22112 Forestry technologists and technicians

What this occupation covers

Forestry technologists and technicians may work independently or perform technical and supervisory functions in support of forestry research, forest management, forest harvesting, forest resource conservation and environmental protection. They are employed by the forest industry sector, provincial and federal governments, consulting firms, and other industries and institutions, or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 11 main duties for this code.

• Conduct, supervise and participate in forest inventory cruises, surveys and field measurements following accepted scientific and operational procedures
• Assist and perform technical functions in the preparation of forest management and harvest plans using photogrammetric and mapping techniques and computerized information systems
• Assist in planning and supervise construction of access routes and forest roads
• Implement, supervise and perform technical functions in silvicultural operations involving site preparation, planting, and tending of tree crops
• Coordinate activities such as timber scaling, forest fire suppression, disease or insect control or pre-commercial thinning of forest stands
• Supervise and perform technical functions in forest harvesting operations
• Monitor activities of logging companies and contractors and enforce regulations such as those concerning environmental protection, resource utilization, fire safety and accident prevention
• Provide forestry education, advice and recommendations to woodlot owners, community organizations and the general public
• Develop and maintain computer databases
• Supervise forest tree nursery operations
• Provide technical support to forestry research programs in areas such as tree improvement, seed orchard operations, insect and disease surveys or experimental forestry and forest engineering research.

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 11 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.

• 22110 Biological technologists and technicians
• 22113 Conservation and fishery officers
• 21111 Forestry professionals
• 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry

Excluded from this code

• Biological technologists and technicians (See 22110 Biological technologists and technicians)
• Conservation and fishery officers (See 22113 Conservation and fishery officers)
• Forest engineer (See 21111 Forestry professionals)
• Forester (See 21111 Forestry professionals)
• Supervisors, logging and forestry (See 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry)

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.

chief cruiser · chief scaler · conservation technician - forestry · crew leader - forest fire suppression · cruiser · cruising technician - forestry · enforcement officer - forestry · extension forest ranger · extension ranger - forestry · field office supervisor - forestry · fire crew leader - forestry · fire suppression crew foreman/woman - forestry · fire suppression officer - forestry · forest engineering technician · forest engineering technologist · forest extension technician · forest fire officer · forest fire ranger · forest fire technician · forest firefighting crew leader · forest inventory resource officer · forest planning technician · forest protection coordinator · forest regional inventory technician

Employment requirements

• Completion of a one- to three-year college program in forestry technology or in a renewable resource program or forest ranger program is usually required.
• Registration with a regulatory body is required for forestry technologists or technicians in all provinces except Prince Edward Island and Manitoba.
• Certification or licensing as a scaler is required for some positions.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."