43204 Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces

What this occupation covers

Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide operational support to soldiers including the proper functioning and testing of military equipment such as vehicles, ships and weapons. They follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Analyze equipment and system performance on all combat information equipment
• Maintain and operate engineering equipment, including weapons, vehicles, heavy equipment and supplies
• Inspect motors in operation, road test motor vehicles, and test automotive systems and components using computerized diagnostic and other testing devices to diagnose and isolate faults
• Configure and operate intelligence, surveillance and recognizance systems
• Oversee the construction of tools and devices to enable infantry soldiers to cross natural and man-made obstacles and break through enemy defenses
• Operate weapons and missile related equipment for defense.

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 6 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.

• 40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 44200 Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 42102 Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Excluded from this code

• Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces (See 40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces)
• Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces (See 44200 Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces)
• Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces (See 42102 Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces)

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 · assault pioneer · combat engineer · mortarman/woman · naval acoustics operator · naval combat information operator · reconnaissance patrolman · sonar operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Three months of basic military training is required and provided.
• Occupational qualification training of at least six months is required.
• Specialized training in the operation and maintenance of military equipment and systems is provided.