43202 By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers

What this occupation covers

By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers enforce by-laws and regulations of provincial and municipal governments. They are employed by provincial and municipal governments and agencies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 17 main duties for this code.

• Respond to citizen complaints concerning stray domestic animals, livestock and wildlife
• Issue warnings and citations to owners
• Impound lost, homeless and dangerous animals.
• Enforce municipal and provincial regulations
• Investigate complaints
• Issue warnings and citations to commercial and residential property owners and occupants.
• Inspect commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations governing load restrictions, the transportation of hazardous materials and public safety.
• Investigate complaints concerning infractions of garbage collection by-laws.
• Conduct inspections of licensed establishments
• Advise licensees on laws and regulations
• Report contravention of laws and regulations to provincial liquor control boards and agencies.
• Enforce parking by-laws on city streets, regional roads and municipal properties.
• Inspect taxicabs for mechanical reliability, cleanliness, licensing and meter accuracy
• Investigate public complaints, issue citations and prepare reports
• Give evidence to city councils, taxi commissions and in court.
• Investigate properties in violation of zoning and related by-laws, after receiving requests for licence clearances pertaining to zoning and related by-laws, and on receipt of building permit applications.
• By-law enforcement officers may specialize in the enforcement of one specific by-law.

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 17 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.

• 12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers
• 22231 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers
• 22232 Occupational health and safety specialists
• 42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
• 43200 Sheriffs and bailiffs

Excluded from this code

• Employment insurance and revenue officers (See 12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers)
• Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers (See 22231 Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers)
• Occupational health and safety specialists (See 22232 Occupational health and safety specialists)
• 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.

animal control inspector · animal control officer · animal control supervisor · by-law enforcement officer · by-law enforcement officers supervisor · commercial transport inspector · commercial vehicle enforcement officer · development control officer · dog catcher · dog warden · garbage collection inspector · highway scale operator · Humane Society inspector · Humane Society officer · inspector - by-law enforcement · inspector - municipal law enforcement · licence inspector · liquor board licence inspector · liquor licence inspector · lottery supervisor - government services · municipal law enforcement officer · municipal law enforcement officers supervisor · parking control officer · pound officer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college program or courses in law and security or other related field or experience in a related administrative or regulatory occupation is usually required.
• Zoning inspectors or zoning enforcement officers may require a college diploma as a civil engineering or architectural technologist or technician and several years of experience in enforcement and/or building construction or a related field.
• On-the-job training is provided.