44200 Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces

What this occupation covers

Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide collective defence measures to protect Canadian waters, land, air space and other interests. They conduct raids and ambushes in combat missions and conduct patrols and escorts in security and stability missions. They also 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 7 main duties for this code.

• Provide assistance in emergency situations, such as civil disorder, natural disasters and major accidents
• Operate armoured vehicles, artillery, hand-held weapons and other military combat equipment and defense systems
• Engage in non-combat operations for humanitarian efforts
• Participate in drills and other training in preparation for peacekeeping, combat and natural disaster relief
• Maintain weapon systems, vehicles, survival gear and personal defensive equipment
• Perform underwater search and recovery operations
• Use tactics of camouflage and concealment, patrol, attack, defense, and evasion when engaged in combat missions.

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.

• 40042 Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 43204 Operations 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)
• Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces (See 43204 Operations 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.

armour defence gunner · armoured soldier - Canadian Army · artillery soldier · aviator - Royal Canadian Air Force · infanteer · infantry soldier · ordinary seaman - Royal Canadian Navy · private - Canadian Army · private recruit - Canadian Army · seaman - Royal Canadian Navy · soldier - Canadian Army

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Three months of basic military training is required and provided.
• Specialized training in the operation of military equipment and systems is provided.