72999 Other technical trades and related occupations

What this occupation covers

Workers in other trades occupations repair, service, install, calibrate or fabricate a variety of products. This unit group also includes commercial divers. They are employed by a wide range of establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Fabricate guns and repair and modify firearms according to blueprints or customers' specifications.
• Repair, install and adjust locks, make keys and change lock combinations.
• Install, repair and maintain safes and vaults in banks and other establishments.
• Repair, set and sharpen band saws, chain saws, circular saws and other types of saw blades according to specifications.
• Select dies for forging according to work order and specifications; position align and bolt dies to ram and anvil of power presses and hammers.
• Perform underwater activities related to construction, inspection, search, salvage, repair and photography.

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.

• 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
• 72429 Other small engine and small equipment repairers
• 42100 Police officers (except commissioned)
• 72106 Welders and related machine operators

Excluded from this code

• Automotive service technicians (See 7241 Automotive service technicians)
• Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics (See 72423 Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics)
• Other small engine and small equipment repairers (See 72429 Other small engine and small equipment repairers)
• Police diver (See 42100 Police officers (except commissioned))
• Welders and related machine operators (See 72106 Welders and related machine operators)

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.

aircraft mock-up maker · aircraft model maker · aircraft patternmaker · anvilsmith · apprentice saw repairer · blacksmith · blacksmith - agriculture · blacksmith - manufacturing · bomb-disposal expert · circular saw filer · clearance diver · commercial diver · commercial free-diver · commercial scuba diver · commercial skin diver · deep-sea diver · die setter · diver · diving contractor · diving supervisor · explosive ordnance detector · farm blacksmith · farrier · forest products saw filer

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a two- to four-year apprenticeship program in a relevant trade, such as locksmith or saw fitter or college, high school or industry courses combined with several years of related work experience or several years of on-the-job training are required.
• Trade certification for locksmiths is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Sawfiler/fitter and sawfitter trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec, British Columbia and the Yukon.
• Provincial trade certification or licensing may be required for other occupations in this unit group.
• Commercial divers must meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z275.4-02, Competency Standard for Diving Operations.
• Commercial divers require an Occupational Diver Certificate of Competency issued by the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) or qualification earned through a formal education program, training courses in diving or a combination of education and practical experience.
• Commercial divers require certification of competency and a diving medical examination from an approved hyperbaric physician.
• Commercial divers may require military or police diving experience.
• Commercial divers usually require a provincial blaster's licence for the setting and detonation of explosives.