Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services
Paralegals and related occupationsNOC 42200, TEER 2
NOC 42200 (Paralegals and related occupations) is TEER 2.TEER 2
Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations
- Express Entry
- IRCC counts TEER 0 to 3 work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so work in NOC 42200 sits inside that range.
- 2026 categories
- IRCC's 2026 category lists do not include NOC 42200.
- Median wage
- $33.05 an hour across Canada, from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (2023-2024 data).
- Provincial programs
- Each province sets which occupations its streams take. From our registry: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream, status Open, verified November 12, 2026.
How to read this code
- Broad category
- The first digit is the broad occupational category, the widest grouping in the NOC.
- TEER
- The second digit, 2, is the TEER category: TEER 2.
- Group
- The first four digits, 4220, are the minor group: Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services.
- Occupation
- All five digits, 42200, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Paralegals and related occupations.
Also called: law clerk, commercial law clerk, commissioner of affidavits, commissioner of marriages, corporate paralegal
This page shows the official duties for NOC 42200, where its TEER sits in immigration rules, and the wages Job Bank reports. It describes the rules. It does not decide anyone's case.
What the job involves
Statistics Canada text, quoted word for word. IRCC compares your duties with this description, not your job title.
Lead statement
Paralegals prepare legal documents and conduct research to assist lawyers or other professionals. Independent paralegals provide legal services to the public as allowed by government legislation, or provide paralegal services on contract to law firms or other establishments. Justices of the peace administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants and perform other court-related duties such as conducting bail hearings. Notaries public administer oaths, take affidavits, sign legal documents and perform other activities according to the scope of their practice. Trademark agents advise clients on intellectual property matters. Paralegals are employed by law firms, by record search companies and in legal departments throughout the public and private sectors. Independent paralegals are usually self-employed. Justices of the peace are employed by federal, provincial, municipal, and territorial courts. Notaries public are employed by government and in the public and private sectors or they may be self-employed. Trademark agents are employed by law firms and legal departments throughout the public and private sectors, trademark development and search firms or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
- commercial law clerk
- commissioner of affidavits
- commissioner of marriages
- corporate paralegal
- family law paralegal
- independent paralegal
- judicial officer
- justice of the peace
- land titles examiner
- legal researcher
- notary public
- paralegal
- real estate law clerk
- registrar of bankruptcy
- title searcher
- trademark agent
Main duties: check yours
IRCC's rule for the Federal Skilled Worker Program: you must have performed "the actions in the lead statement" and "most of the main duties listed". Tick the duties you do. The count helps you compare. It is not a decision.
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Lead statement: not ticked. Main duties ticked: 0 of 23.
The rule asks for the lead statement and most of the main duties. IRCC gives no number for "most", and an officer decides.
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If your duties look different
Statistics Canada names the jobs that belong in a different NOC. If one of these sounds more like your work, open that code and compare.
Classified elsewhere
- 41101Articling law student (See 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries)
- 13111Legal administrative assistants (See 13111 Legal administrative assistants)
- 41400Patent agent (See 41400 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers)
- 41101Quebec notary (See 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries)
- 41101Trademark lawyer (See 41101 Lawyers and Quebec notaries)
Usual employment requirements
- Paralegals in law firms require a bachelor's degree in law or a law college diploma and in-house training from a law firm or other legal establishment.
- Independent paralegals require knowledge of legal principles and procedures usually obtained through industry-sponsored courses and through experience, or through completion of a community college paralegal program.
- Paralegals require a licence to perform advanced legal services.
- Justices of the peace requirements can vary from a background in law and the justice system, completion of a justice registrar, justice of the peace or other court training program depending on their duties and responsibilities.
- Justices of the peace in the provinces are appointed by the lieutenant governor in council and, in the territories, by federally appointed territorial commissioners.
- Notaries public usually require a university degree in law or a related field.
- Notaries public are appointed after examination and certification of their qualifications by the governing judiciary in their province or territory. All appointments have specific limitations on the activities they can perform and for specific periods of time.
- Notaries public require a provincial licence. In British Columbia, membership in the Society of Notaries Public is also required.
- To be licensed, trademark agents are required to work in the area of trademark law, including the preparation and prosecution of trademark applications for registration, for two years and to successfully complete the examination conducted jointly by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and the Registrar of Trade-Marks, Canadian Intellectual Property Office or either one of the above and to be a lawyer entitled to practise in Canada.
- Trademark agents require registration with the federal Trade-Mark Office.
Where TEER 2 sits in immigration rules
Each row gives the rule, then what it means for this occupation. The programs set many other conditions too, so read the official page before you act.
Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class
The rule: both programs count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
What this means: NOC 42200 is TEER 2, so work in it is inside that range. The TEER is one condition, not the whole test. Both programs also set how much work you need (at least 1 year, or 1,560 hours), when you did it, and minimum language results.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
The rule: this program goes by NOC group, not by TEER alone. IRPR s. 87.2 lists Major Groups 72 (less Sub-major Group 726), 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 (less Sub-major Group 932), Minor Group 6320 and Unit Group 62200, other than a restricted occupation.
What this means: NOC 42200 is not in one of the listed groups, so work in it is not skilled trade experience under this program.
Express Entry category-based selection, 2026
The rule: IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each category. NOC 42200 is not on any 2026 occupation list.
What this means: People in this occupation can still be invited in general or program-specific rounds. French-language proficiency is a separate category: it depends on test results (NCLC 7 in all 4 abilities), not on the occupation.
IRCC page modified October 16, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Atlantic Immigration Program
The rule: the program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4 from designated employers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The job must be full-time and non-seasonal.
What this means: A TEER 2 offer must last at least 1 year from the day the person becomes a permanent resident.
Provincial Nominee Programs
The rule: each province and territory sets its own requirements and streams, including which occupations and TEER levels a stream takes.
What this means: Check the stream's own page for this NOC code. One example from our program status registry:
Program status: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream: Open
The stream has launched and the expression of interest portal opened on August 4, 2026. It covers skilled workers with a qualifying job offer in any NOC occupation, plus self-employed physicians.
Verified November 12, 2026 · Official source
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
The rule: an employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer. The wage offered, compared with the provincial or territorial threshold, puts the job in the high-wage or low-wage stream.
What this means: Service Canada refuses to process low-wage applications for jobs in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher. Some sectors are exempt, such as primary agriculture, construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, and nursing and residential care. ESDC updates the list of areas each quarter. When this page was checked (September 26, 2026), the ESDC page showed the list for July 10 to October 8, 2026; open the ESDC page for the list in force today. A separate pause covers low-wage jobs in Montréal and Laval.
Wages in Canada
The wages Job Bank publishes for NOC 42200, for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory.
- Low
- $21.63
- per hour
- Median
- $33.05
- per hour
- High
- $52.19
- per hour
What this means: half of the people in this occupation earn less than the median and half earn more. Pay changes with the province, the employer and your experience.
Median by province or territory
| Province or territory | Median (per hour) |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $26.01 |
| Prince Edward Island | $26.00 |
| Nova Scotia | $28.21 |
| New Brunswick | $30.26 |
| Quebec | $28.57 |
| Ontario | $33.00 |
| Manitoba | $32.72 |
| Saskatchewan | $30.00 |
| Alberta | $33.65 |
| British Columbia | $39.58 |
| Yukon | $36.61 |
| Northwest Territories | Not published |
| Nunavut | Not published |
Reference period 2023-2024. Data source: Labour Force Survey. ESDC Job Bank wages, release revised 2025-11-19. (opens in a new tab)
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Related occupations
Codes in the same NOC group as 42200, the closest first.
Questions about this code
What is the TEER of NOC 42200?
NOC 42200 (Paralegals and related occupations) is TEER 2: occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations. In NOC 2021, the second digit of a code is its TEER: in 42200, it is 2. Every job title in this unit group, such as law clerk, shares that TEER.
Is NOC 42200 eligible for Express Entry?
IRCC counts work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. NOC 42200 is TEER 2, so work in it sits inside that range. IRCC's 2026 category lists do not include NOC 42200. People in this occupation can still be invited in general or program-specific rounds. IRCC decides each case.
What is the median wage for NOC 42200?
Job Bank reports a median wage of $33.05 an hour for NOC 42200 across Canada. The low figure is $21.63 and the high is $52.19. Medians by province and territory run from $26.00 in Prince Edward Island to $39.58 in British Columbia. The figures come from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024).
What job titles are under NOC 42200?
Statistics Canada lists 17 example job titles for NOC 42200, including law clerk, commercial law clerk, commissioner of affidavits, commissioner of marriages and corporate paralegal. The title alone does not set the code: IRCC compares your duties with the lead statement and main duties on this page.
Can an employer hire for NOC 42200 through an LMIA?
An employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer, including the wage. For low-wage jobs, Service Canada refuses to process applications in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher, with some exemptions.
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NOC 2021 Version 1.0: Statistics Canada and ESDC.