
- Feed flattened boxes into forming machines to construct containers
- Remove filled containers from conveyors and manually pack goods into bags, boxes or other containers
- Clean work areas and equipment
- Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
- Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties.
Your duties should match the lead statement and most of the main duties to use this NOC — check the full profile on the official NOC site.
Related occupations
- NOC 95100 — Labourers in mineral and metal processing
- NOC 95101 — Labourers in metal fabrication
- NOC 95102 — Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities
- NOC 95103 — Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing
- NOC 95104 — Labourers in rubber and plastic products manufacturing
- NOC 95105 — Labourers in textile processing and cutting
- NOC 95107 — Labourers in fish and seafood processing
- NOC 95109 — Other labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities
← NOC 95105 Labourers in textile processing and cutting · NOC 95107 Labourers in fish and seafood processing →
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TEER 5 also matters for work permits: see the spousal open work permit (TEER rules for spouses of workers), LMIA explained and the Atlantic Immigration Program (job offers in TEER 0–4).
Sources: Statistics Canada NOC 2021 V1.0; IRCC high-wage occupations; IRCC category-based selection; IRCC who can apply.
Frequently asked questions
Is NOC 95106 eligible for Express Entry?+
NOC 95106 is a TEER 5 occupation. IRCC only counts TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 work as skilled experience for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so this occupation alone generally won't meet those requirements. Provincial programs may differ.
Is NOC 95106 a high-wage occupation?+
No. NOC 95106 isn't on IRCC's Express Entry high-wage occupations list, so it doesn't earn the extra high-wage or job offer CRS points. Canadian work-length points can still apply for TEER 0–3 work.
Which Express Entry category draws include NOC 95106?+
None of IRCC's current category-based selection lists include NOC 95106. Candidates can still be invited in general, program-specific (such as CEC) or PNP rounds.