22210 Architectural technologists and technicians

What this occupation covers

Architectural technologists and technicians may work independently or provide technical assistance to professional architects and civil design engineers in conducting research, preparing drawings, architectural models, specifications and contracts and in supervising construction projects. They are employed by architectural and construction firms, and governments.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Assist in the development of architectural designs
• Analyze building codes, by-laws, space requirements, site requirements and other technical documents and reports
• Prepare manual and CAD (computer-assisted design) drawings, specifications, cost estimates and listings of quantities of material from conceptual drawings and instructions
• Construct architectural and display models, and 3-D virtual models of architectural designs
• Prepare contract and bidding documents
• May supervise drafters, technicians and technologists on the architectural team
• May supervise construction projects and coordinate, monitor and inspect work done by others.

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.

• 21200 Architects
• 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• 22303 Construction estimators
• 22233 Construction inspectors
• 70010 Construction managers
• 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 22213 Land survey technologists and technicians

Excluded from this code

• Architects (See 21200 Architects)
• Civil engineering technologists and technicians (See 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)
• Construction estimators (See 22303 Construction estimators)
• Construction inspectors (See 22233 Construction inspectors)
• Construction managers (See 70010 Construction managers)
• Drafting technologists and technicians (See 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians)
• Land survey technologists and technicians (See 22213 Land survey 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.

architectural assistant · architectural design technician · architectural design technologist · architectural technician · architectural technologist · registered building technician · registered building technologist · residential buildings technologist

Employment requirements

• Completion of a two- to three-year college program in architectural technology or a related subject is usually required.
• Certification in architectural technology or in a related field through provincial associations of architectural or engineering/applied science technologists and technicians may be required by employers.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• Membership in the provincial regulatory body is mandatory in British Columbia.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."