82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in logging and forestry supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations and silvicultural operations. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government agencies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of logging and forestry workers in woodland operations, often in several work locations over several square kilometres
• Oversee silvicultural activities such as scarification, planting and vegetation control
• Schedule work crews, equipment and transportation for several work locations
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve work methods
• Instruct workers in safety, recognize unsafe work conditions and modify work procedures
• Ensure that government regulations are met
• Communicate with forestry technical, professional and management personnel regarding forest harvesting and forest management plans, procedures and schedules
• Prepare production and other reports
• Hire and train new workers.

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 9 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.

• 84110 Chain saw and skidder operators
• 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing
• 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians
• 83110 Logging machinery operators
• 84111 Silviculture and forestry workers

Excluded from this code

• Chain saw and skidder operators (See 84110 Chain saw and skidder operators)
• Forestry and logging manager (See 80010 Managers in natural resources production and fishing)
• Forestry technologists and technicians (See 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians)
• Logging machinery operators (See 83110 Logging machinery operators)
• Silviculture and forestry workers (See 84111 Silviculture and forestry workers)

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.

boom master - logging · buckers supervisor · forest operations supervisor · forestry conservation contractor · forestry crew supervisor · forestry foreman/woman · forestry supervisor · grapple yarder hook tender · hook and rig supervisor - logging · hook tender - logging · loading foreman/woman - logging · log yarding boss · loggers supervisor - forestry · logging contractor · logging crew supervisor - forestry · logging foreman/woman · logging supervisor · planting crew foreman/woman · pond foreman/woman · production supervisor - logging · setting foreman/woman logging · silviculture contractor · silviculture supervisor · skidders foreman/woman - logging

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a one- to three-year college program for forestry technologists or technicians may be required.
• Formal company training and several months of on-the-job training are provided.
• Several years of experience as a logger, silvicultural worker, or logging machinery operator are usually required.
• A chemical application licence may be required.
• An industrial first aid certificate may be required.