Instructors of persons with disabilities
Occupation · NOC 2021 42203 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 42203
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 40
- Median wage, Canada
- C$30.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 561
NOC42203TEER 2
Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation
Instructors of persons with disabilities teach children and adults using a variety of techniques to facilitate communication, rehabilitation, social skills and increased independence. They are employed in rehabilitation centres, specialized educational institutes and throughout the school system.
Example job titles
- braille instructor
- instructor of persons who are deaf
- instructor of persons who are hard of hearing
- instructor of persons with a learning disability
- instructor of persons with a mobility impairment
- instructor of persons with a visual impairment
- instructor of persons with special needs
- lip-reading instructor
- orientation and mobility instructor
- sign language instructor
- teacher for persons with intellectual disabilities
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Develop individualized education and intervention plans based on special needs of client to facilitate their readaptation and independence objectives
- Assess individuals in areas such as physical limitations, orientation and mobility skills, and cognitive, social and emotional barriers to establish client rehabilitation or adaptation goals
- Assist individuals with physical, intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities or multiple disorders to develop life skills and provide job training
- Instruct individuals with disabilities and their families in the use of rehabilitative techniques, prosthetic devices, wheelchairs and other equipment designed to maximize clients' independence and potential
- Instruct persons with a visual impairment in reading and writing braille and in the use of special equipment or supports such as human or animal guides, long canes and other adaptive mobility devices
- Instruct persons who are hard of hearing or deaf in lip-reading, finger spelling and sign language according to individual communication needs
- Instruct persons who are hard of hearing or deaf in the formation and development of sounds for speech using hearing aids, and other devices and techniques
- Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counsellors, speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists, to develop programs for clients' special needs
Employment requirements
- Completion of a college program in special education, rehabilitation, orientation and mobility, visual impairment, hearing impairment or intellectual disability is required.
- A bachelor's degree in special education or a related field such as social work or psychology may be required.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 11 |
- The Movement Center of Manitoba Inc5
- CIUSSS Centre-Sud de l'Île de Montréal5
- Children's Institute of Development and Advancement Inc3
- Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'île3
- Montessori Beginnings Preschool and Kindergarten (2006) Inc.2
- Toronto IBI Inc.2
- Children's Hearing and Speech Centre of BC, Inc.2
- Aspiration and Discoveries Behaviour Consultation and Education Centre Inc.1
- March of Dimes Canada1
- South Asian Autism Awareness Centre1
- The Board of Education of School District #371
- Children's Hearing & Speech Centre of BC1
- The Movement Centre of Manitoba Inc1
- La Bourgade inc.1
- Centre de services scolaire de Montréal1
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2024 | 110 |
| 2025 | 80 |
| 2026 | 85 |
- Canadian Experience Class570
- Federal Skilled Worker75
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (values rounded to the nearest 5; 1–4 suppressed). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at Jun 2026
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$20.00 | C$30.00 | C$35.90 |
| Alberta | C$18.86 | C$27.91 | C$41.64 |
| British Columbia | C$20.00 | C$29.01 | C$33.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$16.43 | C$21.60 | C$29.59 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$18.16 | C$24.50 | C$40.44 |
| Nova Scotia | C$19.50 | C$30.21 | C$43.50 |
| Ontario | C$19.23 | C$27.50 | C$35.90 |
| Quebec | C$25.00 | C$32.93 | C$36.00 |
| Saskatchewan | C$19.85 | C$26.43 | C$39.62 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 561
- Vacancies advertised
- 891
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$27.71
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