00010 Legislators

What this occupation covers

Legislators participate in the activities of a federal, provincial, territorial or local government legislative body or executive council, band council or school board as elected or appointed members.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 5 main duties for this code.

• Enact, amend or repeal laws and regulations
• Participate in developing or amending government policies, programs or procedures
• Represent their government at local, national and international meetings and conferences
• Respond to matters of concern to constituents or the general public
• May serve as minister responsible for a government department or agency and direct senior government managers and officials in the implementation of government policy and the management of that department or agency.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 5 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations
• 00011 Senior government managers and officials

Excluded from this code

• Chief executive officer (CEO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (See 00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations)
• Commissioner - government services (See 00011 Senior government managers and officials)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

Aboriginal band chief · Aboriginal band council member · alderman/woman · attorney general · cabinet minister · city alderman · city councillor · city councilman/woman · councillor · First Nations band chief · First Nations band council member · First Nations government leader · government leader · governor general · leader of the opposition · legislative body speaker · legislator · lieutenant-governor · mayor · Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) · Member of Parliament (MP) · Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) · Member of the National Assembly (MNA) · Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)

Employment requirements

• Election to a legislative body, or appointment to positions such as senator, lieutenant-governor or governor general, is required.