40040 Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services

What this occupation covers

Commissioned police officers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate police force administration and police activities such as maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing crime. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes officers from the rank of staff sergeant to police commissioner. Commissioned officers in the railway police, deputy chief coroners, and deputy chief medical examiners are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 5 main duties for this code.

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a police force or division of a police force
• Develop and implement police force policies and procedures
• Oversee police investigations and ensure that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations
• Assess performance of subordinates and authorize promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions
• Coordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.

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 5 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.

• 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
• 41310 Police investigators and other investigative occupations
• 42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
• 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs

Excluded from this code

• By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers (See 43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers)
• Police investigators and other investigative occupations (See 41310 Police investigators and other investigative occupations)
• Police officers (except commissioned) (See 42100 Police officers (except commissioned))
• Sheriffs and bailiffs (See 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs)

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.

anti-gambling section inspector - police · assistant chief inspector - police · assistant deputy police chief · assistant police commissioner · chief detective - police · chief inspector - police · chief of police · chief superintendent · commanding officer - police · deputy chief coroner · deputy chief medical examiner · deputy chief of police · deputy police chief · detective inspector - police · district police chief · drug squad inspector - police · firearms section inspector - police · harbour police chief · headquarters chief inspector - police · headquarters police inspector · investigative inspector - police · military police officer - commissioned · police captain · police chief

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A university degree in the social sciences or in business administration is usually required.
• Several years of experience as a police officer is required.