00011 Senior government managers and officials

What this occupation covers

Senior government managers and officials plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through middle managers, the major activities of municipal or regional governments or of provincial, territorial or federal departments, boards, agencies or commissions. They establish the direction to be taken by these organizations in accordance with legislation and policies made by elected representatives or legislative bodies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Establish objectives for the organization in accordance with government legislation and policy, formulate or approve and evaluate programs and procedures alone or in conjunction with senior government committees
• Advise elected representatives on policy questions and refer major policy matters to these representatives for final decision
• Recommend, review, evaluate and approve documents, briefs and reports submitted by middle managers and senior staff members
• Coordinate department activities with other senior government managers and officials
• Make presentations to legislative and other government committees regarding policies, programs or budgets
• Allocate human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs
• Establish financial and administrative controls.

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 7 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.

• 00010 Legislators

Excluded from this code

• Legislators (See 00010 Legislators)
• Managers in public administration (See 4001 Managers in public administration)

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.

ambassador · assistant chief statistician - government services · assistant comptroller general - government services · assistant deputy minister · assistant deputy minister - government services · assistant executive director - government services · assistant general director - government services · assistant undersecretary of state · band manager - First Nations · chairman/woman - government services · chairperson - government services · chief - disaster management · chief administrative officer - government services · chief administrative officer - regional municipality · chief coroner · chief electoral officer · chief medical examiner · chief privacy officer - government services · chief statistician - government services · city administrator · city hall clerk · city manager · city superintendent · clerk of the House of Commons

Employment requirements

• A university degree or college diploma is usually required.
• A graduate degree in a related field may be required.
• Several years of managerial experience in the public or private sector are required.