12110 Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations

What this occupation covers

Court reporters record and transcribe verbatim the proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies and committees, and prepare transcripts for use by judges, tribunals and quasi-judicial panels. They are employed by courts of law, provincial and federal legislative assemblies and committees, or they may be self-employed. Medical transcriptionists record, transcribe and edit dictation by physicians and other health care providers, surgical proceedings, health-related reports and other medical documentation. They are employed by hospitals, medical clinics and doctors' offices, or they may be self-employed. Closed captioners, braille technicians and other transcriptionists are included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 10 main duties for this code.

• Record verbatim proceedings of courtroom using electronic stenograph machine or stenomask
• Respond to requests during court sessions to read back verbatim evidence
• Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats
• Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copy against original record of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judge
• Research and locate quotes to ensure accuracy
• Respond to requests for transcripts ordered by judges, lawyers or the public
• File and store shorthand notes of court session.
• Transcribe recorded dictation in accordance with established formats or written documentation from medical reports, correspondence, health records and patient information
• Proofread work for typographical and grammatical errors
• Edit transcripts for missing or incorrect content and formatting.

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 10 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.

• 13111 Legal administrative assistants
• 13112 Medical administrative assistants

Excluded from this code

• Legal administrative assistants (See 13111 Legal administrative assistants)
• Medical administrative assistants (See 13112 Medical administrative assistants)

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.

braille technician · braille transcriber · Braille volumes transcriber · braillist · closed captioner · court monitor · court recorder · court reporter · court stenographer · dictatypist · Hansard reporter · media transcriber · media transcriptionist · medical dictatypist · medical transcriptionist · stenotype operator · transcriber · transcriptionist

Employment requirements

• Court reporters require completion of secondary school.
• Completion of a college or other program in court reporting is usually required and the Chartered Shorthand Reporter (CSR) certificate may be required for court reporters.
• Medical transcriptionists require completion of secondary school.
• Completion of a recognized medical transcription program is usually required and the Certified Medical Transcriptionist (CMT) certificate may be required for medical transcriptors.
• Occupations working in Braille usually require education in Unified English Braille (UEB) competence and related studies of 1-2 years.