22113 Conservation and fishery officers

What this occupation covers

Conservation and fishery officers, inspectors and observers enforce federal and provincial regulations established for the protection of fish, wildlife and other natural resources and collect and relay information on resource management. They are employed by federal and provincial government departments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Generate public awareness of fish and wildlife conservation and regulations
• Conduct patrols by truck, aircraft, boat, or on foot, to ensure compliance with the provincial and federal statutes relating to fish, wildlife and the environment
• Investigate complaints, arrest violators, prepare briefs and present evidence in court
• Issue licences, export documents and special permits and collect royalties assessed on fish, wildlife and timber resources
• Implement and supervise approved techniques in preventing or overcoming damage caused by wildlife
• Perform resource protection duties, such as inspecting fishing gear and equipment and monitoring fishing activities for compliance with regulations
• Gather resource data by making inventories of fish, collecting water samples and assisting biologists in scientific research
• Supervise or provide firearms safety training courses and trapper education courses.

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 8 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
• 22111 Agricultural and fish products inspectors
• 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians

Excluded from this code

• Biological technologists and technicians (See 22110 Biological technologists and technicians)
• Fish inspector (See 22111 Agricultural and fish products inspectors)
• Forestry technologists and technicians (See 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians)

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.

conservation officer · district inspector - fisheries · district supervisor - fisheries · dockside monitor - fisheries · dockside observer - fisheries · fish and game warden · fish and wildlife officer · fisheries inspector · fisheries inspector supervisor · fisheries observer · fisheries officer · fisheries officer supervisor · fishery officer · fishing area supervisor · forest ranger - wildlife management · game officer · game warden · natural resources officer · park ranger

Employment requirements

• Completion of a college program in renewable resources management, environmental conservation or a related discipline is usually required.
• On-the-job training and courses related to law enforcement and resource management are provided.
• A class-5 driver's licence, pesticide applicator's licence and explosives licence may be required.