22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

What this occupation covers

Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians may work independently or provide technical support and services in the design, development, testing, production and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems. They are employed by electrical utilities, communications companies, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, consulting firms, and in governments and a wide range of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 14 main duties for this code.

• Design, develop and test power equipment and systems, industrial process control systems, telecommunication, broadcast, recording and audiovisual systems, microelectronic systems and circuits, computers, computer systems and networks, and computer software
• Supervise the building and testing of prototypes according to general instructions and established standards
• Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems other than aircraft electronics or instruments
• Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics under the direction of scientists or engineers
• Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
• Write specifications, schedules and technical reports and control schedules and budgets.
• Assist in the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic components, equipment, and systems
• Assist in inspection, testing, adjusting and evaluation of incoming electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic components and assemblies to ensure conformance with product specifications and tolerances
• Conduct life tests (burn-ins) on assemblies and record and analyze results
• Assist in building and testing prototypes to specifications
• Carry out a limited range of technical functions in support of research in electrical and electronic engineering and physics
• Install, operate and maintain electrical and electronic equipment and systems
• Calibrate electrical or electronic equipment and instruments according to technical manuals and written instructions
• Collect and compile operational or experimental data and assist in the preparation of estimates, schedules, budgets, specifications and reports.

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 3 of its 14 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.

• 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors
• 22311 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment)
• 20010 Engineering managers
• 22312 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
• 90010 Manufacturing managers
• 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade

Excluded from this code

• Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors (See 22313 Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors)
• Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment) (See 22311 Electronic service technicians (household and business equipment))
• Engineering managers (See 20010 Engineering managers)
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (See 22312 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics)
• Manufacturing managers (See 90010 Manufacturing managers)
• Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade (See 62100 Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade)

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.

airborne electronic sensor operator - Canadian Armed Forces · audio amplifier repairer - production · biomedical and laboratory equipment repairer · biomedical electronics technologist - Canadian Armed Forces · biomedical engineering technologist · calibration tester · circuit designer - railway · communications technologist · computer communications technician · computer hardware technologist · computer inspector-tester · control panels tester · control systems tester · control technician - electrical and electronics · controls technician - electrical and electronics · development technologist - telecommunications · digital electronics technician · distribution planning technologist · drilling rigs electronic technician · electrical and electronics design technologist · electrical and electronics quality control technologist · electrical engineering design technologist · electrical engineering technician · electrical engineering technologist

Employment requirements

• Completion of a two- or three-year college program in electrical or electronics engineering technology, computer engineering technology, telecommunications technology or an equivalent is usually required for electrical or electronics engineering technologists.
• Completion of a one- or two-year college program in electrical or electronics engineering technology is usually required for electrical or electronics engineering technicians.
• Certification in electrical or electronics engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."